The European Data Dictionary is developed by a dedicated workgroup of industry actors who are taking part in a consensus-based governance of the dictionary.

Countries and companies in Europe will be able to take substantial leaps towards standards-based management for their data with the European Data Dictionary. There will be an established hierarchy where the EU Data Dictionary sits on top and holds all common European definitions and shares them across the countries’ National Data Dictionaries. The hierarchy goes further down with the National data dictionaries sharing both European and National definitions to companies who have set up their own Define Data Dictionaries. This ensures that all companies, regardless of country of origin, can work into a single common data framework, providing interoperability and a ready-to-use resource when setting up their Data Dictionaries.

Register as a user of the Data Dictionary to access an extensive database of data templates that are available for download through a 12-month subscription. The annual price of EUR 400 includes updates of the data templates, access to new content and enables you to participate in the Define community and its workgroups.