Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud (CoE-DSC)

The true value of data can only be realised if it is shared and re-used throughout the digital economy. The CoE-DSC aims to unlock this value by supporting organisations in realising scalable data spaces, the next evolutionary concept in data sharing.

Who we are

One central hub in the Netherlands to find answers to data sharing and cloud challenges

The Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud (CoE-DSC) supports organisations with establishing trust mechanisms for secure and trusted data sharing and usage of cloud, ensuring that they can tap into the business opportunities this transformative practice offers. Our mission is to unlock the true value of data sharing by supporting organisations in realising scalable data spaces, the next evolutionary concept in data sharing. Through the development of generic building blocks and collaborative efforts, we enable easier and cost-effective implementation of data spaces across sectors and geographies.

Support creating economic and social value

The CoE-DSC is the central hub in the Netherlands to find answers to data sharing and cloud challenges. We bring together the expertise and achievements of parties like the IDSA hub, the data sharing working group AIC4NL and the Gaia-X Hub Netherlands. By uniting forces, we aim to prevent fragmentation and provide the Dutch data sharing community with a centralised hub of knowledge, tools, use cases and expertise. In this way we support the developments of sovereign data sharing to create both economic and social value.

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Digital Product Passports (DPPs)

Centre of Excellence for Digital Product Passports website.

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The CoE-DSC is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The coordination of activities is the responsibility of the TNO.

Insights

Open Cloud Alliantie geeft impuls aan soevereiniteit met Nederlandse cloudoplossingen

How CIRPASS-2 and CoE-DPP aim to realise the adoption of DPPs

While standardisation is a critical foundation for Digital Product Passports, the adoption of the DPP ultimately will determine its impact in practice. To explore what is needed for and currently hinders DPP adoption, we spoke with Carolynn Bernier (CIRPASS-2 Consortium Coordinator & Senior Research Engineer at Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, CEA) and Sjoerd Rongen (Digital Product Passports Lead at TNO and coordinator of the Centre of Excellence for Digital Product Passports).

Het Normo: how the Energy Act is fundamentally transforming data sharing in the energy sector

With the Energy Act coming into force on 1 January, the Netherlands has taken an important step towards transparent, secure and sovereign energy data. A central role in this transition has been assigned to Het Normo, which has officially been designated as the Data Exchange Entity (in Dutch: gegevensuitwisselingsentiteit, GUE)

Use cases

More use cases

Cross Sectoral data sharing for E-mobility (CCAM – Connected, Cooperative AND Automated Mobility)

This use case was initiated in collaboration with the Data Sharing Coalition, one of the founding partners of the CoE-DSC. Introduction to the use case context In recent years, the […]

Exploration of Personal Data Spaces for commons

The Amsterdam Commons, Post Platforms Foundation, Schluss, and the CoE-DSC are collaboratively exploring personal data spaces to establish data sovereignty for commons. Commons refer to a collective of people who share and manage resources according to mutually agreed-upon rules, characterized by self-organization, local participation, non-hierarchical structures, and inclusivity. Examples in Amsterdam include shared housing, community-managed parks, and energy and mobility collectives.

Exploration of EU Digital Identity Wallets for Legal Entities with Company Passport and iSHARE

Together with the Data Sharing Coalition, we worked together with eIDAS experts, the Company Passport initiative and the iSHARE foundation to describe where the wallet could add value to existing trust infrastructure, what the current barriers are and provide next steps for CoE-DSC, iSHARE and Company Passport.

Advancing data collaboration for monitoring the Dutch elderly care through MPC technology

Our participant Linksight collaborates with DSW, the municipality of Delft and elderly care organisation Pieter van Foreest and uses Multi-party Computation to generate insights without sharing the data itself, which helps to monitor and improve elderly care.

Benchmarking for industry associations

Together with our participant SBR Nexus, data of industry association members is shared with industry associations to create valuable insights about the whole sector.

Combining AI Entity Resolution with MPC to help combatting financial crime

Together with participants Knights Analytics and Roseman Labs, we examined the application of Artificial Intelligence Entity Resolution technology to help combat financial crime.

Events & Webinars

September 30 – October 1

European Big Data Value Forum 2026

May 28 – May 29

Tech-X Conference & Hackathon

May 26 – May 27

Digital Health World Congress 2026

April 23

Kick-off Actieagenda AI/Data

April 23

Matchmaking event ‘Resilient Digital Ecosystems’

April 20

CoE-DSC Community Workshop: Towards a Sovereign Cloud Roadmap

Our community

Would you like to join our community? Please contact us at [email protected].

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the added value of CoE-DSC?

The CoE-DSC functions as a central hub for market players seeking solutions to develop trust in data sharing by providing access to relevant tools, knowledge, and best practices. The CoE-DSC is an open collaborative initiative seeking alignment with sectoral data sharing initiatives avoid fragmentation in solutions. CoE-DSC combines all knowledge and expertise that has been developed within the Working Group Data Sharing of the NL AIC, the Data Sharing Coalition, and the Gaia-X Hub NL, and provides access to open-source components, standards and implementations that are currently available in the market.

Where can I find the data sharing tools & guidelines?

At the moment, further information on the tools and guidelines can be found on the websites of the original initiatives. All documents can be downloaded on the websites of the original initiatives. Links to existing tools and guidelines are:

Furthermore, we are currently working on creating an inventory of reusable open-source components, standards, and implementations available in the market.

Why join the CoE-DSC community?

Members of the CoE-DSC community get the opportunity to participate in the development of (cross-sectoral) data sharing use cases with support from experts and tools, gain and share knowledge about (cross-sectoral) data sharing through participation in various activities organized by the CoE-DSC and collaborate with other participants.

This means being involved in new initiatives and projects, and becoming part of an open and active community that will enrich your network.

Are there any costs associated with becoming part of the CoE-DSC community?

No membership fee is charged to CoE-DSC community members. However, we do ask an in-kind commitment from our community members. In-kind commitment consists of actively contributing to the knowledge community by attending community activities, as well as participating in the development of data sharing use cases.

How can I join the CoE-DSC community?

Organisations that are interested can join the Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud by following these four simple steps:

Reach out to the dedicated project team of the CoE-DSC to express interest in joining the CoE-DSC community by sending an email to: [email protected]
Join an introductory appointment/intake call to get acquainted and to discuss the details of participation (role and commitment)
Confirm participation, agreed role, and level of commitment
Get onboarded and invited to all relevant meetings