Domain

The members of the Gaia-X Hub Austria are organized into industry-specific working groups, known as domains. These groups serve to discuss, analyze, and evaluate funding proposals and projects in order to consolidate and harmonize the specific requirements for Gaia-X. At the same time, the activities of the domains highlight the need for and added value of a sovereign European data infrastructure.

By involving numerous companies and experts from diverse sectors – ranging from manufacturing and media to security – the perspectives of the users are comprehensively considered.

Objectives of the Domain Working Groups

  1. Point of contact for the Austrian community within the domain:
    • Publication of a contact email address on the Hub’s website.*
    • Support in finding project partners in Austria and the EU.*
    • Support in establishing data spaces.*
  2. Representation of specific interests in international working groups:
    • Exchange of experiences and networking with other countries.
    • Preparation of a national position paper by the end of 2025.*
      • Overview of the requirements for data spaces within the domain.
      • Stakeholder analysis.
      • Overview of existing initiatives, experiences, and results.
      • Outlook on the potential for establishing new data spaces in the domain.
      • Description of key use cases and business cases.*
  3. Information and communication within the community:
    • Providing information on data spaces, funding opportunities, and initiatives (with support from the Hub).
    • Active participation in Hub events (at least one event per year).
    • Contributions to the Hub’s communication activities (at least one contribution per quarter).
  4. Collection of use cases and projects from the domain:
    • Gathering and documenting relevant applications and project ideas.*

*with support from the Hub

Current Domain Leads:

  • Manufacturing – Michael Fälb,  Platform Industrie 4.0
  • Agriculture – Heinrich Prankl, Josefinum
  • Construction – Gundula Weber, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Smart City – Bernhard Schmitt, Wirtschaftsagentur
  • Energy – Silke Palkovits-Rauter, FH Burgenland
  • Media – Stephan Winklbauer, aringer herbst winklbauer rechtsanwälte
  • Security – Helmut Leopold, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Tourism – Fritz Fahringer, Standortagentur Tirol & Martin Reichhart, Österreich Werbung
  • Health – Klaus Donsa, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Mobility – Martin Benedikt, virtual.vehicle
  • Public Admin – Georg Nesslinger & Martin Böhm, Bundeskanzleramt
  • Education – Gerald Steiner, Paris Lodron University
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