European Language Data Space Newsletter. Issue 21, February 2025.
Date: 2025-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Subjects: copyright, data processing, data protection, digital single market, multilingualism, serial publication

Online version | ISSN: 2811-7646

Issue 21 – February 2025

European Language Data Space
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Welcome

Dear reader,

Welcome to the February edition of the LDS newsletter!

On 7 February 2025, the much-anticipated Beta release of the European
Language Data Space (LDS) software was officially launched, marking a signifi-
cant step forward in the development of a single European marketplace for and
around language data and language-driven applications. In this issue, you will
find more information on this first version as well as links to the official docu-
mentation, and learn how to become a member of the European Language
Data Space.

As announced in our January newsletter, the LDS beta version will be presented
officially in several events already in preparation. In particular, we are happy to
announce that the LDS Launch Conference will take place on 19 March 2025
at the Cité internationale de la langue française, Château de Villers-Cotterêts
(France). The conference will be collocated in the context of the launch of
the ALT-EDIC, underlining the close connection and cooperation between both
initiatives.

As usual, you will find all details on these and further events in the dedicated
section below.

Best regards,

The LDS Consortium

News

Beta release of the European Language Data Space soft-
ware

The European Language Data Space (LDS)
aims at building a trustworthy and effective
data market for the exchange of language
resources in the public and – even more im-
portantly – in the private sector, enabling
the participants to share, sell or buy lan-
guage data products through a single plat-
form.

LDS is designed as an ecosystem of organisations. Users who own language
data and those who want to use language data can perform all actions related
to their data assets and interact with other stakeholders in a secure way and in
full compliance with EU laws and regulations.

The main component is the LDS connector, a powerful tool designed to facili-
tate seamless, cross-platform and secure data exchange among the LDS mar-
ketplace members. This small piece of software is installed on the users’ system
and enables the exchange of information about offerings, where each offering
comprises an asset, e.g., a dataset, paired with a policy defining its terms and
conditions of use.

The connector enforces the application of the conditions established by the
data provider, supports the user in fulfilling the actions required by the policy
(e.g. the payment of a license fee) and facilitates the secure transfer of data as-
sets. This results in a usage contract, which is logged within the connector for
traceability and enhanced security.

The current LDS software v1.0.0-beta, which was officially released on 7
February 2025, includes the Identity and Access Management (IAM) and some
example user roles, as well as basic support for several workflows, such as the

search, negotiation and transfer of data assets or the creation of data products
and offers. Further functionalities will be implemented in the upcoming ver-
sions already scheduled for July 2025 (v2.0) and January 2026 (v3.0).

See also

Learn more about the LDS beta release

How to get started

To apply for a participation in the LDS, the legal representative (or a delegated
person) of an interested organisation fills in the application form and provides
the necessary information to verify that the the eligibility criteria and other op-
erational requirements are met.

Eligible participants are EU-based legal entities, whose ownership control is
with controlling bodies or individuals located within an EU member state. The
data products to be offered in the LDS must be under full ownership of (or in-
clude clear distribution rights to) the stakeholder who is publishing the offer.

After the successful submission, the LDS Governance Board will assess the ap-
plication and approve or reject it in compliance with the governance frame-
work. Once the application is approved, the legal representative will receive
additional instructions on the technical procedure to access the LDS ecosys-
tem and for the installation and configuration of the LDS connector.

We are happy to help!

The LDS legal and technical helpdesks will support users during the testing
phase and beyond, providing assistance regarding any questions or issues.

See also

Contact the LDS Helpdesk

Highlights

LDS at the DSS 2025

The 2025 edition of the Data Spaces
Symposium (DSS) will take place on 11 and
12 March in Warsaw, Poland, with the ambi-
tious title "Share data. Unlock value. Boost
impact." The Symposium counts among the
world’s leading events on data spaces and
showcases the pivotal work done by the
Data Spaces Support Centre in providing a
blueprint for common European data spa-
ces, acting as a cornerstone of the European
Data Strategy.

Also this year, LDS project leader Georg Rehm (DFKI, Germany) will participate
in the symposium as speaker and have the opportunity to present the current
version of the LDS software, outlining the further plans and potentials of the
LDS initiative and the role it will play in the European data space ecosystem.

Further details on the symposium sessions and speakers can be found on the
official event website.

LDS Launch Conference

On 19 March 2025, the first prototype of the European Language Data Space
(LDS) software will be presented to the open public at the LDS Launch
Conference. The event will take place as part of the first ALT-EDIC Conference
at the ALT-EDIC headquarters in Villers-Cotterêts as well as online as a hybrid
event.

The conference will be centred not only on the current technical status of the
LDS architecture, but also give space to the legal aspects related to the LDS, fo-
cussing on the governance scheme and the data protection within the LDS.

Furthermore, the emerging European Data Space ecosystem will be outlined,
highlighting the efforts made by the Data Space Support Centre to help estab-
lish it. Finally, a dedicated Q&A session will provide space for questions from
participants.

Further information and details on the LDS Launch Conference can be found in
the Events section below.

Events

LDS Country Workshop in
Denmark

The European Language Data Space and
Alexandra Institute and Agency for Digital
Government are bringing together experts
from the Danish Industry, Public
Administration and Research to discuss the
importance of language data for the devel-
opment of Language Technologies and AI-
based tools in Denmark.

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Organiser

07/03/2025

DLA Piper, Copenhagen (Denmark)

Alexandra Institute and Agency for Digital Government |
European Language Data Space

Registration

Register here

Contact

Event organisation

LDS Launch Conference

We are happy to invite stakeholders, data
providers and data consumers to join the
LDS Launch Conference, dedicated to the
presentation of the LDS beta version. The
event will offer an overview of the LDS func-
tions and operations and how it may benefit
different industry sectors. Don't miss this
opportunity to learn more about the LDS,
ask questions and discuss how it can sup-
port your data needs!

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date

venue

19/03/2025

Cité internationale de la langue française, Château de
Villers-Cotterêts (France)

Organiser

European Language Data Space

Registration

Register here

Contact

Event organisation

Visit the LDS Website

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A Common European Language Data Space – funded under contract LC-01936389 with the
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