European Data Spaces Awards 2025

Data is one of Europe’s greatest economic assets. This is why the upcoming European Data Union strategy aims to establish a genuine internal market for data, enabling the EU to scale up AI development effectively. In Europe, data is widely distributed across numerous public and private stakeholders within the Digital Single Market. European industrial data markets are central to this ecosystem, and their success will depend on instruments that guarantee trust, ensure data sovereignty, and deliver a fair distribution of the value generated from data use.

In this context, the European Data Spaces Awards are launched with the objective of promoting the best-in-class European data sharing initiatives. Highlighting the achievements of selected initiatives will help to increase visibility and promote best practices that can guide others. This yearly award, celebrating best practices, will encourage the community to grow and improve. The Awards are organised by the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) in collaboration with the European Commission.