In 2026, browsing still means clicking “Yes” on cookie banners, trading access to private data for basic functionalities. Personalised management and enforcement of privacy preferences remain difficult, while large-scale AI training on personal data is still underregulated. At the same time, data and AI laws are rapidly expanding, following the GDPR and the AI Act. Across these frameworks, a common need emerges: smarter, more efficient, and enforceable data governance, but how can it be achieved? The NeXt-generation Data Governance 2026 workshop convenes technical, legal, and societal researchers alongside industry experts to address these challenges. It focuses on data governance, data spaces, identity wallets, and the European data strategy’s impact. The workshop supports trustworthy, interoperable solutions for managing data, policies, and provenance, and for handling legal documentation under GDPR, DGA, Data Act, AI Act, and EHDS. Using semantic standards like ODRL, DPV, and Solid, it targets stakeholders across the data ecosystem.
NeXt-generation Data Governance 2026 (NXDG 2026)