The document announces two upcoming workshops organized by the European Commission on topics related to data and digital agriculture. The first workshop in April will explore data governance models and their benefits for farmers in data sharing. The second workshop in June will clarify the concept of Digital Innovation Hubs and how they can promote digital innovation in agriculture. Additionally, the document lists other upcoming events in 2017 focused on digitizing rural economies and showcasing digital agriculture initiatives.

1. Health and
Consumers
Health and
Consumers
Louis Mahy & Ana Cuadrado Galván
European Commission – DG AGRI
Unit B2.- Research and Innovation
DG AGRI R&I ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO
THE DSM STRATEGY
Workshop
"European policy perspectives on
Data-intensive agriculture and food"
Brussels, 31 March 2017

2. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/digital-single-market

3. EIP-AGRI Workshop : "Data Sharing: ensuring a fair sharing
of digitisation benefits in agriculture"
4-5 April, Bratislava (Slovakia)
Objectives:
•To explore existing and potential data governance models, to protect and
satisfy the interests of the different parties involved, both within and outside
agriculture.
•To evaluate the benefits for farmers of the most promising data governance
models as well as to identify which constraints hamper their involvement in
these models.
•To bring the relevant actors together to create the identified enabling
environment(s) for data sharing and create new business/data sharing
opportunities.
•Explore the potential of the principles and concepts described in the
Communication on Building a European Data Economy.
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/content/eip-agri-workshop-data-sharing

4. EIP-AGRI Seminar: "Digital Innovation Hubs: mainstreaming
digital agriculture"
1-2 June, Kilkenny (Ireland)
Objectives:
•To clarify the concept of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and how they can
contribute to mainstream digital innovation in agriculture
•To identify and connect existing initiatives and entities in Europe with the
capacity to share technical, financial, training and/or other services to
contribute to the development of DIHs in agriculture
•To identify and discuss about the specific needs and potential barriers to
develop DIHs in Europe focused on agriculture.
•To define main priority steps to further develop DIHs in agriculture (and to
foster collaboration among them at European level)
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/content/eip-agri-seminar-digital-innnovation-hubs-mainstreaming-digital-agriculture

5. • 11-12 October: First Agricultural Innovation Summit, Lisbon
(Portugal) with a focus on "Digitising rural economies":
• Networking sessions between operational groups and H2020 projects
(11/12)
• Policy event (12/12)
• End October: Publication of the 2018-2020 Work Programme
• 14-17 November: SC2 InfoWeek including "H2020 Digitisation
day" (17/11)
• Overview of policy framework on DSM and opportunities for
agriculture and food industry
• Showcasing of interesting initiatives and projects
2nd Semester 2017

6. THANK YOU
Louis Mahy
louis.mahy@ec.europa.eu
Ana Cuadrado Galván
ana.cuadrado-galvan@ec.europa.eu

7. THANK YOU
Louis Mahy
louis.mahy@ec.europa.eu
Ana Cuadrado Galván
ana.cuadrado-galvan@ec.europa.eu