Europe is on its way to generate and make use of more data than ever. The project PrepDSpace4Mobility aims at contributing to the development of the common European mobility data space by supporting the creation of a technical infrastructure that will facilitate easy, cross-border access to key data for both passengers and freight. Given the enormous potential of data and digital technologies, the project is expected to have a positive impact on European competitiveness, society, and the environment. Workshop gathered suppliers and users of data, relevant research institutes, associations, initiatives, politics, as well as technology and service providers in data spaces to ensure appropriate representation. We had successful workshop, and greatly appreciate your practical field expertise and interactive contributions. Check our Website and follow us on Linkedin. Project PrepDSpace4Mobility is Funded by the European Union and coordinated by acatech (Germany), activities are carried out by Amadeus SAS (France), EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, a body of the European Union, (Spain), FIWARE (Germany), FhG (Germany), IDSA (Germany), iSHARE (Netherlands), TNO (Netherlands), USI (Germany), VTT (Finland), EMTA (France), Group ADP (France), KU Leuven (Belgium), ERTICO (Belgium), BAST (Germany), UIH (Hungary), and MDS (Germany).

1. Towards a common European
mobility data space (EMDS)
European Commission
May 2023
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2. Technical infrastructure for data spaces
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Common European data spaces
Data Spaces Support Centre (dssc.eu)
Coordinating the development of data spaces Assuring common standards and interoperability
Smart
Middleware
solutions
(Simpl)
Edge & cloud
Services
High-Performance
Computing
AI Testing and
Experimentation
Facilities
AI on demand
platform
• Driven by stakeholders
• Rich pool of data of varying degree of openness
• Sectoral data governance (contracts, licenses,
access rights, usage rights)
• Technical tools for data pooling and sharing
Marketplace
Green
Deal
Finance Skills
Energy
Agriculture Mobility
Health
Manufac-
turing Tourism
Data
legislation
Data Act
Data
Governance
Act
High-value
datasets
Etc.

3. Reluctance to share data:
security, competition
concerns, lack of trust
Fragmentation, lack of
access and interoperability
Heterogeneity and diversity
of stakeholders, transport
modes, data types, etc.
Challenges of mobility data sharing

4. 1) Identify crucial data
and increase their
availability
2) Help users in the
discovery of available
data sources
3) Facilitate data
access and re-use
4) Enable technical,
organisational and legal
interoperability between
public and private actors
5) Optimise data
collection and reduce
administrative burden
6) Facilitate
interoperability with
other common European
data spaces
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EMDS Objectives

5. Increasing the efficiency of the logistics sector at EU level
Supporting local authorities with their sustainable urban mobility plans
(SUMPs)
Implementation of urban vehicle access regulations (UVARs)
Boosting cross-border passenger & freight multimodality
Facilitating access to electromobility data at EU level
Added-value use cases
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6. EU mobility data domains
and initiatives
(e.g., DTLF, ITS NAPs)
Public or private
mobility data ecosystems
and initiatives
(e.g., German MDS, Eona-X)
EMDS users
(e.g., data providers,
data consumers,
marketplaces,
service providers)
data access/sharing
metadata flows
Sectoral data spaces
(e.g., Energy, Tourism)
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Recommended
building blocks
for data interoperability,
sovereignty, trust,
value & infrastructure
Interlinking
layer
for metadata and
discovery
Standards
for data quality, level of
service and accessibility
EMDS framework
EMDS technical and governance framework

7. Preparatory action
Digital Europe Programme
12 months Coordination &
Support Action – started
1/10/2022
→Map existing mobility data
ecosystems
→Recommend first
common building blocks
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Deployment action
Digital Europe Programme
Call closed on 24/01/2023
Currently in Evaluation phase
Planned start Q3-Q4 2023
Planned start Q3-Q4 2023.
→Deployment of mobility
data sharing use cases
related to traffic and urban
mobility indicators
Technical assistance
Connecting Europe Facility
Technical assistance study to
be launched in 2023
Followed by a deployment
action in 2024-2025
→Focus on the interlinking
layer, further definition of
building blocks and
interoperability (TBC)
Actions supporting the common European
mobility data space
• Building on the Data Spaces Support Centre and SIMPL

8. Initiative for a Communication
Goal: publicly announce the objectives and proposed way
forward for the creation of the common European mobility data
space.
Supported by a Call for Evidence and stakeholder input, e.g.:
• 10th Florence Intermodal Forum (25/11/2022)
• PrepDSpace4Mobility Workshops
• Public Workshop organised by DG MOVE (16/02/2023)

9. Thank you
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Contacts within MOVE:
dimitrios.gkatzoflias@ec.europa.eu
gilles.carabin@ec.europa.eu
astrid.schlewing@ec.europa.eu
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10. Useful links
European data strategy
https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-data-strategy_en
Sustainable and smart mobility strategy
https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/mobility-strategy_en
DIGITAL Work Programme 2021-2022
Work Programmes – DIGITAL (web page) and Main work programme.
Deployment call - Funding and tenders portal
DIGITAL-2022-CLOUD-AI-03-DS-MOBILITY
PrepDSpace4Mobility (mobilitydataspace-csa.eu)
Staff working document on data spaces
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/staff-working-document-data-spaces
Consultation – Communication on common European mobility data space
Have your say - creating a common European mobility data space