The eight members of the Steering Committee have been appointed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education. Apart from the appointed members of the Steering Committee, representatives from the DEFF secretariat and DEFF responsible Bo Öhrström, also participate in the meetings of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee acts as board of direction to the Coordination Committee and by that also to the management of DEFF.

The members are:
Vice President Kim Østrup, IBM Danmark A/S (chairman)
University director Gert Bechlund, Copenhagen Business School
Chief librarian Niels-Henrik Gylstorff, Aalborg University Library
Library director Karen Grundvad Kvist, The Administrative Library
Director general Erland Kolding Nielsen, The Royal Library
Director general Jens Thorhauge, Danish National Library Authority
Director Poul Bjerregaard, Aarhus Business College
Head of library Peter Rubeck, Hjørring College of Education

DEFF responsible
Deputy director Bo Öhrström, Danish National Library Authority
Head of secretariat Jakob Heide Petersen
Library consultant Hanne Marie Kværndrup