Abstract
The INSTINCT project, funded by ERDF programme aims to develop and validate sustainable management practices for key insect pests in South Tyrolean agriculture through intelligent sensor systems and low-impact intervention techniques. To facilitate data sharing and collaboration among project partners, a Minimum Viable Dataspace (MVD) has been implemented. This dataspace leverages the European data space framework to enable secure and interoperable data exchange ensuring data sovereignty.
The MVD architecture integrates the minimum set of technical and organizational components, including two distinct connectors, namely the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) connector and the Eclipse Data Space Connector (EDSC), which are linked with Identity and Access Management (IAM) and the Dynamic Attribute Provisioning Service (DAPS). The connectors ensure secure and standardized data access and exchange. IAM manages user identities and access permissions, ensuring that only authorized users can access the data. DAPS provides dynamic attribute provisioning, enabling real-time updates to access policies based on changing conditions. The Data Space Authority oversees the governance and management of the dataspace, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. It establishes data sharing agreements, can monitor data usage, and enforces data privacy and security policies. This setup allows seamless data sharing between project partners Laimburg Research Center, University of Bolzano, EURAC Research, and Gruppo FOS
The dataspace supports the exchange of agricultural-related data, including sensor data for automated recognition of insect stages and environmental data for climatic and phenological analysis. The INSTINCT App will be developed in a second stage and possibly will serve as the user interface, allowing partners to access data seamlessly. The web app provides a user-friendly platform for visualizing data, generating insights, and making informed decisions.
The MVD aims to be further developed into the INSTINCT Dataspace along the project implementation and will enhance the project's impact on sustainable agriculture, by fostering collaboration and innovation, and aims to contribute to the broader European data space for agriculture.