The Legal Regime Governing Synthetic Data Employed by Government Agencies

Over the past decade, the global academic community has increasingly focused its attention on the application of synthetic data in the public sector. This study, based on an analysis of scientific approaches and practices in foreign countries and the Russian Federation, substantiates the feasibility of using synthetic data in the activities of executive authorities. The author proposes the establishment of a legal regime for synthetic data as a tool for formalizing this generative intelligence technology. The content of this regime is presented through the characterization of its key elements: purpose, subjects, object, subject matter, principles, regulatory framework, system of behavioral rules for participants, methods and measures of enforcement, and liability. The author substantiated that the legal regime of synthetic data is a complex category that may incorporate certain administrative law regimes depending on the nature of the real data used. At the current stage of societal development, it is proposed to introduce the legal regime of synthetic data through the establishment of an experimental legal regime for digital and technological innovations. Priority measures have been formulated to facilitate the implementation of the synthetic data legal regime in the activities of executive authorities. The paper highlights the lack of specific legal regulation governing the introduction of synthetic data into the work of executive authorities.

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