The EHDS Implementation Timeline illustrates the phased rollout of the European Health Data Space between 2027 and 2035. The process combines the development of common interoperability standards and technical infrastructure with the gradual activation of health data access mechanisms for healthcare delivery, research, public policy, and innovation.
The infographic highlights the most important milestones of the EHDS Regulation - from the establishment of governance structures and secure processing environments, through the operational launch of secondary use and EHR interoperability requirements, to the expansion of international cooperation through HealthData@EU.
Key implementation phases:
- 2027 - general application of EHDS and publication of the first technical specifications and infrastructure requirements
- 2027-2029 - building the common “rails”: governance, interoperability, secure processing environments, and shared data catalogues
- 2029 - operational rollout of secondary use and the first primary-use data categories
- 2031 - enforcement of EHR interoperability and compliance requirements, alongside expanded EHDS data categories
- 2035 - mature international dimension of HealthData@EU and cooperation mechanisms with third countries