Data for All

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Data for All

Project

Prof. Dr. Andreas Winter
Dr. Christian Schönberg
M.Sc. Azadeh Jalilian

Understanding, processing and utilising relevant data from a wide range of sources has become a central component of digital transformation in both the public and private sector. In this context, gaining insight and developing methodologies for establishing data-driven services contribute to so-called "data sovereignty". However, such potentials are far less exploited for municipal and regional authorities than for national and federal administrations or private businesses and industry.

Among many of its kind, an analytical report published by data.europa.eu in 2020 emphasises technical barriers, limited awareness and lack of legal and organisational support as the main obstacles to data-driven solutions in municipalities, coupled with technical complexities as well as insufficient standardisation and interoperability mechanisms. Despite various fruitful initiatives already implemented, municipalities require continuous, practical hands-on support, an environment of knowledge exchange as well as inspirational use cases to help advance their digital transformation.

Data for All (D4A) empowers municipalities and regions of varying sizes, both in rural and urban settings, to effectively manage data and translate their learnings into digital services. D4A will create local data ecosystems, thereby equally considering technical, organisational and regulatory or ethical aspects of affordable, scalable and sustainable digital public services. Nineteen partners from seven nations will jointly develop and test seven pioneering data-related concepts in the fields of mobility, energy, sustainability, tourism, transparency and economic development. The knowledge acquired will form the "D4A roadmap," a digital transfer tool that provides a step-by-step guide for municipal and regional authorities in the NSR and across Europe. D4A will create a community around data utilisation, enabling municipalities and regions to become active contributors in the age of data.

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Video Interview with Andreas Winter (YouTube)

Research

We are currently running a seminar 'Smart Data Interoperability' (Stud.IP).

The list of publications is available below.

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Theses

Open Topics

Ongoing Theses

Bestehende Ansätze zur Dateninteroperabilität (BA)

Completed Theses

01.02.2024: GraphQL als Sprache zur Dateninteroperabilität (BA)