Governance

data altruism organisation

Registered organisation enabling altruistic data sharing.

How the laws define this

Both frameworks agree that a data altruism organisation is an entity that collects, holds, or channels voluntarily donated data to make it available for general or public interest objectives, provided it satisfies established governance and transparency standards under a national recognition regime. They diverge, however, on specific operational requirements and regulatory scope. Law 5188/2025 defines these entities as legal structures serving objectives like scientific research or public policy, specifying that applying for national register registration is optional, mandates charter-publishing requirements, preserves data protection constraints, and enables participation in EU-level data altruism frameworks. In contrast, the Draft Act on the Management of Selected Categories of Public Sector Data describes organisations operating under a regime aligned with the DGA concept that collect or channel donated data, emphasizing that they must satisfy prescribed security conditions specifically to facilitate data reuse.

Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.

How jurisdictions differ

What is distinctive in each definition, binding law in force first.

Jurisdiction	Instrument	Status	What is distinctive
Greece	Law 5188/2025: Measures for the implementation of the Data Governance Act and the National Strategy for public sector data	In Force	Specifies legal entities voluntarily making data available for general interest objectives like scientific research or public policy, with requirements for national registration, governance, transparency, charter publication, and EU framework participation while preserving data protection.
Slovakia	Draft Act on the Management of Selected Categories of Public Sector Data	Draft	Limits to organisations recognised under national regime aligned with DGA that channel voluntarily donated data for public interest, focusing on prescribed governance, transparency, security conditions solely for facilitating reuse.

What it triggers

In Greece under Law 5188/2025, recognised data altruism organisations must meet governance, transparency and charter-publishing requirements.source
In Slovakia under the Draft Act, recognised data altruism organisations would meet prescribed governance, transparency and security conditions.source

Definitions (2)

An organisation recognised under a national regime (aligned with the DGA concept) that collects or channels data voluntarily donated for public interest purposes and meets prescribed governance, transparency and security conditions for facilitating reuse.

Draft Act on the Management of Selected Categories of Public Sector Data (data governance bill supporting AI/data reuse)Definition 1 of 2

Legal entities that collect or hold data and make them available for objectives of general interest (e.g., scientific research, public policy) on a voluntary basis, which may apply for recognition and registration on the national register and must meet governance, transparency and charter-publishing requirements. Registration provides recognition and enables participation in EU-level data altruism frameworks while preserving applicable data protection constraints.

Law 5188/2025: Measures for the implementation of the Data Governance Act and the National Strategy for public sector dataDefinition 2 of 2

Not to be confused with

data altruism

Data altruism refers to the voluntary sharing of data for public benefit, while data altruism organisation is a recognised entity that collects or channels such data.

data intermediation service provider

Data intermediation service provider is a recognised intermediary facilitating data access and reuse generally, whereas data altruism organisation focuses specifically on voluntary donations for public interest.

Data trust

Data trust is a mechanism for trusted sharing and reuse of public-sector data, while data altruism organisation is a specific recognised entity handling altruistically donated data.

Questions and answers

What requirements must a data altruism organisation meet in Greece?

It must meet governance, transparency and charter-publishing requirements. Registration provides recognition and enables participation in EU-level data altruism frameworks while preserving data protection constraints.

What does a Slovak data altruism organisation do?

It collects or channels data voluntarily donated for public interest purposes and facilitates reuse.

How does registration benefit a data altruism organisation?

In Greece, registration on the national register provides recognition and enables participation in EU-level data altruism frameworks.