ExpectedOutcome:
Deliverables
The awarded proposal(s) will set up and deploy data space(s) for manufacturing at scale, which will stay available after the runtime of the project, delivering industrial data sharing among manufacturing companies and service providers. The solutions must be characterized by a high degree of userorientation in terms of trustworthiness, data sovereignty of the companies and manageability.
More specifically, awarded proposal(s) will need to deliver:
Objective
The goal of this action is to significantly scale up the deployment and use of the data space(s) for manufacturing by reaching a critical mass of manufacturing industries sharing industrial data and improving company operations. In addition, the action aims to support data-driven transition to a greener and circular economy, also by enabling new business models, for example, those based on a Manufacturing-As-A-Service approach and extended Reality for industrial virtual worlds. The action will also contribute to the implementation of measures that accelerate the twin green and digital transition of manufacturing industries, such as the proposed Net Zero Industry Act as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
Scope:Scope
Proposal(s) for this action need to target one of the following two use cases:
The data spaces will specifically enable the compliance with standards and norms, including environmental requirements, product passports, and tax regimes.
The awarded proposal(s) should implement a secure, fair and trustworthy way of making data usable between actors in the value chain on the basis of voluntary agreements, in view of completing, deepening and expanding data sharing with other organisations. The implementation will need to be Data Act-compliant.
In addition, the proposal(s) for this action need to address the following mandatory activities:
The action shall build on the results and recommendations of the preparatory actions under the previous WP. As the manufacturing sector is diverse and complex, the action specifically focuses on data spaces addressing management of supply chains.
Furthermore, there should be cooperation with the European Digital Innovation Hubs for broad uptake by industry as well as the Testing and Experimentation Facility for Manufacturing to define European test and training data sets and to provide support in their establishment.
The awarded proposal(s) will use, where possible and when available, the smart cloud-to-edge middleware platform Simpl. They will also work in close partnership with the Data Spaces Support Centre in order to ensure alignment with the rest of the ecosystem of data spaces implemented with the support of Digital Europe Programme, in particular in view of a data spaces reference architecture; common building blocks, toolboxes and standards; and data governance models. Right from the outset, the awarded proposal(s) is/are expected to work towards achieving financial sustainability by the conclusion of the action.
To measure outcomes, the proposals in this action will identify specific KPIs in the following areas:
The active participation of data providers and users from the projects’ inception is highly recommended since it will ensure that the data space is designed and structured to meet their needs, making the data space more relevant and leading to increased adoption rates and a stronger sense of ownership of data providers and users by the end of the projects’ runtime.