Aligning Dutch Logistics Data Spaces Initiatives to The International Data Spaces: Discussing The State of Development

As the potential benefits of implem enting International Data Spaces (IDS) become more evident, several initiatives attempt to implement Logistics Data Spaces (LDS) and search alignment with federated IDS infrastructures. More specifically, the Topsector Logistics Action Agenda (2021-2023) proposed a research and development roadmap outlining the development of a sector-wide logistics data-sharing infrastructure, its essential building blocks, and nine illustrative use cases for practitioners. However, such an ambitious roadmap requires a significant change in the current system regime, raising new challenges throughout the four enterprise interoperability layers recognized by the European Interoperability Framework, i.e., technical, semantic, organizational, and legal. This discussion paper provides an overview of completed and current research endeavors to promote enterprise interoperability in the context of LDS and searches alignment with the IDS vision and reference architecture model. Therefore, we survey work in progress, preliminary results, lessons learned from research initiatives, policymaking, roadmap realization, and industry challenges in this area. The contribution of this discussion paper is threefold. First, it summaries the leading European developments and data-sharing initiatives. Second, it elaborates on the established roadmap, state-of-the-art LDS initiatives, and relevant achievements in the macro-context of IDS. Third, we report on some of the main lessons learned. The paper summarizes preliminary results and lists immediate research opportunities, industry challenges, recommendations for further roadmap realization, policymaking, and alignment with related international developments.