The Joint Research Centre (JRC) report summarises the second workshop of the DigiTranScope Project held at the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, on October 24-25, 2018. Participants from academia, research, consultancy firms and the public sector attended the workshop, which examined the theme of data governance. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The workshop discussed recent technological developments such as data analytics and individual profiling, and how they might serve the public good by innovating policy making and the public sector.