"Trusted Data Exchanges: From Standards to Pilots in a changing world" Workshop
workshop
02 April 2025-14:00to18:00
(Tokyo)
The International House of Japan
https://g.co/kgs/qc4yD8Z
This workshop aims to explore practical implementation of trusted data exchanges, supporting the Memorandum of Cooperation on digital identities and trust services signed between the EU and Japan. This initiative builds on commitments made at the G7 Hiroshima 2023, where the Institutional Arrangement for Partnership (IAP) was endorsed to operationalize Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT). In 2024, the OECD released the G7 Mapping Exercise of Digital Identity Approaches, analyzing commonalities between different frameworks, including those of the EU and Japan, and calling for pilot projects to test key standards.
Both personal and non-personal data exchanges will be considered as the discussions will explore how digital identities and data provenance traceability serve as key enablers for trusted data flows. To steer the discussion with scenarios, the session will consider risk and crisis management situations for which trusted data exchanges are mandatory for preparedness, and response strategies.
Examine the adoption of key standards for cross-border data exchange (tourism, environmental monitoring, foreign companies involvement, etc. )
Facilitate discussions on ongoing initiatives aligning with the global shift towards data spaces and digital transformation, with a particular emphasis on crisis and disaster management.
Bridge European and Japanese approaches to trusted data exchanges by fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing in a pilot project to be outlined
Target audience
This workshop will engage a diverse audience, including:
Policy Makers: From both Europe and Japan, focusing on smart city governance, digital transformation, and international collaboration.
Industry Experts: Specifically, those working in the domains of urban data management, IoT, cybersecurity, digital identity management, and digital infrastructure.
Academia: Researchers and scholars working on urban informatics, semantic technologies, and standardisation efforts related to smart cities.
Technologists & Developers: Building platforms, tools, and solutions that support data exchange, including software solutions leveraging ETSI NGSI-LD, digital identities, and dataspaces.
Public Sector Officials: From municipal governments who are driving the implementation of smart city initiatives, focusing on secure and trustworthy data exchange frameworks.
Expected outcomes
Identification of Key Challenges: Highlight the practical challenges and barriers in the adoption of standards (NGSI-LD, digital identities, dataspaces) for trusted data exchanges, with a focus on risks and disaster management in cities.
Collaboration Framework: Lay the foundation for future collaborations between Europe and Japan in the development and deployment of pilot projects related to data spaces and semantic interoperability.
Actionable Insights for Pilot Projects: Provide concrete examples and lessons learned from current pilots in both Europe and Japan, offering participants guidance on how to initiate and scale trusted data exchange pilots in their cities.
Policy Recommendations: Deliver a set of policy recommendations for aligning efforts on digital identity frameworks, semantic interoperability, and data governance to accelerate the realization of data-driven smart cities.
