Trusted Data Sharing for Data Spaces | Use Case

Today however, fragmented identity and access systems currently result in slow onboarding, limited adoption and sub-optimal user experiences. A common trust framework is still lacking, with authorization and user control that could be more clearly defined. As a result, identities, permissions and trust relationships remain scattered across platforms and countries, making them difficult to manage and verify.

EU Digital Identity Wallets (EUDIW) and European Business Wallets (EBW) have the potential to fundamentally improve this.

These wallets will enable users to onboard once and use their credentials across platforms. Users will be able to stay in control of their data, knowing that the parties with whom the data is shared are verified and trusted and for what purpose the data is shared. Moreover, they enable the same identity rules to apply across different platforms and countries, replacing manual contracts and technical barriers. This way using these wallets make the process less time consuming, safer and more streamlined.

For example

A farmer uses smart sensors on their fields to collect data about soil moisture, crop health, and fertilizer use. He wants to share the data with the advisory service for irrigation recommendations, with research institutes for climate analysis, and with a public authority to apply for EU subsidies. Instead of submitting data through separate portals he uses the trusted agricultural data space CEADS in combination with a European Business Wallet. That way he can prove his identity, verify that each organisation is verified and trusted, and know exactly which data is shared, to whom and for what purpose.This ensures data sharing is secure and traceable, and keeps all parties accountable.

What we’re aiming for:

Seamless onboarding in three agricultural data-sharing platforms in the Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS).

Demonstrate that with those standardized credentials, digital wallets and common trust frameworks users can join multiple data spaces easily and safely.

Enable identification, authentication, authorization and accountability in these platforms so that data providers and data users can prove their identity, log in securely, get right access to data and be held accountable for their actions.

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