The second EuProGigant milestone meeting took place on 10 March, in Darmstadt. The meeting focused on the progress surrounding, resulting use cases, and how the project represents a Gaia-X compliant ecosystem with a concrete business model and associated requirements.
At the heart of the European idea is the conviction that there is strength in unity. This also applies to industrial policy: In the 1970s, for example, the Europeans founded Airbus, a continental aircraft manufacturer that grew to rival the U.S. giants Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
Silicon Valley invented the Internet and the cloud – and thus the infrastructure for the data economy of the 21st century. And what does Europe bring to the game? We contribute our political know-how: for a federation with fair rules, reliable standards and public technology.
The second Gaia-X Summit was held on 18-19 November, 2021. It was implemented as a hybrid, mainly virtual event, drawing around 4,000 online attendees. Presentations on a wide variety of subjects reflected the complexity of the undertaking. “We are building a spaceship,” said Gaia-X CEO Francesco Bonfiglio in the concluding press conversation.
At Gaia-X, established large companies rub shoulders with young start-ups. State institutions, associations and research institutes support the project with their expertise. One of the members of the Gaia-X Association is Électricité de France (EDF). We spoke with Martine Gouriet, Digital Uses Director at EDF, about her involvement within Gaia-X. She is a member of Gaia-X’ Board of Directors and leader of the Data Space working group “Energy”.
During our web seminar “Speeding up Industrial AI” the position paper “Speeding up Industrial AI and Trustworthiness” of the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) was presented. It introduces a comprehensive industrial and trustworthy AI. The scope of the paper includes tools and methodologies that support the design, test,
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Dominik Rohrmus is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Gaia-X Association. We asked him five questions about Gaia-X and his responsibilities. Gaia-X is a project initiated in Europe. When do you feel particularly European? You are right, Gaia-X was initiated in Europe, but it
Why is a new approach for data federation platforms needed in Europe and beyond, so that companies can extract value and insights from data that benefit data creators rather than intermediaries? Find out in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s interview with our CEO, Francesco Bonfiglio.
Cloudprovider.biz chatted with Francesco Bonfiglio, Head of the European Association Gaia-X, about how the project is shaking up the Cloud in Europe. Sovereignty and transparency are key – even in the adoption of technology – but how do we get from here to a European
We spoke with the financial expert and co-leader of the Finance and Insurance Data Space, Patrick Laurens-Frings about the development of Gaia-X. In the interview, he revealed who will particularly benefit from this Data Space. Patrick, I first met you in November at the