privédelen

Privédelen is a term found in contemporary Dutch-language discussions about how resources are divided between private control and shared or public access. It is not a formally defined concept in law or policy, and its exact meaning varies by context. At its core, privédelen denotes a private portion or privately managed share within a larger system that also involves some level of public or collective access. The word combines privé (private) with delen (parts, portions, or sharing).

In data governance and digital policy, privédelen is sometimes used to describe the portion of personal data that individuals hold and choose to share with others under consent, as opposed to data held by public institutions or private intermediaries. In property, urban planning, or infrastructure contexts, it can refer to privately owned fractions of a resource or space within a mixed economy of public and private rights, such as privately developed housing within a public plan or privately operated services in a publicly funded system. In corporate or organizational discourse, privédelen may appear to describe privately held subunits or divisions within a larger, partly public organization.

Because the term lacks a single, established definition, authors and policymakers often specify the scope and conditions when they use privédelen to avoid ambiguity. See also privatization, data sharing, and public-private partnerships.