Abstract:

[Objective] As a strategic factor of production in the digital era, the capacity for efficient circulation and governance has become the key to a country’s competitiveness. This paper aims to systematically sort out the core measures and practical experience of the construction of the European Data Spaces, so as to provide a reference for China in accelerating the planning and layout of data spaces and improve the basic data system. [Methods] By adopting literature research and case study methods, this paper systematically review the construction overview and development stages of the European Data Spaces, starts from six key dimensions including policies and regulations, and analyzes their practical measures for building a collaborative ecosystem. [Results] The construction of the European Data Spaces has formed an integrated promotion mechanism, and its construction model of “overall framework+vertical fields” and diversified cooperation models have achieved remarkable results. China should learn from this experience and build a trinity development pattern of “institution+technology+ecosystem”. With improved basic data systems as a guarantee, core technology research and development and standard unification as a support, and diversified coordination and international cooperation as the driving force, China should create a data space with both Chinese characteristics and international competitiveness, thereby empowering the high-quality development of the digital economy.

Key words: data spaces, data governance, technological innovation, information infrastructure