Non-Technical Building Block
Explore training materials related to the non-technical building block of the DS4SSCC Blueprint. Topics include value creation, business models, ecosystem collaboration, market positioning, governance, regulatory and contractual frameworks, compliance, and safeguards. The Introduction training and the in-person Bootcamp are also included, as they address both technical and non-technical aspects.
Sustainable Business Strategies - basic
This training explores how data spaces can support innovation, growth and sustainability in cities and communities. Participants will work through practical exercises to better understand how data spaces can create value for local ecosystems and support sustainable smart community development. The session includes practical exercises and interactive collaboration.
Governance & Legal: Regulatory Compliance and Safeguards
This training introduces regulatory compliance and safeguards for data spaces, with an overview of the current EU digital regulatory landscape and how to identify which rules may apply based on the data, participants, use cases and technologies involved. Through an interactive workshop and group discussion, participants identify key legal and compliance challenges, reflect on their own data space or use case, and begin mapping possible next steps. The session also introduces the contractual framework for data spaces and concludes with suggested follow-up work, including continued collaboration with legal experts and pilot teams.
Green Deal Regulations and Policies
This lecture introduces key EU environmental regulations that matter for data spaces and explains how they are connected to the European Green Deal and smart community priorities. It covers relevant policy areas such as climate action, energy transition, mobility, circular economy, buildings, air quality, water management and biodiversity. The session also shows how data spaces can support compliance, transparency, sustainability and innovation, while helping cities and stakeholders better understand the cost of inaction.
In-person training: Bootcamp event in Ljubljana
Governance & Legal Building Blocks (basic)
This workshop introduces governance in data spaces, with a focus on common purpose, balanced power dynamics and the role of the Multi-Stakeholder Governance Scheme in building trusted local data ecosystems. Participants explore the roles and responsibilities of data space participants, including participatory, intermediary and governing roles, and discuss how governance frameworks help define access, accountability and oversight. The session includes group work and use-case discussions to help pilots map stakeholders, identify roles and reflect on governance questions in their own context.
Business & Governance: Creating Win-Win Solutions for All Stakeholders in Your Data Space
This workshop focuses on creating win-win solutions for stakeholders in a data space by looking at governance structures, collaboration models and their connection to business models. Participants work with the Data Cooperation Canvas and explore value propositions, stakeholders, data and infrastructure, resources, data collaboration models and possible revenue streams. The session includes interactive practical work for further developing governance frameworks and business models.
Introduction to the Data Space for Smart Communities
This foundational training provides an overview of data spaces and their significance in the context of smart communities. Participants are introduced to the core concepts, benefits and potential applications of data spaces, with a focus on their role in supporting smarter, more connected and more sustainable local ecosystems. The training also places data spaces within the broader European data strategy and explains how they contribute to smart and sustainable communities. In addition, it provides context on the DS4SSCC initiative, the role of pilot projects, the overall training programme approach, and the European Data Space for Smart Communities Blueprint.
This in-person bootcamp supports DS4SSCC-DEP pilot teams in developing stronger local data spaces and preparing for federation and long-term sustainability. The training combines business, governance and technical work, helping participants refine data products, business models, governance structures and technical implementation choices. It includes joint sessions, dedicated track work, pilot presentations and peer exchange to support practical progress across the participating pilots.
Agenda and pre-assignments:
It provides the agenda and preparation package for the DS4SSCC Ljubljana Bootcamp. It outlines the two-day in-person training structure, covering business and governance sessions, technical sessions, and joint work on federation and sustainability. A key focus of the document is the pre-assignments for pilots, including stakeholder mapping, governance and participation management overviews, use case descriptions, data product definitions, and technical preparation tasks, so that the bootcamp sessions could build directly on the pilots’ prior work.
Business & Governance Track
The Business & Governance Track focuses on helping pilots refine their use cases, data products, business models and governance approaches. Building on their stakeholder maps, governance and participation management overviews, use cases and data products, participants clarify value propositions, customer and user groups, revenue or cost-recovery logic, roles and responsibilities, trust and decision-making structures, and sustainability beyond EU funding. The track also explores the transition from local data spaces towards federated business and governance models, including joint offerings, cost and benefit sharing, and governance mechanisms that support trust and coordination.
Joint Sessions:
The joint sessions bring all participants together to align on key concepts, share progress and connect the technical, business and governance perspectives. They include workshop framing, pilot presentations, federation concepts, group formation, peer exchange and closing reflections. These sessions help pilots learn from each other, identify common challenges and explore opportunities for collaboration across use cases, domains and geographies.