Publications that connect innovation, standards and collaboration

Gaia-X AISBL and Gaia-X Spain:
who is who and our relationship

Access and download all the key documentation governing the association’s operations. In this section, you will find our statutes, code of ethics, internal regulations, audits, and member fees and dues, with the aim of ensuring clear, accessible and transparent management.

Mobility Data Spaces: Study and Use Cases

The two documents address the potential of data spaces in the field of mobility. They have been produced by EIT Urban Mobility in collaboration with the Mobility Working Group of the Gaia-X Spain Association.

The Potential of Mobility Data Spaces. This study, developed together with i2CAT and Factual Consulting, provides an in-depth analysis of the role of data spaces in the digital transformation of the mobility sector in Spain. It includes a mapping of value chains, use cases, technical and legal challenges, and a review of the most relevant reference architectures (Gaia-X, IDSA, FIWARE, iSHARE). It also presents European examples such as Mobility Data Space, Catena-X and Eona-X.
Use Cases from the Mobility Working Group. This document presents the results of the collaborative work carried out by Gaia-X Spain’s Mobility Working Group, structured around five thematic subgroups: public transport, MaaS, connected car, electric vehicle and logistics. It identifies application scenarios, key stakeholders, benefits, barriers and data involved, with the aim of promoting flagship projects in sustainable, interoperable and data-driven mobility.

Overview of the Tourism Data Space in Spain

This report, produced within the framework of the Spanish Gaia-X Hub, offers a strategic and technical overview of the development of a federated data space for the tourism sector in Spain. The document analyses the challenges, opportunities and use cases that will enable progress towards a more interoperable, sovereign data economy focused on value creation in tourism. Featured content:

Context and benefits of an interoperable tourism data space.
Specific sector challenges: fragmentation, trust, governance and uneven digitalisation.
Current use cases with open and private data.
Design principles and technical needs: sovereignty, interoperability, security and value creation.
Methodology for building sector-specific data spaces.

Document produced by the Tourism Working Group of the Gaia-X Spain Hub, with the support of the Spanish Government’s Data Office and the collaboration of public and private stakeholders from the tourism ecosystem.

Identification of Use Cases for
Data Spaces in Industry 4.0

This report presents the results of the first workshop of the Industry Working Group of the Gaia-X Spain Association, held on 23 February 2023 at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The session, organised in collaboration with T-Systems, IndesIA, Vicomtech, Tecnalia and UPM, aimed to identify and prioritise industrial use cases applicable to data spaces and artificial intelligence.

During the session, more than 60 participants from over 50 organisations — including companies, technology centres and institutional bodies — worked in groups organised by industrial patterns: small batches, mass customisation and high-volume production. From more than 100 initial ideas, six key use cases were selected, including intelligent demand forecasting, predictive maintenance, real-time supply chain visibility, and smart reuse and recycling.

The document details the methodological process followed, the prioritisation criteria applied and the full sheets for the selected use cases, including their economic impact, data needs, stakeholders involved and transformative potential.

Document produced by Gaia-X Spain’s Industry Working Group, in collaboration with T-Systems, IndesIA, Vicomtech, Tecnalia and UPM.

Data space governance: fundamentals and overall vision

This document, produced within the framework of the Gaia-X Spain Association and in collaboration with DAMA Spain, provides a structured and comprehensive overview of data space governance, addressing the principles, key elements and approaches needed to ensure its interoperable and trustworthy operation, aligned with the European framework. The article explores the role of governance as an enabling element for data spaces, connecting regulatory and technical requirements with organisational models, roles and coordination mechanisms between participating entities.

This work forms part of the collaboration between Gaia-X Spain and DAMA Spain, and complements the first white paper published by DAMA Spain on the fundamentals of data governance in the context of data spaces.

Concept and objectives of governance in data spaces.
Relationship between data governance and data space governance.
Key principles: data sovereignty, interoperability, trust and transparency.
Roles, responsibilities and participation models in federated data ecosystems.
European reference framework and alignment with initiatives such as Gaia-X and the UNE 0087 Specification.
Current challenges and lines of evolution for effective and scalable governance.

Data Space Guidelines – Gaia-X Spain

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how to design, deploy and operate trustworthy, sovereign and interoperable data spaces within the Gaia-X framework. Produced by Gaia-X Spain’s Enabling Technologies Working Group, it offers a complete journey through the key elements of a data space: governance, participant management, identity and trust, data products, access policies, connectors and marketplaces. It also details the reference architectures of connectors such as EDC, FIWARE DSC and Tekniker TDC, as well as their integration with European standards such as IDSA, DSSC and TM Forum. It is an essential tool for organisations seeking to drive the data economy in Spain and Europe.

The European Digital Product Passport and Data Spaces

This document analyses the convergence between the European Digital Product Passport (EU DPP) and Data Spaces (EEDS), highlighting their role as drivers of the data economy in Spain. It addresses the regulatory foundations of the DPP within the framework of the Green Deal and the ESPR regulation, as well as the potential of data spaces to facilitate the secure, sovereign and trustworthy exchange of information between industrial stakeholders.

The study includes the Catena-X case as an example of practical application in the automotive supply chain, and proposes integration models that support sustainability, traceability and data-driven innovation.