FAIR Dataspaces is a BMBF-funded project that aims to bridge the gap between research and industry-related data infrastructures. This is primarily done by combining data infrastructures from the German research data infrastructure (NFDI) with industry driven standards established by Gaia-X.
FAIR Dataspaces is made up of legal and technical experts from academia and industry, and aims to identify ways in which existing data infrastructures can be linked to create added value for the scientific and industrial communities.
Getting started
FAIR-DS uses a few core building blocks to enable data exchange.
- Federated catalog to register all available connectors and assets this is done via the W3C recommended DCAT Catalog vocabulary.
- Negotiation of data exchange is done via the Dataspace Protocol that allows for souvereign data exchange between independent dataspace participants.
Goals of the project
- Connecting communities from NFDI, EOSC and Gaia-X.
- Explore the ethical and legal frameworks needed for data exchange between research and industry
- Demonstrate the use and benefits of Gaia-X technologies across different sectors of academia and industry.
Demonstrators
Demonstrators have been developed to show the possible interactions between different data infrastructures. These include:
FAQ
What is a dataspace ?
A data space is a distributed data system based on common guidelines and rules. The users of such a data space can access the data in a secure, transparent, trustworthy, simple and standardized manner. Data owners have control over who has access to their data and for what purpose and under what conditions it can be used. These data spaces enable digital sovereignty, as the data remains in the possession of the company or research institute until it is retrieved.
What technologies are used ?
FAIR Dataspaces relies on many primarily cloud focused technologies for more information see the technologies section of this book.
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