ELISE Webinar: Emerging Approaches for Data-Driven Innovation in Europe

Presentation of the report and scene setting from a scientific and policy perspective

Alexander Kotsev, Marco Minghini, Marina Micheli & Sven Schade, European Commission, JRC, Carlos Granell, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Spain

14:00 – 14:15

Session 1. Innovative approaches to data sharing

• Introduction to the session 
  • Combining public sector and citizen-generated data - the case of addresses, Alessandro Sarretta, National Research Council, Italy.
  • Binary serialisation for static and dynamic data, Peter Mooney, Maynooth University, Ireland.
  • Enforcing automation in building, testing and deployment of software applications – the case of cloud-based data services, Just van den Broecke, OSGeo.nl, The Netherlands.
• Discussion panel
• Science and policy takeaways 

14:15 – 14:50

Session 2. IoT and decentralised architectures

• Introduction to the session
  •  Processing data close to its origin - edge computing on IoT devices, Frank Ostermann, University of Twente, The Netherlands
  • Event-driven architectures for data exchange, Simon Jirka, Matthes Rieke, 52°North Spatial Information Research GmbH
• Discussion panel
• Science and policy takeaways 

14:50 – 15:15

Session 3. The social and organisational dimensions of data-driven innovation

• Introduction to the session
  • Addressing public-private partnership for data supply – data collaboratives for air quality in cities, Stefaan Verhulst, The GovLab, New York University, US.
  • Understanding demand for data-driven innovation in the public sector – the case of algorithmic processes, Lina Dencik, Cardiff University/Marina Micheli, JRC EU Commission.
  • Aligning EU-level policies and local practices in the advent of European data spaces, Hillen Oost, Association of Dutch Municipalities / Futura Nova.eu, The Netherlands.
• Discussion panel
• Science and policy takeaways 

15:15 – 15:50

Wrap-up and next steps

15:50 – 16:00