On State-Society Relations: Findings in EU Legislation on Information Society, Human Determinants and Social Data using IRAC Method (2000-2019)
On State-Society Relations: Findings in EU Legislation on Information Society, Human Determinants and Social Data using IRAC Method (2000-2019)

Summary/Abstract: Objectives: This paper deals with important resources of state-society relations within European Union (EU) legal documentation launched in the last two decades: Directive 2001/29/EC (2001), Directive 2000/29/EC, Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 (2019), Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 (2013) and Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 (2008). Methodology: The study uses legal and conceptual analysis of the five mentioned documents EUR-Lex by exploring the different levels of the common legal provisions regarding information society, human determinants and social data using the IRAC method. Results and discussion: The results of the research exemplify that conceptual and policy issues discussed reveal a triple perspective: (1) the operational framework including data collection, information and communication within Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 related to: data sets and sources, data quality and transmission and access to information in accordance with the conceptual framework related to inner topics as categorized in Annex I of the mentioned Regulation: social, human and health indicators, citizens needs and living conditions, information society engagement; (2) the functional framework supporting other policy measures within Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 linked to the interactions with demographic projections and socioeconomic data; (3) conceptual issues enabled by the Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 including institutional (“building”, “housing” and “residence”) vs the individual perspective (“citizenship”, employment status, “family status”) and (4) the assessment of rights within the Directive 2001/29/EC and Directive 2000/29/EC. Conclusions: The focus of the state-society relations is illustrated by providing a multidimensional discussion on policy needs and measures launched for each selected document.

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