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The true value of data can only be realised if it is shared and re-used throughout the digital economy. The CoE-DSC aims to unlock this value by supporting organisations in realising scalable data spaces, the next evolutionary concept in data sharing.
The Centre of Excellence – Data Sharing and Cloud (CoE-DSC) supports organisations with establishing trust mechanisms for secure and trusted data sharing and usage of cloud, ensuring that they can tap into the business opportunities this transformative practice offers. Our mission is to unlock the true value of data sharing by supporting organisations in realising scalable data spaces, the next evolutionary concept in data sharing. Through the development of generic building blocks and collaborative efforts, we enable easier and cost-effective implementation of data spaces across sectors and geographies.
The CoE-DSC is the central hub in the Netherlands to find answers to data sharing and cloud challenges. We bring together the expertise and achievements of parties like the IDSA hub, the data sharing working group AIC4NL Data and the Gaia-X Hub Netherlands. By uniting forces, we aim to prevent fragmentation and provide the Dutch data sharing community with a centralised hub of knowledge, tools, use cases and expertise. In this way we support the developments of sovereign data sharing to create both economic and social value.
The CoE-DSC is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The coordination of activities is the responsibility of the TNO unit ISP
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The CoE-DSC functions as a central hub for market players seeking solutions to develop trust in data sharing by providing access to relevant tools, knowledge, and best practices. The CoE-DSC is an open collaborative initiative seeking alignment with sectoral data sharing initiatives avoid fragmentation in solutions. CoE-DSC combines all knowledge and expertise that has been developed within the Working Group Data Sharing of the NL AIC, the Data Sharing Coalition, and the Gaia-X Hub NL, and provides access to open-source components, standards and implementations that are currently available in the market.
At the moment, further information on the tools and guidelines can be found on the websites of the original initiatives. All documents can be downloaded on the websites of the original initiatives. Links to existing tools and guidelines are:
Furthermore, we are currently working on creating an inventory of reusable open-source components, standards, and implementations available in the market.
Members of the CoE-DSC community get the opportunity to participate in the development of (cross-sectoral) data sharing use cases with support from experts and tools, gain and share knowledge about (cross-sectoral) data sharing through participation in various activities organized by the CoE-DSC and collaborate with other participants.
This means being involved in new initiatives and projects, and becoming part of an open and active community that will enrich your network.
No membership fee is charged to CoE-DSC community members. However, we do ask an in-kind commitment from our community members. In-kind commitment consists of actively contributing to the knowledge community by attending community activities, as well as participating in the development of data sharing use cases.
Organisations that are interested can join the Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing and Cloud by following these four simple steps:
