Eligibility Conditions

Any individual or legal entity (whether governed by public or private law) can submit an application for re-use of data held by Luxembourg public sector bodies.

Whether you are a public administration, an innovative start-up, a tech company, a university researcher, an NGO, a journalist, or even a private individual, Luxembourg offers a secure and transparent framework for the re-use of public sector data.

With cutting-edge digital infrastructure, a regulatory environment aligned with the DGA, and a dynamic ecosystem, Luxembourg is positioning itself as a European Data Hub.

Interested in re-using public sector data?

To access datasets under the DGA, two cumulative conditions must be met:

The data must be held by a 'public sector body', such as:

• the Luxembourg State,
• regional or local authorities (e.g., municipalities),
• public law bodies (entities with legal personality created to meet general interest needs, non-commercial, and mainly financed and controlled by the State or other public bodies),
• associations formed by one or more of these authorities or public law bodies.

The data that can be requested in your application for re-use of data is protected for reasons of:

• commercial confidentiality, including trade secrets and professional secrecy,
• statistical confidentiality,
• protection of intellectual property rights of third parties,
• protection of personal data (where such data does not fall within the scope of the Law of 29 November 2021 on open data and the re-use of public sector information).

• In the Public Sector Data Catalogue: Explore the Public Sector Data Catalogue to discover datasets available for re-use upon application
• Directly with the public sector bodies: If the datasets you need are not yet listed in the Public Sector Data Catalogue, you can contact the public sector bodies directly to explore availability and re-use options.
• Not sure which public sector body holds the data? Contact the Ministry for Digitalisation.

The re-use of data held by public sector bodies is subject to the condition that it is carried out for one or more of the following purposes:

• Statistical Analysis
  Statistical analysis includes all re-use operations necessary for statistical surveys or the production of statistical results (e.g., unemployment rate statistics, socio-economic indicators), regardless of how these aggregated results are used, provided that neither the results nor the re-used data are used to support measures or decisions concerning an individual person.

• Educational, Training or Teaching Activities
  This includes activities at vocational or higher education levels. These activities cover developing and exploring teaching methods and course materials.

• Scientific Research
  Under applicable regulations and in line with legislative intent, the concept of 'scientific research' should be interpreted broadly and includes, among others:
  • development and demonstration of technologies,
  • fundamental research,
  • applied research,
  • research in the general or public interest,
  • research funded by the private sector,
  • studies conducted in the public interest in the field of public health,
  • innovation activities, such as training artificial intelligence algorithms,
  • evaluation and further development of algorithms,
  • evaluation and further development of products.

• Historical research
  This includes historical research and research for genealogical purposes.

• Evaluation of Luxembourg or European Public Policies
  Public policy evaluation might include analysis of:
  • whether the objectives set at the time of adopting a rule have been achieved,
  • whether the resources used by public authorities are effective and proportionate,
  • how the relevance, efficiency and coherence of public actions can be improved,
  • the impact of public policies (e.g., health, mobility, environment), including comparisons with other Member States,
  • how existing public policies are perceived and, where appropriate, might be adjusted.