Luxembourg - Luxembourg's Data Strategy

The Luxembourg's Data Strategy is developed by the Luxembourg Government as part of its programme ‘Accelerating Digital Sovereignty by 2030’. In synergy with strategies on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies, this strategy positions data as a strategic resource for innovation, competitiveness and citizens’ well-being.

Strategic vision: a data-driven society

Luxembourg wants to become a European data hub, based on a reliable, secure and human-centric ecosystem. The objective: maximising the use of data in order to:

• Stimulating economic innovation.
• Improving public policies and services to citizens.
• Strengthen national digital sovereignty.
• Fostering a sustainable and inclusive economy.

The six cross-cutting pillars of the strategy

To support this ambition, the strategy is based on six policy levers common to the strategies on data, AI and quantum:

1. Governance and regulations: centralised framework, unified access, secure processing environment via the Data Factory.
2. Skills and talents: development of a true data culture at all levels of society.
3. Infrastructure: sovereign cloud, Tier IV data centers, MeluXina supercomputer.
4. Service ecosystem: supporting businesses and administrations in the use of data.
5. Research, innovation and technology transfer: creation of the Deep Tech Lab, economic valuation of data.
6. International cooperation: integration into European data spaces, active role in Gaia-X and EuroQCI.

Focus on digital skills and data culture

The strategy identifies three target profiles for upskilling actions:

• Data experts: data scientists, engineers, specialised lawyers. Access to specialized training, infrastructure and R&D projects.
• Data practitioners: analysts, project managers, public officials. Awareness raising, business training, practice sharing events.
• Citizens: acquisition of data literacy through workshops, training, integration into school curricula, MOOCs, hackathons.

All this is aimed at bridging the digital divide, encouraging the active participation of citizens and enhancing democratic transparency.

Implementation: the Data Factory as a catalyst

The strategy provides for the creation of a Data Factory, a national one-stop-shop for:

• Support public and private actors in the valorization of data.
• Provide interoperable resources and services.
• Promote national and European initiatives (common data spaces, Once Only, DCAT-AP-LU...).

A centralised and secure regulatory framework

Luxembourg shall establish centralised governance around the CGPD, the CTIE and the LNDS, ensuring:

• Harmonised access to public sector data.
• Secure processing environments.
• Compliance with GDPR, bank secrecy, copyright, etc.

The approach facilitates access to European data spaces (health, energy, mobility, cybersecurity, etc.) via a single access point.

Operational objectives

Concrete targets for 2030 include:

• Valuing data in the public, private and research sectors.
• Simplify administrative procedures via the Once Only principle.
• Encouraging innovation through the reuse of quality data (FAIR).
• Create a data excellence hub recognised at European level.

With this strategy, Luxembourg is asserting itself as a key player in the data economy in Europe. By building on trust, interoperability, training and responsible innovation, it lays the foundations for an ecosystem where data becomes a strategic common good, at the service of all.