Amendment 208· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 26b (new)

(26b)At the same time, certain closed or restricted data ecosystems contribute significantly to research and innovation, industrial resilience, technological sovereignty and crisis preparedness, while raising strategic considerations concerning switching, extraterritoriality, concentration and dependency. It is therefore appropriate to establish a voluntary registration framework for strategic data ecosystems, enabling structured exchanges with the European Data Innovation Board (EDIB) on governance, security, interoperability, transparency and the contribution of those ecosystems to Union objectives, and facilitating their participation, alongside data intermediation services and recognised data altruism organisations, in cross-sectoral dialogue and cooperation on best practices, interoperability, trust and accountability in the Union data economy.