24.11.2023
Experts meet in Madrid to define new Space Data Space
As the impact of geopolitical tensions and climate change challenges continue to be felt around the world, key players in Europe’s space sector came together in Spain this week to define the requirements of a future Space Data Space system for Europe. The two-day workshop, co-organised by ESA and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) and hosted by the EU Satellite Centre in Madrid, was convened in light of the central role played by space-based data in preventing, mitigating and responding to these crises.
With the number and intensity of crises rising, a collective European approach is vital. Data spaces – secure and federated IT infrastructures with their own governance frameworks – are currently being established across key strategic domains as part of the European Union’s evolving Data Strategy. With the space sector today producing terabytes of data and satellites representing critical infrastructure for both societies and economies, developing a similar collaborative framework for the space sector within which this data can be securely managed and utilised is imperative.