Info-Session
Digital Europe Deployment Calls
Green Deal, Agricultural, Energy data spaces
DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-AI-06 & DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-DATA-AI-06
Data Spaces Symposium, Darmstadt, 13 March 2024

Key featuresof the 3 deployment calls
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Calls – Key Features• Type of action: Simple grant
Simple Grants are a flexible type of action used by a large variety of topics and can cover most activities. Theconsortium will mostly use personnel costs to implement action tasks, activities with third parties (subcontracting,financial support, purchase) are possible but should be limited• Maximum grant amount for each call: 8 mln EUR per project• Funding rate: 50%• Reimbursement certain types of eligible costs that were actually incurred
for the project (not the budgeted costs).
=> see budget categories and cost eligibility rules in call text

• Project duration: 24-36 months Green Deal, 36 months Agri & Ener
• Ideally one big project to be funded• Consortium composition: minimum 3 independent beneficiaries from 3
different eligible countries (Green Deal, Ener)
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Green Deal data space
deployment call
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Call – Objective
Deploy an operational Green Deal Data Space (GDDS)• The action is expected to deploy a technical infrastructure and governance mechanism
for the GDDS with related use cases• The action should enable reusing and sharing data from existing relevant private andpublic data ecosystems, which will feed new services and applications that contribute toreaching the objectives of the Green Deal• The action should take into account the latest developments in the data strategy and green
deal landscape, in particular:o Results of the DIGITAL GREAT project regarding preparatory actions for the Green Deal data
spaceo Results of relevant HORIZON EUROPE projects to provide more accessible and exploitable
6environmental observation data in support of the European Green Deal priority actions(AD4GD, B-Cubed, FAIRiCUBE, USAGE)The scope of the European Green Deal Data Space

Data
EconomyGreenDeal

Circular Economy,
Biodiversity, Zero
Pollution, Climatechange/ Adaptation

Green Deal Data
SpaceUse-cases for the GDDS
• This Call invites you to structure your proposals around use-cases• The call has identified 3 example use-cases of interest – linked to someof recent European Commission policy initiatives• These 3 example use-cases of interest are not restrictive.
• “Any Data Space use-case whose principal value lies in at least one of thefour focus areas is in scope”

Biodiversity
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Circular Economy

Zero Pollution

Climate change

Use Case 1: DPP-ready Producer
Responsibility Organization Information Systembrands

manufacturers

Digital Product Passport
Re-useconsumer
PRO Information SystemCollection
PointsFibreSorting

Recyclers

Landfilling or Incineration

The “combined” DPP/ PRO-IS forms a Data
Space: examples of value creation• Life duration of textiles• Waste flows at brand level• Which data to feed-back to the DPP of newly manufactured

products• High granularity data in the sorting reports attached to shipments
for re-use• Ideas about how to leverage the data/ capacities of DPP in thecontext of a Data Space are welcome. Be it textiles or other valuechains

Use Case 2: “due diligence” systems forcompanies supply chains• private operators care more and more about their own environmentaland sustainability performance.
• This is either due to the imperative for compliance to legislations like theCorporate Sustainability Reporting Directive , EU Deforestation Regulationor the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation• Or due to the pursuit of competitive advantage in the sustainability race.
• This CFP aims to fund infrastructures/ applications that help private
operators in their reporting/ sustainability journey and create valueUse-Case 2 :Due Diligence for deforestation
free products

Use Case 2: “due diligence” systems forcompanies supply chains• Regardless if you have already invested in a due diligence system andhave already a beta version and look to invest further or you are starting
to invest now, we think that the Green Deal Data Space is an interesting
program for you.
• Where the imperative to disclose upstream in the value chain with otherprivate operators collide with the need to protect commerciallyconfidential information, applicants should propose digital solutions andprotocols resolving such tension• Applicants are encouraged to explore ways that data collected and sharedin the context of due diligence can be used as a product for creating
further value and propose potential business models

Use-case 3: National Forest Inventories andconfidentiality preserving technologies• The National Forest Inventories• In contrast to the previous use-cases, in this one data ( NFIs) are used as“ground-truth data” for training and validating ML models for forestmonitoring• Our proposal for a Forest Monitoring law has a provision for
Confidentiality Preserving Safeguards to protect confidential attributes ofNFIs and ensure data re-use• While the decision making process is ongoing, this use-case is about thetechnological elements of those safeguards• This CFP is asking for A Confidentiality Preserving Infrastructure thatallows to access NFI data for training ML without compromising theconfidentiality constraints

Use-case 3: National Forest Inventories andconfidentiality preserving technologies

Use-cases demonstrating synergies areencouraged

Thematic Data
SpacesDestination
EarthDigital ProductPassport

Local Digital
TwinsOutcomes and deliverables• A governance structure for the GDDS
• A GDDS data-governance algorithmic mechanism• A GDDS technical infrastructure for operating the selected use cases andconnecting previously fragmented green data infrastructures• High-value, reusable datasets relevant for the selected use cases and more
broadly the focus areas• A stakeholder mapping analysis of those who could join the data space
after the end of the project.
• A set of concrete policy recommendations that will complement digitalsolutions in the implementation of the selected use cases.
• Operational and financial sustainability of the GDDSAgricultural data space
deployment call
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Call – Background & Scope
Common European Agricultural Data Space• Agricultural data has a value and can be further capitalised.
• A Coordination and Support Action (CSA) has developed an approach towards a Common
European Agricultural Data Space, including a proposal for a business and governancemodel and technical specifications.

• Several projects have been launched to inform the development of the data space.
• Many Data Sharing Initiatives in the field of agriculture are existing and evolving; federation
would be an asset.

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Call – Objectives
Set up, deploy, and further develop an operational Common
European Agricultural Data Space• Deploy a secure and trusted data space to enable the agriculture sector to transparently
share and access data, allowing for an increase in its economic and environmental
performance (requires governance and business model and technical specifications);• Provide a basis for applications and new services that will contribute to achieving theobjectives of the EU Data Strategy, the Green Deal, and the Common Agricultural Policy
through enabling the sharing of private and public data.

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Call – Outcomes and deliverables• Technical infrastructure for the Common European Agriculture Data Space.

• Data governance documentation, comprising a set of rules of legislative,administrative and contractual nature, that determine the rights to access, process,use and share data in a trustworthy and transparent manner.

• Provision of access to High Value Data Sets relevant for the EU Agricultural
domain.

• Data-space specific Code of conduct and contract template relevant to the dataspace.

• Guidance/training documentation for the stakeholders, including SMEs, willing tojoin the data space.
21• Once the data space is deployed: quarterly report on usage; problem management
along with documented solutions to overcome problems.

Call – KPIs
• Maturity, reliability, and security of the technical infrastructure deployed.

• Number of relevant stakeholders, including SMEs, participating actively in the dataspace.

• Diversity of stakeholder groups involved in data space activities, including thetracking of actors involved in agriculture and/ or representing the sector.

• Amount of data and number of data types accessible through the data space.
• Geographical coverage of the available data sets.
• Number of Data transactions through the data space22• Applicants are encouraged to propose additional KPIs

Call – Other aspects• Financial Support to Third parties (FSTP) possible for testing the functioning of thedata space• Build on the results of CSA "AgriDataSpace"• Consideration of other EU level initiatives and their results also in the course ofimplementation, such as the forthcoming Horizon Europe Partnership Agricultureof Data23

Energy data space
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Call – Objectives
Deploy a reliable and secure common European data space for energy in alignment
with the European Strategy for Data and the EU Action Plan on digitalizing the energysystem.

Facilitate access to data for innovative energy services to improve grid balance,
optimise the grid, enhance energy efficiency of the built environment, and integrateintermittent renewable energy sources.

Achieve the goals of 'Fit for 55' package and RePowerEU plan, promote sector
integration, and create business opportunities.

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Call – ScopeFirst version of a common European energy data space (CEEDS) in at least 10 Member
States taking into account the CEEDS blueprint and existing assets.
Identify and pilot at least five use cases (including at least two of the use cases from theDoEAP), addressing high-level priorities such as distributed energy resources, flexibility
services for grids, and smart electric vehicle charging.
Use common reference architecture, building blocks, open standards (such asSAREF), and minimum interoperability mechanisms. Insure Intra-CEEDS and inter-data
spaces interoperability.

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Call – ScopeImplement infrastructures based on replicable and scalable building blocks (e.g.
data models, APIs, identity management, metadata and service discovery).
Establish a robust governance system overseeing the operations of the energy dataspace.
Work closely with the stakeholder expert groups on smart energy established by theEuropean Commission.
Relevant stakeholders to implement this action are all entities which have an activerole in managing energy system operations as well as data providers and users.

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Call – Outcomes and KPIs
Deliverables: Technical infrastructure, deployed use cases, businessmodels, governance system, biannual reports, guidance/training documents,and regular operational reports.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Qualitative and quantitative metrics,
benchmarking, (methodologies for) progress monitoring, and indicators formeasuring final usage and impact of the deployment.

Targeted Stakeholders: Energy operators, technology providers, energy
service providers, ICT companies and telcos, system integrators, authorities,
EV stakeholders, building management stakeholders, and data
management stakeholders.
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Common Requirements• Work in close partnership with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC):o ensure alignment with the rest of the ecosystem of data spaces implemented with the support ofDigital Europe Programme (data spaces reference architecture; common building blocks,toolboxes and standards; and data governance models)• Use, in so far as possible and when available, the smart cloud-to-edge
middleware platform Simpl:
o proof-of-concept released by summer 2024
o Minimum Viable Platform released end 2024

• Work from the outset towards achieving financial sustainability by theconclusion of the project action• active integration and participation of data holders and users
o ensure that the data space is designed and structured to meet participant’s needso make the data space relevant and aim for high adoption rates and a strong30

sense of ownership of data holders and users by the end of the project’s runtime

Eligibility Applicants• Public or private legal entities (natural persons not eligible)• Established in eligible countries (EU27, EEA, countries associated to Digital Europe=> list participating countries)Green Deal & Energy data space calls (not Agricultural):• Restricted call, application art.12(6) Digital Europe Regulation:o Entities must not be directly or indirectly controlled from a country that is not an eligible country,
unless they comply with the requirements to guarantee the protection of the essential security
interests of the Union and the Member States, and to ensure the protection of classified documents
information as set out in the relevant work programme (conditions for foreign controlled entities –guarantees)=> Participants* to submit a declaration to determine the ownership and control status* Beneficiaries and affiliated entities, associated partners and subcontractors - except for entities that are validated as publicbodies by the Central Validation Service
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o Project activities can only take place in the eligible countries

How to submit an application& more information
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How to submit an application
A 2-step process:
1) Register your organisation in the Participant Register=> you will receive a 9-digit participant identification code (PIC).
2) Submit the proposal in 3 parts in the Funding & Tender Portal (topic page):✓ Part A: administrative information (applicant organisations and budget for the proposal).
✓ Part B: description of the action with the technical content of the proposal (maximum 70pages)✓ Annexes:
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Green Deal: ownership control declarations (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, associated partners andsubcontractors)
Agricultural: list of previous projects last 4 years
Energy: ownership control declarations (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, associated partners andsubcontractors), list of previous projects last 4 years=> Check call text for exhaustive information

More information
See topic page for each call on the Funding & Tender Portal:•••••••••
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Call text
Digital Europe Work Programme 2023-2024
EU Funding & Tenders Online Manual
AGA – Annotated Grant Agreement
Guidance on participation in DEP – restricted calls
Topic related FAQ
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ (general)
IT Help Desk
Partner search announcements

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