Dataudvalget

Dataudvalget is a Danish term meaning the Data Committee, and it has historically been used for more than one parliamentary, governmental, or municipal body with a mandate related to data policy, data governance, or information management. Because the exact body referred to by the name can vary by time and institution, there is no single, fixed organization universally identified as "Dataudvalget."

Typical purposes of a body labeled Dataudvalget include advising on data-related policy, coordinating data governance across agencies, evaluating data-driven projects, and addressing issues of data sharing, accessibility, privacy, and data security. In a parliamentary context, such a committee may scrutinize proposed legislation or government activities involving data collection, storage, processing, and use, and may produce reports or recommendations for ministers or the Folketing (the Danish Parliament).

Composition generally mirrors other Danish committees, consisting of elected representatives from relevant parties and, on occasion, external experts or civil servants who serve in a staff or consultative capacity. Meetings are usually held under formal rules, with records published as part of parliamentary transparency.

Historically, the term has been used in different periods and at different levels of public administration, including national and local government, reflecting Denmark’s ongoing modernization of digital governance and data protection practices in alignment with EU data laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Because of its varying usage, precise details about a specific Dataudvalget depend on the particular institution and time period in question.

See also: Data protection, Data governance, GDPR, Datatilsynet, Danish Parliament committees.