38th Bled eConference
EMPOWERING TRANSFORMATION:
SHAPING DIGITAL FUTURES FOR ALL
June 8 – June 11, 2025 | Bled, Slovenia
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Concluding remarks on the 38th Bled eConference
Dear friends,
We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 38th Bled eConference.
Since Sunday, we have had the privilege of engaging with a wealth of inspiring presentations and thought-provoking discussions under this year’s theme: “Empowering Transformation: Shaping Digital Futures for All.”
The conference commenced with the Doctoral Consortium, where six PhD candidates presented their research projects and received valuable feedback from an international …
Conference proceedings are published!
We are happy to announce thst the conference proceedings from the 38th Bled eConference are published and available through open access.
Plenary Panel: European Data Spaces – Building a Fair and Inclusive Data-Driven Society and Economy
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.
Strenghtening the Ecosystem for Sustainable Student Mobility Workshop
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.
Keynote speaker announcement: Prof. Dr. Henderik A. Proper
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).
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About conference
Bled eConference has been shaping electronic interactions since 1988. Small supportive community offers the opportunity to benefit from expertise of esteemed researchers. It attracts speakers and delegates from business, government, information technology providers and universities and is the major venue for researchers working in all aspects of digital transformation.
The conference venue is the Alpine village of Bled, 30 km south of the Austrian border – one of the most beautiful spots imaginable. Expect to learn and play and come away feeling that you have achieved more than you normally would at any conference.
With fresh ideas and complementary themes we would like to establish a creative environment for researchers, government, industry/business representatives and technology providers and an attractive meeting point for discussing new R&D and project ideas, also in the spirit of Horizon 2020.
- a fully-refereed Research Track, devoted to researchers in all aspects of digital transformation;
- Doctoral Consortium, offering students to present their ongoing master’s and PhD study results;
- ePrototype Students Bazaar, offering students opportunities to present innovative e- or m-Business or IoT ideas, models, prototypes and apps;
- a Business and Government Panel Track which attracts eminent business and government leaders from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific;
- Business, Government and Academic Workshops and Meetings offering unparalleled opportunities to discuss, share and learn with colleagues from around the world;
- EU projects dissemination meetings; enabling project partners to connect with other similar projects and to disseminate results to a wider community.