Since September 2022, European data spaces initiatives have been collaboratively defining the technical building blocks for data spaces across various domains. In partnership with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC), this collaborative effort, has successfully identified and integrated common grounds for technical standards and software implementations presented during the event.

Developed by the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC), this Starter Kit serves as a practical resource for emerging data spaces. It provides guidance, reference materials, and tools to help new initiatives design and implement effective data-sharing ecosystems.

Rodrigo Santos, Juan Manuel Ochoa, Sergio F. Ochoa, Carlos Chesñevar, Chapter 25 - Smart cities with digital twin systems for disaster management, Editor(s): Tuan Anh Nguyen, Digital Twin and Blockchain for Sensor Networks in Smart Cities, Elsevier, 2025, Pages 481-496, ISBN 9780443300769, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-30076-9.00026-1.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443300769000261)

This study summarises the work done over the course of this project and presents the main outcomes and findings. It aims to provide guidance and recommendations to public administrations developing and operating integrated public services on how to approach organisational and governance issues related to the development of these services. In order to support this objective, the study presents a theoretical understanding of organisational interoperability and integrated public service governance.

The data.europa academy hosted a webinar on "Real-time Data" on 5 April 2022. During this webinar, the facilitator illustrates how real-time data sets are currently handled within data.europa.eu and give an overview of relevant standards, APIs, and technologies. The presentation was followed by a discussion during which participants can share their ideas on relevant technologies, future requirements and which real-time data sources should be further investigated for data.europa.eu. Learning objectives:

- Understand the definition of real-time data

Proposal for a European Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities and Communities (EIF4SCC), Publications Office of the European Union, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2799/816559

This interactive workshop offers participants hands-on insights and engaging discussions on how European cities are advancing data-driven innovation and the use of location technologies.

Public administrations have many challenges to address that could benefit from algorithms, but at the same time we are expected to avoid any side effects. For this reason, in 2020, the Generalitat de Catalunya generated a proposal for a framework for algorithm ethics, consisting of a set of principles and organisational measures for the responsible implementation of algorithms.

The data.europa.eu (formerly European Data Portal) team hosted the webinar "Opportunities for Value Creation in Europe: The Economic Impact of Open Data" to discuss the findings of the Economic Impact of Open Data 2020 report. In the webinar, the primary authors of the study - Esther Huyer and Laura van Knippenberg - highlighted the key findings of the report. In particular, they focused on the:

- Efficiency gains of open data

- Economic component and social benefits of open data

- Expected growth of the open data market size and employment

The data.europa.eu (formerly European Data Portal) team hosted the webinar "The Open Data Rural Gap" to discuss:

1. Research into the availability of rural open data and its supply across Europe; and

2. Practical examples and insights into how rural open data is used to overcome the open data rural gap.