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DESCRIPTION:Europe is undergoing a significant transformation in its policy
  landscape\, driven by the rapid pace of technological advancements\, incr
 easing geopolitical pressures\, and growing concerns regarding digital sov
 ereignty. Concurrently\, the Competitiveness Compass has introduced a simp
 lification agenda aimed at streamlining the regulatory environment and red
 ucing the administrative burden on both businesses and public administrati
 ons. The Data Union Strategy\, adopted in late 2025\, prioritises initiati
 ves that facilitate data access\, enhance data reuse for artificial intell
 igence\, and safeguard EU data sovereignty.\nWithin this complex context\,
  the European Commission has proposed a major revision of the INSPIRE Dire
 ctive\, which has been in force since 2007\, as part of a broader package 
 of initiatives known as the Environmental Omnibus\, designed to simplify e
 nvironmental legislation. Over the years\, INSPIRE has established a uniqu
 e and comprehensive framework for public sector geospatial data sharing in
  the EU\, serving as a global benchmark for similar Spatial Data Infrastru
 cture initiatives. The proposed revision\, currently under negotiation wit
 h the Parliament and Council\, seeks to modernise and streamline the Direc
 tive\, aligning it with today’s political and technological landscape th
 at has undergone considerable changes since the Directive's inception two 
 decades ago. This modernisation effort involves simplifying various legal 
 requirements and aligning them with those outlined in the Open Data Direct
 ive and its Implementing Act on high-value datasets\, which establish an o
 pen data regime for several public sector datasets\, including geospatial 
 data.\nThe talk will provide a retrospective analysis of INSPIRE's achieve
 ments and lessons learned to date\, offer a comprehensive overview of the 
 current European policy framework governing geospatial data sharing\, and 
 examine the evolution of INSPIRE\, covering its past\, present\, and futur
 e developments\, while highlighting specific opportunities for stakeholder
 s and identifying key challenges that need to be addressed.
DTSTAMP:20260605T032104Z
LOCATION:Auditorium
SUMMARY:The future of European geospatial data sharing in a new policy land
 scape - Marco Minghini
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/FFVTYV/
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