European Union common data spaces and the future orientation of Finnish copyright stakeholders
Oiva, Timo (2022)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022053013110
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022053013110
Tiivistelmä
European Union has a new strategy for data that envisions common European data spaces. The thesis work was conducted to find out what the common European data spaces could be from the Finnish copyright stakeholders’ perspective and how ready are the Finnish stakeholders to meet the various future images emerging from the continuous development of the common European data spaces.
This study used parts of Suhail Inayatullah’s theoretical approach for future analysis (2008); the futures landscape, the six basic futures questions, and the futures triangle. The data was gathered via interviews and was analyzed in two phases.
It was concluded that although the precise outcomes of the common European data spaces are unclear, there are high political hopes and ambitions for Europe to be in the avant-garde position for the data economy of the future. This increases the probability of the birth of these new models. The numerous initiatives both from the public and private sectors can be seen as further evidence for the actualization of this part of the European strategy. Of the Finnish stakeholders’ future capabilities, it was analyzed that there is notable variation within the sector but most of the organizations were on the futures landscape level 2 out of 4. Although the stakeholders are varied in their capabilities, there was strong saturation in the future images of the informants. The futures triangle analysis showed that some of the future images are unlikely to happen and some are mixed in results.
These combined findings suggest that the sector would benefit from collaboration. The sector should also be proactive in securing its position in the existing economic models and in co-creating new models for value-based growth. The transition from reactive to transformative strategy needs strong value-based leadership.
This study used parts of Suhail Inayatullah’s theoretical approach for future analysis (2008); the futures landscape, the six basic futures questions, and the futures triangle. The data was gathered via interviews and was analyzed in two phases.
It was concluded that although the precise outcomes of the common European data spaces are unclear, there are high political hopes and ambitions for Europe to be in the avant-garde position for the data economy of the future. This increases the probability of the birth of these new models. The numerous initiatives both from the public and private sectors can be seen as further evidence for the actualization of this part of the European strategy. Of the Finnish stakeholders’ future capabilities, it was analyzed that there is notable variation within the sector but most of the organizations were on the futures landscape level 2 out of 4. Although the stakeholders are varied in their capabilities, there was strong saturation in the future images of the informants. The futures triangle analysis showed that some of the future images are unlikely to happen and some are mixed in results.
These combined findings suggest that the sector would benefit from collaboration. The sector should also be proactive in securing its position in the existing economic models and in co-creating new models for value-based growth. The transition from reactive to transformative strategy needs strong value-based leadership.