Data Space for Manufacturing
Funds up to three projects that collect large industrial datasets and build the legal and technical rails to let AI developers train manufacturing-focused models on them.
Data Space for Manufacturing is a European Commission call that funds up to three projects collecting large industrial datasets and building the legal and technical rails for AI developers to train manufacturing-focused models on them. Winning proposals are expected to deliver four specific things: a way to collect large, high-quality data from real manufacturing environments; a way to let authori…
This call funds projects that collect large, high-quality data from real manufacturing environments — covering uses like predictive maintenance, process automation, supply-chain management and production sustainability — and build the technical and legal means for authorised AI developers to access it. Target sectors include automotive, chemical, aeronautics and other energy-intensive manufacturing industries, and proposals must name their target sectors and stakeholders upfront.
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