Belgian Data Spaces Alliance
News and events
25 mrt 2025
BDSA Mobility Heartbeat session
11 mrt 2025
Data Spaces Symposium 2025
The Data Spaces Symposium is the premier global event dedicated to the future of data spaces, bringing together the brightest minds, leading innovators, and pioneering organizations to shape a connected, data-driven world.
After the incredible success of the 2023 Symposium in The Hague and the 2024 Symposium in Frankfurt, the Data Spaces Support Centre and the Data Spaces Business Alliance are proud to host the 2025 edition in Warsaw, which will take place — embedded in the Polish ICT Week — on 11–12 March. This year, we are taking things to the next level with cutting-edge insights, market-ready solutions, and transformative discussions that will redefine how we create and operate data spaces across industries and continents.
https://www.data-spaces-symposium.eu/
25 feb 2025
Solid Community Meeting
In the course of 2025 SolidLab Flanders will again be organising a series of meetings for the Solid Community. On the menu this year are results from Solid related research projects and their applicability across domains.
Please note the date of February 24, 2025 for a first meeting in this series which will explain, a.o., authentication in a decentralized environment, techniques for data minimization, setting up clearing house functions, accessibility techniques to set temporary permissions and how to ensure data accreditation.
25 feb 2025
BDSA Heartbeat February: Manufacturing
4 feb 2025
Data sharing festival 2025
This years topic is Next Level Data Spaces: Adopt, Scale and Roll-out.
Welcome to the Data Sharing Festival 2025! An excellent opportunity to gain and share knowledge, start and intensify collaborations to scale up market adoption for trustworthy data sharing. Because this years program is all about the adoption, scaling and roll-out of Data Spaces.
https://data-sharing-festival.net/
21 jan 2025
BDSA Heartbeat January: Data Spaces & Generative AI
29 aug 2024
Lifelong learning workgroup: Recap, learnings & next steps
Location: BeCentral
20 jun 2024
Lifelong learning workgroup: Governance of data sharing: business models & business value
Location: BeCentral
5 jun 2024
LAILEC & Data Week, 5-7 June 2024, Leuven
BDVA and imec-CiTiP-KULeuven are co-hosting a three-day programme Data Week 2024 and LAILEC 2024 from 5 to 7 June in Leuven. Click the image for the program and the subscription link.
27 mei 2024
2nd Belgian Data Spaces Day
registration link: https://portal.agoria.be/nl_BE/event/belgian-data-spaces-day-27-05-2024-14223/identification
We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd Belgian Data Spaces Day. Where the first edition in 2023 was more focused on the high-level view on Data Spaces, this edition will specifically focus on the practical aspects.
The Belgian Data Spaces Day is organized by the Belgian Data Spaces Alliance, a coalition of parties building Data Spaces in Belgium.
This event will be a great opportunity to network with peers and experts from different fields, and to learn from leading projects and experts in the area of Data Spaces.
We hope to welcome you to the second edition of the Belgian Data Spaces Day!
When?
27 May 2024, 10-00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where?
Bluepoint Brussels, Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels
Agenda?
In the morning, we will focus on specific data space building blocks from a Technical, Legal and Business perspective. There will be sessions on:
Technical
• Data Space Architecture & Connectors
• The Gaia-X Framework & Clearinghouse
Legal
• Regulatory Framework:
Data Act & Data Governance Act
• Data Spaces Policy & Funding
Business
• An introduction to Data Spaces
• Data Space Business Models
During the plenary session we will gather the people building data spaces to come give an update on where we stand, and we will showcase some developments happening in Belgium.
In the afternoon, the focus will lie on data spaces implementations in specific sectors. There will be sessions on:
Software & Infrastructure
Manufacturing, Supply chains & Logistics
Skills & Lifelong Learning
Energy & Water
Mobility
Personal Data Space
3 mei 2024
Solid symposium
Data sharing: data ownership, data sources, data interoperability (technical session). Register at https://events.vito.be/sosy2024
28 mrt 2024
Lifelong learning workgroup: The ethical & legal side of datasharing
Location: Maison de la poste
12 mrt 2024
Data Spaces Symposium 2024
After the incredible success of the 2023 edition in The Hague, the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) and the Data Spaces Business Alliance are set to deliver a breathtaking event. This year's edition, taking place in Frankfurt, will show endless market-ready use cases and advanced technology solutions for existing and future data spaces. Similarly, it will showcase the pivotal work done by the Data Spaces Support Centre in providing a solid blueprint for common European data spaces, acting as a cornerstone of the European Data Strategy.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-date-data-spaces-symposium-2024-tickets-764722645017?aff=oddtdtcreator
7 feb 2024
Second Logistics BDSA sectorial work group
On Wednesday February 7 from 2pm to 6pm, the Belgian Data Spaces Alliance organises a second session within its logistics working group, to which we would like to invite you.
The working group aims to bring together logistics organizations and companies from all over Belgium to exchange knowledge and experience on innovative data sharing initiatives. Additionally, it offers an opportunity to seek collaboration within the community and define use cases and implementation strategies.
To facilitate networking, this second session will be a physical event that takes place in venue ‘De Winkelhaak’ close to station Antwerpen-Centraal.
Information on how to reach De Winkelhaak: https://www.winkelhaak.be/en/page/14/adres-wegbeschrijving
This is an open session. You can forward the meeting to colleagues and companies that could be interested.
6 feb 2024
IDSA Winterdays & Data Sharing Festival
The IDSA Winterdays are part of the broader Data Sharing Festival, an ongoing exploration of data sharing excellence. Together with Dutch key players in the data spaces landscape – TNO, the Basic Data Infrastructure network, the Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud, the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica and the Dutch Ministerie van Intrastructuur en Waterstaat – we’ve crafted a one-of-a-kind business festival that converges three critical viewpoints – privacy, cybersecurity, and data sovereignty. https://internationaldataspaces.org/events/idsa-winterdays-data-sharing-festival/
5 feb 2024
Research to reality
A remarkable event that promises to shape the future of digitalization in Europe. It is organised under the Belgian presidency in cooperation with the European Commission. BDSA will be represented here and will also host a session. https://www.researchtoreality.eu/
4 dec 2023
Schengen-X
Gaia-X Event organized by Luxemburg, Belgium, Netherlands, France and Germany. Information is forthcoming.
29 nov 2023
I-HD event
Health data has the potential to catalyse smarter health care and efficient research. We need to urgently ramp up our learning by creating and combining high-quality health data and advocating its trustworthy uses. As a neutral, multi-stakeholder institute The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data strives to maximise community value from health data.
https://www.i-hd.eu/
9 nov 2023
Gaia-Xcelerate! Gaia-X summit
During the Gaia-X 4th Summit, you will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the remarkable progress made by Gaia-X and engage with industry leaders, experts, and innovators who are shaping the digital future. The event will feature inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops, and engaging panel discussions. Discover the latest insights, exchange ideas, and forge connections that will drive the next wave of digital transformation. Mark your calendars for 9-10 November and join us in the vibrant city of Alicante, Spain. Let’s come together to celebrate the achievements of Gaia-X, explore the limitless possibilities of cooperative digital ecosystems, and co-create a future where data is truly democratized. https://gaia-x.eu/summit-2023/
27 okt 2023
La dynamique des data spaces au niveau belge
Les data spaces sont de plus en plus évoqués dans la littérature numérique comme étant une opportunité économique. Qu'en est-il pour votre organisme? Venez poser vos questions à la Belgian Data Spaces Alliance ce 27 septembre. https://www.digitalwallonia.be/fr/agenda/la-dynamique-des-data-spaces-au-niveau-belge/
