Wed, Jun 24, 2020 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CEST The concept “Data Innovation Space” (BDVA i-Spaces) was first introduced in BDVA SRIA 2014, as a mechanism to foster data driven innovation in Europe at national and regional level. I-Spaces were conceived as environments for experimentation and innovation, bringing together not only technical aspects around data, but also advanced services that allow companies to test and exploit their data driven solutions and business models before going to the market. During the past years, other instruments and concepts have arisen in Europe (Data Platforms, Competence Centers, Digital Innovation Hubs, …), most of them sharing with Data Innovation Spaces many aspects about how to bring data driven innovation closer to industry, and more specifically to small actors (SMEs, start-ups, …). At the same time, the BDVA i-Spaces have evolved, aligning to some extent with some of these initiatives, widening their scope and fostering collaboration to exploit potential synergies. The last step on this roadmap is the future European federation of Data Driven Innovation Hubs, that will be created under the project EUHubs4Data (starting in September 2020) aimed at improving data driven innovation at regional level based on data sharing and federation of services at European scale. During this workshop, we will discuss about the role that these Data Innovation Spaces (i-Spaces) will play in the new European landscape combining three different dimensions (DIHs and networks, European Common Data Spaces and Testing and Experimentation Facilities), and how EUHubs4Data project could act as a link between H2020 and the new Framework Programme in terms of data driven innovation.

1. Role of Data Innovation Spaces and
data-driven Innovation Hubs in the
European digital transformation
Wednesday, June 24 2020
10:00 – 12:00 CEST
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2. Reinhard Lafrenz
(euRobotics)
Daniel Saez
(ITI, BDVA)
Cecile Huet
(EC DG CNET A.1)
Kimmo Rossi
(EC DG CNECT G.1)
Anne-Marie Sassen
(EC DG CNET A.2)

3. Agenda
Introduction. Daniel Alonso (ITI, BDVA i-Spaces chair)
Initial statements:
• Anne-Marie Sassen: Digital Innovation Hubs and network of DIHs in DEP
• Kimmo Rossi: Data Strategy, Data Spaces and Big Data DIH portfolio
• Cecile Huet - Testing and Experimentation Facilities on AI
• Reinhard Lafrenz – DIHNET and RODIN projects
• Daniel Saez – BDVA i-Spaces and EUHubs4Data project
Panel discussion / Q&A
Closing and final remarks

4. Practical considerations
• Only presenters and moderators can speak
• Post-webinar material (presentations and
recording) will be uploaded to BDVA and
PPP webpages. Stay tuned!!
• Participants, please write your
questions into the Questions area
(to be addressed during the panel discussion)
• Be sure that you extend the control panel
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5. Panel discussion
Role of Data Innovation Spaces and data-driven
Innovation Hubs in the European digital
transformation

6. Thank you all!
dalonso@iti.es
@BDVA_PPP