Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2025 | Antti Timonen Cabinet member | Exchange of views on MyData Global’s activities and the Commission’s data portfolio | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Fausto Matos Cabinet member | Exchange of views on MyData Global’s activities and the Commission’s data portfolio | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Fausto Matos Cabinet member | Exchange of views on MyData Global’s activities and the Commission’s data portfolio | — |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Antti Timonen Cabinet member | Exchange of views on MyData Global's activities and the Commission's data portfolio | — |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Antti Timonen Cabinet member | Exchange of views on MyData Global's activities and the Commission's data portfolio | SRC |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Yvo Volman Director | Upcoming Data Union Strategy | — |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Yvo Volman Director | Upcoming Data Union Strategy | SRC |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Meeting at the request of MyData, to present the current subjects of activity of the organisation. | — |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Meeting at the request of MyData, to present the current subjects of activity of the organisation. | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | implementation of European data strategy | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | implementation of European data strategy | — |
Mission & Goals
MyData Global is an award-winning international nonprofit, based in Helsinki, Finland. The purpose of MyData Global is to empower individuals by improving their right to self-determination regarding their personal data. The MyData Declaration outlines the paradigm shifts and the principles that are needed to make this a reality. MyData Global has over 100 organisation members and over 400 individual members from over 50 countries, on six continents. We facilitate the 3000+ strong MyData Global community working on the ethical use of personal data. MyData is a human-centric approach to personal data that combines industry needs for data-driven innovations with strong digital human rights. When the sharing of personal data is based on trust as well as on a balanced relationship between the individual and organisations, it benefits individuals, businesses and the society at large.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Data Strategy Data Governance Act Data Act Digital Markets Act Digital Services Act eIDAS2.0 European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) Data Spaces, incl Health Data Space Regulation
Communication Activities
Events: MyData conference (2016-2025). MyData 2019 was an associated event of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of Europe. White papers we have written: Lähteenoja, V., Bowyer, A., & Wilson, C. (2025). MyData in Motion: Evolving Empowerment for 2025 and beyond (4th Ed.). Langford, J., Poikola, A., Janssen, W., Lähteenoja, V. and Rikken, M. (Eds.) (2022) ’Understanding MyData Operators’, MyData Global. Poikola, Antti; Kuikkaniemi, Kai; Kuittinen, Ossi; Honko, Harri; Knuutila, Aleksi; Lähteenoja, Viivi (2020-08-26) 'MyData – an introduction to human-centric use of personal data (3rd, revised edition)' MyData Award 2024-5: https://mydata.org/award. 40+ personal data intermediaries have gone through a self-description process, based on the framework in the 'Understanding MyData Operators’ white paper. MyData Operators are a subset of "personal data intermediaries", as in the Data Governance Act.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Data Sovereignty Now Open and Agile Smart Cities Project Liberty Alliance
Organisation Members
https://www.mydata.org/participate/members/
Connected Legislation