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DS2 was featured in issue 503 of NetWeek, the Greek ICT magazine. The article is a Q&A with Anna Triantafyllou, Director of the Innovation Lab at Athens Technology Center (ATC). ATC is one of our consortium partners, and the piece shows how the technology created by ATC under the scope of the DS2 project is helping to shape Europe’s data infrastructure. Why data spaces, and why now? Europe holds a huge amount of valuable data, but much of it is locked inside separate systems

Every day, organizations exchange massive volumes of data across modern data spaces. Information flows seamlessly between enterprises, research institutions, and technology providers, sparking new opportunities for innovation. But sharing data alone does not create business value - the true value lies in understanding the story behind the data, identifying trends, and making confident decisions quickly. To unlock this hidden potential, the DS2 project introduces the Data Visu

In modern data spaces, information flows between organizations, partners, and industry ecosystems at high speeds. But this rapid exchange has a notorious vulnerability: unprocessed raw data. Anyone who has tried to feed raw sensor data or IoT streams directly into analytics tools or AI models knows the frustration of dealing with missing values, broken formats, or impossible spikes (like an environmental sensor suddenly reporting 65535°C). When inconsistent data is shared unc

As data ecosystems grow, one of the central challenges is no longer simply storing information but ensuring that users can find the data that is relevant to their needs. This becomes considerably more difficult when data providers and users describe the same subjects differently or operate in different languages. IntuView Ltd.’s Culture and Language Module (CLM) addresses this problem by creating a common semantic language for data discovery. Technology processes text and its

Cities are increasingly relying on data to design policies, monitor progress and improve public services. In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, data already plays an important role in areas such as sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, environmental monitoring and climate action. The DS2 project offers an opportunity to strengthen the local digital ecosystem by exploring the concept of data spaces and by testing new approaches for secure and trusted data sharing. Through the DS2 projec

As governments, enterprises, and research organizations generate unprecedented volumes of information, one of the greatest challenges of the digital age is not collecting data, it is finding, understanding, and sharing the right information across languages, cultures, and organizational boundaries. This challenge lies at the heart of the European vision for interoperable data spaces. While significant progress has been made in data governance, privacy, and information sharing

Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is one of the 100 European cities selected under the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. Achieving climate neutrality by 2030 requires informed decisions, close collaboration among stakeholders and, most importantly, access to reliable and interoperable data. The municipality already collects and manages significant amounts of data related to mobility, energy, environment, public services and urban planning. However, these datasets are often

Smart cities are built on more than technology. They are built on data. Every day, cities generate vast amounts of information, from traffic and public transport to energy consumption, air quality and public services. When this data is managed effectively, it becomes a powerful resource for improving urban life. However, data alone has limited value. To support better decision-making, it needs to be organised, shared and transformed into practical solutions. This is where dat

In modern dataspaces, data from disparate sources often remains siloed, requiring manual curation, format conversion, and complex programming to extract meaningful insights. Organizations need a practical way to query federated data sources without understanding database schemas, SQL syntax, or data format differences. This is where the DS2 CUR module comes in. What is CUR? CUR (Data Curation) is a DS2 module that enables automatic curation and federation of data through mach

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, organizations face an unprecedented challenge: How to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence while maintaining strict compliance with European data protection regulations? As AI systems become increasingly sophisticated and data-hungry, the tension between innovation and regulation has never been more pronounced. Enter Data Spaces: a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between AI advancement an

In modern dataspaces, accessing and using data from providers should be straightforward, but technical barriers often prevent non-technical users from taking full advantage of available data. Data consumers face challenges in composing complex REST calls with specific parameter formatting requirements, and retrieved data may not match their expected schema or format. This is where the DS2 RET (Data Retrieval) module comes in. What is RET? RET is an intelligent data retrieval

Joining a dataspace is supposed to unlock data, not bury participants in decisions. Yet for many organisations the first encounter with a federated environment looks less like an open door and more like a wall of questions. Which modules do I actually need? Are my two dataspaces even compatible for the workflow I have in mind? What does the regulation require of me before I share a single record? And once I have the answers, how do I configure everything correctly without a s

How do you get farmers, processors, public institutions, and environmental agencies to share data, when competitive sensitivity, power asymmetries, and data sovereignty concerns stand in the way? In Slovenia's Pomurje region, the DIH AGRIFOOD Data Space (DADS) has been answering that question in practice, as part of the Horizon Europe DATA4FOOD project and in direct collaboration with the DS2 project. The Slovenian use case within DS2 focuses on air quality monitoring across

Sharing data effectively is not a technical challenge, it’s a socio-technical challenge that requires blending human trust, legal frameworks, and digital architecture. Over the years, the drive to securely and fairly share data among organizations and individuals has led to the creation of several distinct inter-organisational data sharing models. Below is presented the current data economy landscape, the pros and cons, and why one model is rising to the top. Data Trusts act

In modern dataspaces, trust does not start when data is exchanged. It starts much earlier, with the ability to know who is participating, which organisations are recognised members, and whether a company can prove its identity and role in a secure and verifiable way. As dataspaces become more interconnected, identity management becomes a foundation for collaboration, access control and trustworthy data sharing. This is where the DS2 Identity Manager, or IDM, comes in. What is

London, UK, June 08, 2026 – The DS2 project announces a strategic understanding with NESSI (the Networked European Software and Services Initiative) to maximize the impact of research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) across Europe's digital landscape. The newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a framework for ongoing cooperation in the ICT and data-sharing fields. The DS2 project envisions the creation of a European, modular, and platform-neutral env

The DS2 Containerisation (CONT) module is designed to simplify how applications are packaged and deployed by Dataspace participants in the IDT Kubernetes environment. Instead of dealing with complex Kubernetes configurations, developers only need to provide a simplified Helm Chart descriptor. CONT then automatically combines this with standard templates from the DS2 Portal Marketplace to generate a complete Helm Chart and deploy it. As a core component of the IDT Broker, CONT

In modern dataspaces, interoperability depends not only on standards and agreements, but also on the infrastructure that allows participants to deploy modules, manage services and exchange data reliably. Organisations need a practical environment where DS2 modules can run, connectors can communicate, and data exchange can be managed across cloud, on-premise and edge deployments. This is where the DS2 IDT Broker comes in. What is IDT? IDT is the core enabler of DS2. It is desi

The world we live in is one of connectivity, and dataspaces are no exception. As organisations expand, this connectivity becomes ever more so important as dataspaces facilitate data between partners. When organisations create data, other organisations will need that data- and when the mismatch of what an organisation needs vs what data is available? That’s when the DS2 Orchestration Module (ORC) comes in. What is ORC? The Orchestration Module, also known as ORC, is a BPMN pro