Towards an innovative, trusted and fair European data economy.

Lead by: Algebra LAB

Place: Local event. Zagreb, Croacia

There is no truly successful and high-impact digitalisation of public and private services without data sharing. Data sharing is a pre-requisite for high-quality research and innovation. And while academic researchers have found a way to deploy data sharing to streamline their tasks and allow for greater understanding of the subject matter, increasing at the same time the validity and credibility of their research, the same cannot be said for data sharing practices B2G and G2B. We will discuss on this workshop how failing to share data actively hampers a stronger innovation process and what can be done to improve the situation.

Location: Algebra University College, Gradiscanska street 24, Zagreb

Language: Croatian

Lead by: CIDAI / Eurecat

Place: Local event. Barcelona, Spain

The Center of Innovation for Data Tech and Artificial Intelligence (CIDAI), through its managing partner: Eurecat Technological Center, organizes this regional workshop tackling how SMEs and Start-Ups can generate value from open data, with real examples, success stories and use cases. Discover financing opportunities for your data experiment and the fundamental role of the Digital Innovation Hubs in the promotion of data-based innovation. Learn about the main repositories of Open Data in Catalonia and participate in the interactive session about the most important dimensions to consider in a real data project.

Location: Espai ca l’Alier: Ca l’Alier, the home of urban innovation | Info Barcelona | Barcelona City Council

Language: Catalan

More info and Registration: https://cidai.eu/en/workshop-onsite-euhubs4data-dataweek/

Lead by: Univerza v Ljubljani, 4PDIH

Place: Online

A workshop on environmental data for municipalities and their public service organizations and other public organizations responsible for public administration, digitalization and open data.

Language: Slovenian

More info and Registration: https://cidai.eu/en/workshop-onsite-euhubs4data-dataweek/

Lead by: PRODUTECH DIH

Place: Online

This workshop will discuss the evolution of data management architectures, pointing to their characteristics and their role in data-driven information systems that support advanced data analytics environments. This includes the presentation of the Technology for Adaptive Data Analytics (TADA) concept, which uses Machine Learning and Metaheuristics for data-based decision support, and a general presentation describing common issues and challenges related to data management when deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in manufacturing settings. The importance of data in industry 4.0 and in smart grid applications will be discussed based on their opportunities and technological challenges.

Agenda:

14:30 Welcome session - Pedro Rocha
14:40 Technology for Adaptive Data Analytics - Paulo Cortez
15:00 Data Management Architectures in Advanced Data Analytics - Maribel Yasmina Santos
15:20 Coffee break
15:35 Manufacturing data challenges: data acquisition and management for AI - Hugo Ferreira
15:55 Data in industry: opportunities and technological challenges - Carlos Ramos
16:15 Inspection and Testing data for Zero Defect Manufacturing - Artem Nazarenko
16:35 Data in smart grids: opportunities and technological challenges - Zita Vale
16:55 Q&A
17:20 Closing of the workshop

Language: English

More info and Registration: visit this webpage.

Lead by: TNO

Place and registration: Online

The data economy is gaining momentum. In the south of the Netherlands partners are working together to increase the data maturity of SMEs on a large scale. In this workshop we will share our approach and best practices. In an interactive discussion we want to discuss the European dimension: how can European collaboration fill in missing links? And how can this success be replicated in other parts of Europe?

All the online activities of Data Week are free of charge

Lead by ITI

Place and registration: Online

Do you want to hear first-hand experiences of the support that the European federation of data driven hubs is already providing to SMEs all around Europe? In this workshop, EUHubs4Data project will present the results from the 1st round of experiments carried out under its programme. The workshop will count with the testimonies of most of the SMEs involved in the experiments, showcasing the achieved results and talking about the lessons learnt, and from several partners involved in the programme and that are supporting the SMEs in different aspects.

EUH4D is running now the second round of experiments and preparing the last open call to be launched in September (stay tuned!!). The project has allocated more than 6M Euros to provide support to SMEs and start-ups in this experiment programme.

Agenda:

• Introduction: Daniel Alonso (ITI, EUH4D coordinator)
• The federation of data driven innovation Hubs (Ana García, BDVA Secretary General)
• Presentation from the SMEs involved in EUH4D experimentation programme (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/): company, challenges in the experiment, results obtained, service and support from the federation, lessons learnt and best practices
  • Bit&Brain Technologies SL (Javier Mínguez): Assesleep (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/assesleep/)
  • Fora Forest Technologies, SLL (Inigo Lizarralde): Förecast 2.0 (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/forecast/)
  • Gmatics S.R.L (Marcello Maranesi): Damas (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/damas/)
  • Kentyou (Bertrand Copigneaux): AI4SAM (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/ai4sam/)
  • Latitudo40 S.r.l (Gaetano Volpe): UrbAlytics (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/urbalytics/)
  • Skanatek AB (Kirill Blazhko): Tunnll (https://euhubs4data.eu/experiments/tunnll/)

• Ethical dimension (Till Riedl, KIT)
• Exploitation strategy (Adriana Botnari, CARSA)
• Maximizing the impact: the programme in figures (Nuria DeLama, Richard Stevens, IDC)
• European dimension (Digital SME Alliance)
• Conclusions (Daniel Alonso, ITI)

All the online activities of Data Week are free of charge

Lead by Fundació Eurecat

Place and registration: Online

This session would pose a particular focus on the potential harmful consequences generated by the injection of the human-biases into AI, which lead to the so-called “Algorithmic Bias”. The main objectives of the session are: 1) describe the role of algorithmic bias embedded in machine learning applications (e.g. recommender systems, rankings, NLP, computer vision, etc..); 2) present methods able to analyze and mitigate those biases, with an emphasis on recommender systems and rankings.

The session will be covering the following topics:

• introduction of algorithmic bias in AI (e.g. algorithmic unfairness, polarization)
• auditing algorithms for detecting harmful consequences of this bias, with an emphasis on recommender systems
• mitigation strategies to reduce unfairness in recommendation and ranking systems.

All the online activities of Data Week are free of charge

Lead by Fundació Eurecat

Place and registration: Online

In this session, we will discuss citizen engagement in data-driven innovation projects from multiple perspectives. In the context of EUHubs4Data, we will explore strategies to involve citizens in the decisional process around the use of data for the creation of new services. We will also touch on the experience of participatory projects in which a bottom-up approach becomes fundamental for collecting data and generating impactful outcomes. In the context of the MediaFutures project, we will focus on artistic data-based experiences that engage with the public, and the importance of art- AI collaboration for understanding the impacts of the use of data. Finally, we will delve into the interrelation between participation, data, and arts, and how to boost citizen involvement in the creation of data innovation projects and data spaces.

All the online activities of Data Week are free of charge

Lead by: AIR4S

Place: Local event. Madrid, Spain.

The workshop aims to explore the role of public administrations, as data owners/providers as well as potential end-users, in the consolidation of the local and EU Data Spaces and the crucial aspects that make them a useful, reliable and sustainable data ecosystem.

Several pilots/use cases deployed by local partners around AI & data-based solutions applied to public sector and public services will be presented during the workshop.

The session will go deeper into the role of public administrations in the consolidation of Data Spaces and the crucial aspects that make them a useful, reliable and sustainable data ecosystem. It will also address the key facts around AI & data-based solutions applied to public sector in order to guarantee a social, economic and environmentally sustainable adoption of these technologies, such as data security and data integrity, the role the private sector in the development of data-based public services, the creation of new innovative data exploitation models or the preservation of ethical and social codes around data and AI.

Language: Spanish

More info and Registration: Madrid Innovation Lab

Lead by: PSNC

Place: Local event. Poznan.

Our market research shows that 64% of Polish manufacturing companies want to digitize, but only 31% of managers know what tools to use. This year's general event where the workshop session is hosted - Industry Next Congress during the ITM INDUSTRY EUROPE is devoted entirely to the presentation of digital transformation tools along with examples of their use and possibilities of co-financing digital transformation. The session will be focused on the role of the DIH’s in the digital transformation with focus on Digital Twins. This workshop will give also an opportunity to promote the EUhubs4Data services and the network of the DIH’s

Objectives:

• Promote the digital transformation
• Promote the Digital Innovation Hubs
• Promote the Digital Twins/AI/BigData solutions

Location: Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, Industry Next Congress

Language: Polish

Lead by ITA Innova

Place and registration: Online

Nowadays, cities are gathering big amount of data which are available for everyone. Governments and different projects are using this data to improve the quality of life of citizens and to close public administration to cities.

The objective of this session is to show how companies are offering services to public administration to show how to improve the organization of cities, to save money and to offer better services to the citizens and improve their quality of life.

Data is recognised as an asset in a data-driven public sector, which is part of policy making, service delivery, organisational management and innovation. However, available data often include insufficient quality, lack of understanding, wrong interpretation and wrong decision-making, leading to less transparency and accountability and less trust, so mechanisms are needed that can improve data-driven public policies.

There is a strategic trend to embrace data-driven public services to positively impact outcomes by promoting data-driven policy making and data-supported service design.

All the online activities of Data Week are free of charge

Lead by: DIH DATAlife

Place and registration: Online

Framed in the work conducted by GAIN and DATAlife in the Interreg project HIBA (HUB IBERIA AGROTECH) to promote a multi-regional ecosystem focused on the digitalisation of the agri-food sector in Spain and Portugal, the event will be divided in 3 sessions:

1. Diagnostic: presenting the results and the actions carried out by DATAlife and GAIN (sectorial roundtables, individual interviews and several digital maturity tests). We will highlight the opportunities for ICT companies and R&D groups (university and technological centres) and next steps for DATAlife

2. Success cases in digitisation within the primary sector as an example of the deployment and implementation of disruptive technologies and good practices

3. Federated data spaces session, with European experts on data and the agrifood sector, to promote them as a solution for many of the barriers detected during the diagnosis.

Lead by: ITI

Place: Local event. Valencia, Spain

ITI organizes this regional workshop tackling the role of the i-Spaces as a gateway for companies to a trusted environment to innovate and experiment with data. The main goals of this session are to open a space for reflection on the needs and challenges for the main sectors of the region and to present the initiatives, strategies and opportunities behind the intensive use of data in the economy and society.

The i-Spaces provide innovation and experimentation environments where companies, in their respective ecosystems, could have their data-driven and AI-related products and solutions piloted, tested, and exploited before going to the market.

During this event, the speakers will present a national framework, addressing policy insights and strategies from the EU. Also, a panel with companies coming from tourism, agriculture, health, and mobility/smart cities sectors of the Valencia region in Spain, will serve as a space for discussion on the needs and challenges behind the experimentation and data sharing.

ITI will present the concept of BDVA i-Spaces and the main initiatives and projects that are being carried out related to these topics, to transfer this knowledge and opportunities to SMEs, enterprises, society, and public administrations. Furthermore, the speakers will present some ICT solutions developed by the technological companies of the region.

Location: Salón Actos Cubo Rojo- Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación-UPV| Valencia, Spain

Language: Spanish

More info and registration: https://www.iti.es/eventos/retos-y-oportunidades-para-las-empresas-en-la-economia-del-dato-ecosistemas-de-experimentacion-i-spaces-como-punto-de-acceso-a-los-eu-data-spaces/