TRUSTS: Data Economy must emerge securely and trustworthy
In the project's latest press release, TRUSTS (Trusted Secure Data Sharing Space) partners explain why Pan-European Data Sharing needs solid legal frameworks for technological development.
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How the MediaFutures project supported artists' impact on the media field
After the successful completion of the first round of the MediaFutures support programme, the project has published an article, highlighting the impact of artists working with data and startups in the media field.
AG49 brings EU policymakers, HPC, data and AI communities together
On Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th of March, the BDVA community reunited over a two days Activity Group meeting. The 49th AG meeting looked outside the borders of the Big Data research & innovation community and brought inputs from different fields that impact the Big Data ecosystem. The meeting also hosted the European Commission to present recent regulatory developments, and the Data Spaces Business Alliance to open its doors for a wider audience.
On the first day, BDVA met with EuroCC, the network of competence centres on High-Performance Computing (HPC) together with the EUHubs4Data project (federation of i-Spaces). Also the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking was present, of which BDVA is a member. The workshop connects the data, AI and HPC ecosystems, found synergies and addressed common topics and challenges.
Call for online workshops/sessions for the Data Week 2022/ Deadline extended
Organisations and projects are invited to submit proposals for online workshops/sessions for the Data Week 2022 taking place between May 25th - June 3rd. Data Week 2022 is an excellent opportunity for actors on regional and European levels to present their achievements, exchange knowledge and network with the community. BDVA members, EUHubs4Data partners, BDVA Task Forces, Data and AI Projects, and other collaborators are invited to submit proposals.
European Commission publishes Data Act proposal
Today, the Commission has published the Data Act, proposing new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU across all economic sectors. The Data Act aims to ensure fairness in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, open opportunities for data-driven innovation and make data more accessible for all.
STAR project releases a platform prototype for creating human digital twins
The STAR project is creating a platform to support the development of DTs. The first prototype of the platform has been released, and it will be used to support different applications within the project, including workers’ fatigue estimation, automated guided vehicle (AGV) path planning, and worker training paths definition.
KRAKEN: Increasing user privacy with emerging identity management models
In the KRAKEN's recent blog post, project team members Stephan Krenn and Sebastian Ramacher, both experts of Digital Safety & Security from Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), explain the current status of decentralized identity management models.
ExtremeEarth finished with fantastic results - watch the project video
The project ExtremeEarth has concluded its activities on December 31st, 2021. To celebrate the successful ending of the project, the project has prepared a short video to introduce the impact achieved.
New paths towards Data Spaces and Trusted and Industrial AI: Outcomes of the 48th community workshop
Every 4-8 weeks the BDVA community members and collaboration partners come together to discuss and progress on topics of common interest. These regular gatherings are called the BDVA activity group meetings/workshops. The 48th Activity Group meeting (AG48) took place last February 8th, 2022, with discussion topics on Data Technology architectures, Data protection, Data Spaces and AI standards combined with pitches from members and presentations from collaboration partners.
The EC standardisation strategy sets support to Data Spaces a priority
The European Commission has published a new Standardisation Strategy to ensure European leadership in global standards, boost investments in the green and digital economy, and prepare for challenges introduced by new technologies.
