{"id":14720,"date":"2022-10-03T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2022\/?page_id=14720"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:12:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;enable_parallax&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1780996291570{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Summit26-Website-Background.png?id=18654) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_top_large:100px|padding_bottom_large:100px&#8221;][vc_column enable_content_animation=&#8221;yes&#8221; ca_init_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Data Ecosystems\u201d<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Gaia-X \u201cSeason 2.0\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marks the <\/span><b>transition from technical development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>large-scale market adoption of data spaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Europe and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cSeason 1.0\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">established the foundation: a unified architecture and essential building blocks that enable trusted data transactions, alongside organisational frameworks that support business, legal, and governance interoperability. <\/span><b>Gaia-X Trust Framework <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">now enables automated compliance checking, supported by operational <\/span><b>Digital Clearing Houses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress includes 600+ cloud and edge services in the CISPE catalogue, 14 of which meeting <\/span><b>Gaia-X Label Level 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and 200+ use cases across <\/span><b>Lighthouse Ecosystems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Standards are advancing through CEN\/CENELEC and ISO\/IEC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building on this foundation, <\/span><b>Gaia-X is entering Season 2.0 of sovereign, trusted AI &amp; data Ecosystems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a focus on <\/span><b>accelerating market adoption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and delivering <\/span><b>tangible economic value<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priorities include establishing <\/span><b>economically sustainable operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for data spaces, promoting the uptake of existing technologies, and enabling the provision of trustworthy data for <\/span><b>trustworthy AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong emphasis is also placed on <\/span><b>simplifying participation for SMEs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>advancing cross-data-space interoperability <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to reduce fragmentation and strengthen Europe\u2019s strategic data autonomy. <\/span><b>Standardisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> efforts will continue in close collaboration with European and international bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Gaia-X is moving towards a future where <\/span><b>trust is automated, sovereignty is actionable, and Europe\u2019s digital future is built on shared, secure, and transparent foundations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<style>.ld_spacer_6a2d5ed3455dc{height:40px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_6a2d5ed3455dc\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;box-highlight&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_6a2d5ed345617{height:10px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_6a2d5ed345617\"><\/div><style>.ld_simple_heading_6a2d5ed345660 h3{color:rgb(0, 0, 148);}.ld_simple_heading_6a2d5ed345660 h3 {margin-bottom:10px !important; 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