Data spaces always consist of a data space owner and participants involved in the data space. The data space owner is the highest body in the data space and serves as the strategic steering committee. Its main responsibility is ensuring that the data space is trustworthy and interoperable. To achieve this, it determines the governance and architecture and ensures they are implemented within the data space.
In order for the data space owner to fulfil its purpose, it performs several important functions:
- It ensures transparent access to relevant information and encourages cooperation between participants.
- It sets standards that promote interoperability across platforms, systems and legal frameworks and plays a leading role in building trust in the data space.
- It secures the long-term viability of the data space through sustainable funding, support for innovation and its ability to respond to technological and legal developments.
A successful data space owner acts neutrally, represents all participants’ interests in a balanced manner, and is constantly evolving. The specific structure of a data space ownership depends on the aims, framework and requirements of the data space. The document "Ausgestaltung Datenraumträgerschaft"(see below) takes an in-depth look at the data space owner’s role and uses examples from Switzerland to show how the role has been implemented in data spaces and similar projects. The document is a supplement to the Roles in the Swiss data ecosystem.
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