1、ROOM FOR GROWTHThe EU Data Strategy through the lens of CEE start-upsEgle Markeviciute,20251.GENERAL IMPACTNegative:54.6%Positive:36.4%Neutral:9.1%2.IMPACT ON OPERATIONAL COSTSModerate:27.3%Significant:9.1%Slight:45.5%No impact:18.2%3.PERCEIVED COMPLEXITYVery/moderately complicated:81.9%Slightly com
2、plicated:9.1%Not complicated at all:9.1%4.WAS RELOCATION CONSIDERED?Wasnt considered:68.2%Was considered:27.3%Delayed entry:4.5%5.EFFECT ON INNOVATION POTENTIALNegative:63.6%Positive and negative:18.2%No impact:13.6%6.FREQUENCY OF INTERACTIONS WITH REGULATORSOften:9.1%1-2 times per year:45.5%1 time
3、per year:4.5%No interactions at all:40.9%7.EXPERIENCES WITH NATIONAL REGULATORSPositive:9.1%Neutral:45.5%Negative:4.5%No interactions:40.9%REQUESTS&RECOMMENDATIONS1.More simplicity in regulation and reporting processes 2.One-stop shop among national regulators:horizontal skills;AI powered tools3.Enh
4、anced cooperation between EU and national regulators4.Exemptions for start-ups in their early phases5.Regulatory pause(learn from the US)6.More incentives for start-ups(practical recommendations,good practice examples,sandboxes)7.Narrow the scope of personal data8.Rebalance data subjects access righ
5、tsUNEDITED THOUGHTS FROM CEE START-UPSSince every detail of our product features must now be aligned with legal teams to ensure full compliance,our product roadmap has been slowed down.This added layer of legal scrutiny impacts our agility in implementing new features,which sometimes delays time-to-
6、market for our clientsGDPR AS THE MAIN CONCERNThis means not only keeping our systems compliant but also building real-time updates and dynamic rule adjustments into our workflows to ensure our users can respond immediately to changes in the law.These regulatory pressures have in