UPCAST

Universal Platform Components for Safe Fair Interoperable Data Exchange, Monetisation and Trading

UPCAST offers universal, transparent, and user-friendly data market plugins for automating data sharing and processing agreements between businesses, public administrations, and citizens. These plugins enable actors in European data spaces to design and deploy data exchange and trading operations with features such as automatic agreement negotiation, fair pricing, improved data discovery, privacy protection, low environmental impact, and compliance with relevant legislation and ethical guidelines. UPCAST consolidates mature research in data management, privacy, monetization, and automated negotiation to support the deployment of European data spaces while considering efficiency and compliance. Real-world pilots across Europe will implement platform plugins for data sharing, monetization, and trading, ensuring digital autonomy and interoperability. The project aims to engage SMEs, administrations, and citizens by providing a transferability framework, best practices, and training to maximize the project’s impact.