{"id":6859,"date":"2025-12-16T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdva.eu\/?post_type=activities&#038;p=6859"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:06:08","slug":"data-space-symposium-2026-scaling-cross-border-data-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"activities","link":"https:\/\/bdva.eu\/activities\/data-space-symposium-2026-scaling-cross-border-data-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Space Symposium 2026 &#8211; Accelerating adoption. Increasing impact."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The world\u2019s leading event on\u00a0data spaces\u00a0enters its fourth edition \u2013 and is coming to Madrid!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Data Spaces Symposium<\/strong>\u00a0brings together pioneering thinkers, innovators, and organizations shaping a connected, data-driven future.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Under the motto\u00a0<strong>\u201cAccelerating adoption. Increasing impact.\u201d<\/strong>, the 2026 edition will highlight how data spaces enable collaboration and competitiveness \u2014 how the unfold impact on a global scale.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Following the success of previous editions \u2014 The Hague (2023), Frankfurt (2024), Warsaw (2025) \u2014 the\u00a0<strong>Data Spaces Support\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Centre<\/strong>, together with\u00a0<strong>BDVA,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>FIWARE Foundation, Gaia-X, and the International Data Spaces Association<\/strong>, is proud to host the 2026 edition on\u00a0<strong>10\u201311 February in Madrid, under the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>tutelage of the Gaia-X Hub Spain.\u00a0<\/strong>Spain has emerged as one of the frontrunners, investing heavily in data spaces as a driver of innovation and competitiveness.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Key themes in 2026 will include:\u200b<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data Spaces as value creators and enablers of uniting economies<\/strong>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Spaces as enablers of AI<\/strong>: providing the trustworthy data for future AI\u200b<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevance of standards and interoperability<\/strong>: advancing international harmonization of data space technologies\u200b<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showcases of best practices and real-world impact<\/strong>: highlighting successful adoptions and market-ready solutions\u200b<\/li>\n<li>The first\u00a0<strong>European Data Spaces Awards<\/strong>\u00a0ceremony\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The DSSC will also highlight its achievements in its first three years, presenting the foundations it has laid for building and operating trusted data spaces.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Expect transformative discussions, visionary insights, and tangible solutions for everyone planning, building, or scaling data spaces.\u200b<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue: Novotel\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Madrid\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Center<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/fZbMmmig2UzuiC1x9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calle de O\u2019Donnell, 28009 Madrid<\/a>, Spain\u200b<\/p>\n<p><strong>Save the date: 10\u201311 February 2026<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/data-spaces-symposium.eventscase.com\/attendance\/event\/index\/45744\/EN?step=ticket_widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Register now!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6877,"template":"","activity-type":[101],"class_list":["post-6859","activities","type-activities","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","activity-type-bdva"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Data Space Symposium 2026 - Accelerating adoption. 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