Bill aims for better, more secure utilisation of national data assets in Hungary, says ministry

A bill submitted by the ministry of innovation and technology to lawmakers on Tuesday identifies the tasks of the national data assets agency (NAVU) and council and seeks to regulate national data asset management and protection in order to enable better and more secure utilisation of the country’s data assets, the ministry said.

National data asset management represents an key element of Hungary’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Data generated from state administration needs to be utilised more efficiently, and this requires developing an institutional system that can help the comprehensive use of national data assets while providing data services based on fresh analysis of state data, it added.

NAVU’s tasks will include operating a national public data portal, setting up and managing a national public data cadastre, processing and analysing anonymised databases and offering data analysis services to the government, markets and citizens, the ministry said.