38th Bled eConference

The European Data Strategy and the recently adopted Data Act, as part of the broader regulatory framework including the GDPR and the Data Governance Act, are transforming the way data is shared, governed, and used across sectors in the EU. Together, these regulations aim to establish a single European data market and promote the development of common European data spaces that ensure accessibility, interoperability, and data sovereignty.

Over the past two decades, the re-use of data—including open, proprietary, and IoT-generated data—has become a foundational pillar of the digital economy. However, practical challenges remain businesses and public institutions still struggle with the implementation of data-sharing obligations, participation in data ecosystems, and the development of sustainable, trusted, and fair business models.

This panel will explore how European data spaces can serve as enablers of a more just, inclusive, and trustworthy data society and economy.

The SuMoS Project – Strengthening the Ecosystem for Sustainable Student Mobility, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program (KA220-HED – Partnerships for Cooperation in Higher Education), aims to enhance the institutional framework for strategic, structured, and sustainable collaboration between higher education institutions in the field of student mobility. This will be achieved through the development and purposeful use of green practices, digital tools, and curriculum comparison approaches.

Prof. Dr. Henderik A. Proper, Erik for friends, is Full Professor in Enterprise and Process Engineering in the Business Informatics Group at the TU Wien. He is co-author of a wide range of conference publications, chapters in books, journal papers, and books. Erik has a mixed background, covering a variety of roles in both academia and industry. His core research drive is the development of theories that work. His general research interest concerns the foundations and applications of domain modelling; in particular in the context of enterprises. Over the past 20 years, he has applied this research drive and general research interest towards the further development of the field of enterprise engineering, and enterprise modelling in particular. Erik is presently chair of the IFIP 8.1 working group on information systems engineering, while also being the representative for the Netherlands in IFIP’s TC8 technical committee. He is also the Stellvertretender Sprecher (vice chair) of the EMISA working group of the German Computer Science Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik).

Join the RIDI Workshop at the Bled eConference – Let’s Rethink Research for Impact

Are you passionate about bridging the gap between real-world challenges and academic research in digital innovation? Then don’t miss the RIDI (Research for Impact in Digital Innovation) workshop, held on Sunday before the Bled eConference — and open to all participants!

In an era where digital transformation and business model innovation drive industrial change, there’s an urgent need for actionable guidance grounded in both practical experience and rigorous research. The RIDI workshop offers a platform for practitioners and researchers to come together, share methods, discuss success stories, and shape a collaborative research agenda for real-world impact.

This year, we’ll also explore a critical reflection on the mission of Information Systems research: are we still pursuing knowledge—or are we serving rankings? Join the discussion on how to preserve the integrity of our field and ensure its relevance in practice.

Let’s co-create knowledge that matters. See you at RIDI!

Simon Delakorda (M.Sc.) is digital democracy and e-participation practitioner and researcher. He is an executive director at the Institute for Electronic Participation and head of advocacy at the National network of non-governmental organisations for an inclusive information society.

Since 2000, he participated in 40+ digital democracy projects within academic and NGO sector in Slovenia and at the EU level. He is an author and co-author of articles and case studies and conference speaker on democracy, political participation, active citizenship, non-governmental organizations and governments on-line.

His current projects and research focus combines digital democracy research & development, e-government, open source, information society and digital transformation policy. His memberships include the Digital cluster of Civil Society Europe and the Slovenian Political Science Association.