The Data Spaces Symposium 2025, held in Warsaw on March 11-12, gathered leading experts, policymakers, and innovators to discuss the future of sovereign and interoperable data spaces. As one of the premier global events dedicated to data-driven transformation, the symposium provided a platform for sharing market-ready solutions, emerging trends, and real-world applications of data spaces across industries.
GATE Institute participated in discussions on trusted data sharing, AI-driven applications, and digital innovation. Prof. Dessislava Petrova-Antonova, Reasearch Lead of “Future Cities” Domain joined the Starter Kit presentation, where she shared GATE’s perspective on how the Starter Kit supports data space adoption and interoperability.
Dr. Iva Krasteva, Senior researcher at GATE pitched the importance of skills training for organizations joining data spaces during an interactive workshop “From idea to business: Use case creation and data space onboarding”. In the panel: “The Future of Healthcare: Unlocking Value Creation Through Data Sharing” Irena Pavlova, Manager European Programmes and Projects highlighted that trust and a digital health culture are essential enablers for the EU Health Data Space realization. She stressed the need for developing digital skills in healthcare professionals and encouraging patients to enhance their data literacy— and ideally, embrace data altruism—to drive innovation and societal well being. Additionally, Prof. Sylvia Ilieva participated in the regular IDSA hubs meet-up where she connected, exchanged ideas, and gained early insights into what’s ahead with colleagues from Finland, Spain, Brazil and many others.
GATE continues to support the development of trusted, interoperable, and impactful data spaces. The participation at Data Spaces Symposium 2025 provided opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage in discussions on data-driven innovation and cross-industry collaboration.