European Data Spaces Awards

September 19, 2025

DESCRIPCIÓN

European Data Spaces Awards Drive Innovation and Trust in Europe’s Digital Ecosystem

The European Data Spaces Awardsis an initiative promoted by the European Commission through the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC), which recognises and highlights best practices that are bringing the European Data Strategy to life.

These awards represent a major step towards creating a European digital ecosystem based on pillars such as sovereignty, interoperability, and trust in data exchange. Highlighting specific examples of success that encourage organisations across multiple sectors to implement innovative and sustainable models for managing and sharing data is important, as it encourages cooperation and innovation across the European digital economy.  These awards also help to strengthen the data community in Europe by creating a common framework that promotes a single, open, and secure European data market with clear rules and strong governance.

Celebrating these awards means recognising and fostering best practices that facilitate the secure and reliable exchange of information, which encourages innovation and value creation in key sectors of the European economy. They promote the creation of a European data market that respects privacy, transparency, and fairness, as well as highlighting successful examples that motivate more organisations to adopt this vision. They also overcome technical and legal barriers that hinder interoperability, supporting the creation of common rules and infrastructures that strengthen trust in the European digital ecosystem.  In a nutshell, these awards are a key driver in accelerating digital transformation in Europe and establishing a data space that is interoperable, reliable, and sustainable.

For BAIDATA and its partners, this initiative is an important framework for understanding how Europe is moving towards a more mature data economy that is in tune with the goals of economic development and digital sovereignty. It also provides relevant examples that can be used as a model for the Iberian ecosystem. The event also provides an opportunity to explore how the European Data Strategy, common data spaces and artificial intelligence interact, with a particular focus on financial sustainability and end-user-oriented regulation. BAIDATA remains committed to the development of the data ecosystem in the Iberian Peninsula and considers that these initiatives reinforce the path towards a trusted digital environment that promotes innovation and value creation from data in Europe.

The virtual launch of these awards will take place on 23 September 2025. The objectives and vision of the award will be presented, along with statements from industry leaders and policy makers, as well as an interactive question and answer session. The European Data Spaces Awards and their launch event are, in essence, essential tools for promoting the adoption of best practices that reinforce a more mature, competitive, and reliable European data space.

Discover the outstanding practices that contribute to the implementation of the European data strategy!

Registration details: European Data Spaces Awards (launch event)

📅 Date: September 23, 2025

🕑 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET

📍 Location: Online