European Union Data Act and Blockchain Technology: Challenges and New Directions

Olivieri, Luca; PASETTO, Luca; Negrini, Luca; Ferrara, Pietro

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European Union Data Act and Blockchain Technology: Challenges and New Directions

Olivieri, Luca; PASETTO, Luca; Negrini, Luca et al.

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blockchain; Blockchain Strategy; compliance; data privacy; data sharing; distributed ledger technology; EU Data Act; GDPR; interoperability; smart contracts; Block-chain; Blockchain strategy; Compliance; Data Sharing; Distributed ledger technology; EU data act; European union; Technology challenges; Computer Science (all)

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[en] The European Union Data Act has been in force since 11 January 2024 to regulate the access and use of data and promote a more fair data sharing within the European Economic Area. This regulation could significantly impact blockchain technology, which can facilitate the secure exchange of data, leading to greater transparency, accountability, and auditability. However, compliance with the European Union Data Act may necessitate that blockchain solutions be adjusted accordingly. This paper aims at investigating the applicability and compatibility of blockchain technology with the European Union Data Act context, also considering aspects relevant for other related European regulations, directives, and strategies.

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Olivieri, Luca ; Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

PASETTO, Luca ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Computer Science (DCS)

Negrini, Luca ; Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

Ferrara, Pietro ; Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

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English

Title :

European Union Data Act and Blockchain Technology: Challenges and New Directions

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2024

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6th Distributed Ledger Technologies Workshop (DLT 2024)

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Turin, Ita

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14-05-2024 => 15-05-2024

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International

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CEUR Workshop Proceedings

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1613-0073

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CEUR-WS

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3791

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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Luca Olivieri, Luca Negrini, Pietro Ferrara: Work partially supported by SERICS (PE00000014) and iNEST (ECS 00000043) projects funded by PNRR NextGeneration EU. Luca Pasetto: This work was supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) (INTER/DFG/23/17415164/LODEX).

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