Overview
The European Data Space for Smart Communities is an EU-wide action creating a cross-sectorial data space for governments on all levels and their providers to deliver services to citizens by enabling interoperability to reach critical goals, including the Green Deal. The project represents a transition from preparation to deployment of the Data Space for Sustainable and Smart Cities and Communities.
In the news
- We’re at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2026! Today, DS4SSCC joins cities, innovators and partners at the European Twinning & CiTiVERSE Plaza to explore how data sharing can create public value, support Positive Energy Districts and help cities make better decisions. 🗓️ Today’s programme | 3 November Data Sharing and Public Value 🔋 11:00–11:15 | Data Space for Positive Energy Districts Demo: Sofia use case with Dessislava Petrova-Antonova, GATE Institute. 📍 Pavilion Sandbox area 🌐 12:00–12:30 | Positioning of the
- How can mobility data help public authorities understand whether transport services meet people’s everyday needs? 🚲 🚌 In Fryslân, journeys between cities, villages and rural areas connect people to work, education, healthcare and essential services. Understanding these different needs is central to the region’s contribution to DYNAMO. In this interview, Arjen de Vries, Innovation Programme Manager at DataFryslân, explains how the pilot is testing ways to share and combine mobility data, and why clear agreements and trust
- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Better transport planning starts with understanding how people and vehicles move. But when traffic data covers only certain roads or locations, municipalities are left with gaps in the picture. OmniFlow, a pilot of the European Data Space for Smart Communities (DS4SSCC), explores how to fill those gaps. Connecting Jelgava 🇱🇻 and Šiauliai 🇱🇹, the pilot combines aggregated mobile-network data with
- You can now apply for the European Data Spaces Awards 2027! For a second year in a row, the prizes will reward the outstanding initiatives shaping Europe’s data-sharing ecosystem, highlighting achievements in end-user engagement, financial sustainability and emerging innovation. Organised by the Data Space Support Center in collaboration with the European Commission, the awards support Europe’s ambitions to strengthen its data economy in line with the European Data Union Strategy and the AI Continent Action Plan. 🏆 The
- Less than a week to the Smart City Expo World Congress 2026! Join the European Data Space for Smart Communities from 3–5 November for demos, discussions and opportunities to meet the teams putting data spaces into practice across Europe. 🆕 New to the programme: Giovanni dal Mas from Zertifier will demonstrate the Rubí use case, exploring how data spaces support Positive Energy Districts. 📅 5 November | 11:40–11:55 📍 Pavilion Sandbox area Find us at the European Twinning & Citiverse Plaza, hosted by the LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC in
- 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? The Intelligent Private–Public Neutral Carbon Platform (IPPCP) pilot explores this question in its new white paper, sharing practical insights and lessons from Zaragoza 🇪🇸 and Ljubljana 🇸🇮. Cities need reliable, regularly updated data to monitor climate action. Yet emissions, energy and environmental data often remain spread across public authorities,
- 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗧𝗙𝗗𝗦) 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁! The Traffic Flow Data Space (TFDS) pilot explored these questions by connecting roadwork records, real-time vehicle data and local air quality measurements. 📄 Its new whitepaper shares the results and lessons from collaboration between Amsterdam, Helsinki and Porto through
- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮? Connecting data across organisations opens opportunities to address local challenges. But what motivates stakeholders to participate, and what helps them see the value of working together? The publication “Exploring Federated Data Sharing in Smart Communities” explores these questions through a role-play exercise co-organised with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) and the Joint Research Centre (Ispra) of the European Commission
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