Structura-X

Nature of the initiative

∙ Project
∙ Other

Scope of the initiative

European

Geographic Scope of the initiative

∙ European Union

Mission of the initiative

To create an ecosystem of independent CSPs, orchestrated by a shared layer of federation certification and labelling services based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

Sector(s) addressed by the initiative

∙ Automotive
∙ Agri-Food

Leading organization

GAIA-X

Contact Information of the initiative

Name: Dr. Vassilia Orfanou, CMO

E-mail: vassilia.orfanou@gaia-x.eu

Contact Form link: https://gaia-x.eu/contact/ (Becoming a Gaia-X member)

Members

28

Foundation Year

2022

Social Media Presence

Relevance for Industry 4.0

The industrial implementation of the Gaia-X standards by cloud and infrastructure providers is essential for functioning data sovereignty in Europe.

Document Library Link

https://gaia-x.eu/news-press/structura-x-lighthouse-project-for-european-cloud-infrastructure-is-launched-concrete-implementation-and-alignment-with-the-gaia-x-roadmap-of-compatible-services/

Events Link

https://gaia-x.eu/news-press/structura-x-lighthouse-project-for-european-cloud-infrastructure-is-launched-concrete-implementation-and-alignment-with-the-gaia-x-roadmap-of-compatible-services/

Connected Initiatives

Other lighthouse projects https://gaia-x.eu/who-we-are/lighthouse-projects/

Data Space Technical Specifications - Level 1

Data Space Governance - Level 3

Data Space Demonstration - Level 2

Data Space Adoption - Level 1

More information about the initiative

What is STRUCTURA-X?

Around 28 European cloud and infrastructure providers have launched a new initiative to build joint Gaia-X-compliant infrastructure services.

Mission

The common goal is to form an ecosystem for European data sovereignty based on their existing infrastructure, generating an overarching European cloud infrastructure will be created, while also enabling users to test and roll out services and data spaces in a Gaia-X-compliant infrastructure.

Roles & Members

The roles involved in the flagship initiative include: Gaia-X AISBL, STRUCTURA-X, members and users.

1. Gaia-X AISBL, among other things,
• stipulates the technical framework for data sovereignty,
• defines the technical framework for data sovereignty,
• collaborates with the lighthouse partners and coordinators through their common project teams through their lab in a joint Program scaling.
2. Structura-X as a group will
• create the necessary reach and scale for new cross-industry and cross-border collaboration in the cloud, thus counteracting fragmentation of the European cloud market.
• adapt the Gaia-X framework, including technical specifications, labels, and open-source software implementation to support the ongoing scaling of the lighthouse projects that share the common theme of creating a resilient, data-driven, and sustainable ecosystem.
3. The members as individual organisations
• bring infrastructure services to the table,
• equally agree to utilise (open-source) technology to make the cloud federation services viable, including interoperability respecting security and privacy-enabling by design.
4. Users can interact with STRUCTURA-X results and open-source software as well as members-provided infrastructure services.

Current members include: AssoSoftware, City Network, Cloud&Heat Technologies, CS Group, CSI, EBRC, Elmec, Fabasoft, International Dataspaces, IONOS SE, KPN, Luxinnovation, Mainstream, next layer, OpenNebula Systems, OSISM, ThreeFold Tech, Tietoevry, United Group, Vivacom.

Structura-X is open for more cloud service providers (CSP) to join!