News, announcements, and the events where you can meet us
A running record of DSSC news, community writing, and upcoming and past events across the European data spaces ecosystem.
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Technology providers get a direct line into DSSC guidance
The Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) is opening a dedicated forum for the companies that build and run data space technology. The Open Technology Suppliers Forum brings European data space software and service providers into direct exchange with the DSSC.
Registration opens for the Data Spaces Symposium 2027
Registration for the Data Spaces Symposium 2027 is open. The event takes place on 9 and 10 March 2027 at The EGG in Brussels under the theme Value at scale, trust by design. Early bird tickets are available until 12 November.
Data Spaces and AI Factories: Building Europe's Data and AI Economy
Trusted data is the foundation of trustworthy AI — but data spaces, AI factories, and data labs are still largely operating in parallel. This article explores how connecting these ecosystems unlocks new opportunities for Europe's data and AI economy, and what concrete steps are already underway.
Why we run the European Data Spaces Awards
An award programme is an unusual instrument for a support centre. The DSSC publishes guidance, runs a support desk and brings the community together. The Data Spaces Awards belong in this list because they do something the other instruments cannot.
European Data Spaces Awards 2027 open for applications
Applications for the European Data Spaces Awards 2027 opened today. The Awards recognise leading data sharing initiatives across Europe and are organised by the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) in collaboration with the European Commission.
Sponsorship packages for the Data Spaces Symposium 2027 now open
The Data Spaces Symposium (DSS) 2027 is now accepting sponsorship applications. Organizations wishing to support the premier European event on data spaces and to engage directly with its community of practitioners, policymakers and researchers can choose from three packages designed to match different levels of involvement.
Value Coaches: hands-on support for data space initiatives
Value Coaches are a new form of hands-on support, working directly with data space initiatives on the challenges most likely to prevent progress: business models, governance and long-term sustainability. This article explains what Value Coaches do, how the process works and how initiatives can request support.
From DSSC research to a European standard: the Maturity Assessment of Common European Data Spaces
DSSC research is now a formal European standard. CEN/CLC/TS 18331:2026 helps data space initiatives measure maturity across six dimensions and five phases.
Meet the sector orchestrators
Data spaces don't grow in a vacuum. They grow inside industries. Meet the 14 embedded experts DSSC deploys to make sure its guidance actually lands where it's needed.
Introducing the DSSC Liaisons and Collaborations Group
Data spaces don't exist in isolation. A new DSSC map sets out the communities and initiatives shaping the field across Europe, and how that engagement feeds into DSSC guidance and European data policy.