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Do You Need a Data Space? <br>Security, Usefulness, and Why the Biggest Risk is Not Sharing Data at All
09.09.2026

Do You Need a Data Space?
Security, Usefulness, and Why the Biggest Risk is Not Sharing Data at All

This summer, I was interviewed twice as a data spaces expert. The first interview, conducted by the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, focused on the role of governments when implementing sustainable digital ecosystems around data spaces and data trustees. In this second interview, Dorothee Jahaj from the Geodateninfrastruktur… Read More
General Interest Interview Opinion Data Accessibility Data Management Data Spaces Data Usefulness Interoperability Open Data Standards Research Strategy
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz
Do You Need a Data Space? <br>Security, Usefulness, and Why the Biggest Risk is Not Sharing Data at All

Do You Need a Data Space?
Security, Usefulness, and Why the Biggest Risk is Not Sharing Data at All

General Interest Interview Opinion Data Accessibility Data Management Data Spaces Data Usefulness Interoperability Open Data Standards Research Strategy
This summer, I was interviewed twice as a data spaces expert. The first interview, conducted by the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, focused on the role of governments when implementing sustainable digital ecosystems around data spaces and data trustees. In this second interview, Dorothee Jahaj from the Geodateninfrastruktur… Read More
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz

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Categories: Data Spaces

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Data Spaces and the Role of the State: Building Sustainable Data Ecosystems

Data Spaces and the Role of the State: Building Sustainable Data Ecosystems

Interview Opinion Data Accessibility Data Harmonisation Data Management Data Spaces Data Transformation Data Usefulness Interoperability Open Source Software Projects Research Strategy
Over the past few years, substantial private and public investments have gone into data spaces, data trustee models, and digital infrastructure. From a technological perspective, we have made significant progress. Standards, connectors, digital identities, wallets, and governance models are now sufficiently mature to support the development of productive data ecosystems. Read More
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz
Using Sensitive Location Data to its Full Potential – a Pragmatic, Full-Spectrum Approach

Using Sensitive Location Data to its Full Potential – a Pragmatic, Full-Spectrum Approach

General Interest News Projects Data Accessibility Data Spaces Data Usefulness Environmental Data FutureForest Geodata GIS hale»connect Interoperability Projects Strategy
Note: Should you prefer reading this article as a PDF, it is available for download here. Table of contents From Basic Authentication to Data Spaces The State Today: Standards and Islands Access Control in Modern GIS Systems Authorization: Role-Based Access Control… Read More
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz
SAGE + Forest Data Space + hale»connect = The Combo that Makes the Green Deal Data Space Work

SAGE + Forest Data Space + hale»connect = The Combo that Makes the Green Deal Data Space Work

General Interest News Projects conferences Data Accessibility Data Harmonisation Data Spaces Environmental Data Events hale»connect Interoperability Projects Strategy
In early May, I travelled to Oslo for the BVDA Data Week and the SAGE General Assembly. While the initial consolidation phase was not without its challenges, the project to build the Green Deal Data Space (GDDS) is now making good progress on several fronts. To… Read More
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz
SEMIC 2025: European Digital Markets at a Crossroads

SEMIC 2025: European Digital Markets at a Crossroads

Conferences Event Opinion Artificial Intelligence conferences Data Management Data Spaces Data Usefulness Events Interoperability Strategy
SEMIC 2025 was the conference’s largest edition thus far. Over 500 participants came together in Copenhagen, while over 3.500 utilised live streams to follow the conference’s goings-on from 65 different countries. More than 100 speakers, myself included, provided their insights surrounding this year’s theme: “Interoperability for Impact” Digesting… Read More
Thorsten Reitz
Thorsten Reitz