deployEMDS (European mobility data space) kicks off

deployEMDS (European mobility data space) 

Public Kick-off Meeting 

Session: “Data Revolution in Motion: deployEMDS Transforming Mobility” 

Date: Tuesday 07 November 2023 

Time: 12:30 – 13:15 

Location: Hall 2 | Tomorrow.Mobility Room, Fira Barcelona Gran Via – Barcelona, Spain 

Supported by EU legislation and the Digital Europe Programme, deployEMDS will pioneer data spaces in 9 regions. With 20+ use cases, the initiative will enhance secure data sharing for a trusted European data ecosystem.  

deployEMDS Open Session will invite the audience to explore the future of mobility data. Experts from across the public and private domains will provide insights from real-life projects using transformative concepts. A key discussion topic will be about how data reshapes sustainable mobility and what the data space concept means for urban data management.  The session will start with a keynote speech by the European Commission, after which the Project Coordinator will give a brief introduction to deployEMDS. This will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with invited speakers based on the questions in the annex. 

Master of Ceremony:  

• Vladimir Vorotovic, Innovation & Deployment Director, ERTICO-ITS Europe 

Keynote:  

• Kristof Almasy, DG CONNECT European Commission, deployEMDS Project Officer 

• • 3-minute video speech 

Presenter: 

• Lucie Kirstein, Senior Manager Strategic Projects, acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering, Germany (deployEMDS Project Coordinator) 

• • Introduction to deployEMDS – innovative aspects 

Panellists: 

• Steven Logghe, movias,  

• • Flanders region use case 

• Anna Forsell, City of Stockholm 

• • Stockholm use case  

• Emmanuel Jamin, NTT DATA 

• • Data space concept 

• Alexandre Durand, Instant System 

• • Benefits of urban data management and legal issues