GREAT

Green Deal Data Space

The project GREAT has been assigned the task of establishing the foundation for the Green Deal Data Space (GDDS) and the Community of Practice. These are essential prerequisites for the future implementation of the GDDS, which aims to integrate existing data ecosystems into a unified system. The project involves a pan-European network from various sectors and aims to implement a framework with five pillars: Minimum Viable GDDS for valuable datasets, a technical architecture blueprint for interoperability, a multi-stakeholder governance scheme, a roadmap for implementation, and an open pan-European Community of Practice.

The design of the GDDS framework incorporates these five elements and is guided by the requirements of use cases related to the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, Zero-pollution Action Plan, and Climate Change Adaptation Strategy of the Green Deal. The GREAT project leverages the expertise of an 11-partner consortium and three affiliated entities, which have direct links to over 1,000 stakeholders and more than 100 initiatives at national and international levels. The consortium’s network of stakeholders spans across multiple sectors, including Land, Ocean & Maritime, Atmosphere & Climate, Disasters Geohazards Emergency, Security & Safety, and Built Environments. The consortium brings together expertise in data governance, distributed data infrastructure design, large-scale system integration, data value chains, and stakeholder engagement.