More than ever, in our role as the steward of the common European data space for cultural heritage we are on a mission to support our sector to digitally transform, democratise access to culture, foster a culture of openness and boost Europe’s creative capital. We’ve laid solid foundations to build upon: high-quality data, a thriving community, trustworthy and reusable offerings, and continued engagement from our supporters.
In 2022, we embarked on our journey as data space steward, marking a new chapter for the Europeana Initiative. This led us to start a collaborative process to develop a unified vision for the data space. The challenge was to understand the then-new data space paradigm while remaining true to the values that led to the creation of Europeana. The process gathered input from over 100 individuals and culminated in the development of the Europeana Initiative Vision 2030: Adapt. Adopt. Aspire. Achieve.
The Europeana Initiative Vision 2030 outlines our long-term vision for the data space and how we plan to harness it to achieve our goals more effectively and with greater impact. It gives a high-level direction of travel, and aims to provide input and inspiration for the forthcoming ‘Data space Strategy’ which will be developed by the European Commission and the Member States by summer 2025.
The Vision 2030 highlights three focal areas that will guide our data space operations in the years to come, alongside critical themes we’ll continue to explore, our long-term aspirations - and much more.
Download the Executive Summary and full version of the ‘Europeana Initiative Vision 2030: Adapt. Adopt. Aspire. Achieve’ in full below.
