The second Phase of the XFSC specification builds upon the groundwork laid in GXFS specification Phase 1 and aligns with the principles of the Gaia-X Trust Framework 22.10. The recently defined specifications and supplementary requirements apply to these specific components and are currently subject to a tendering procedure: TRAIN We…Read More
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Service-Meister and deltaDAO AG announce GXFS-based collaboration. The Service-Meister consortia, represented by eco – Association of the Internet Industry as consortia lead and deltaDAO AG have agreed to join forces to shape the future of AI and sovereign federated data ecosystems. The agreed collaboration aims to increase ecosystem interoperability and…Read More
In the context of the GXFS project activities and technological alignment with the recent developments of the Gaia-X Community/AISBL, the next set of tender has been published. With these tenders, the GXFS project is looking for potential implementation partners, who are able to implement the updated technical specifications for existing GXFS components…Read More

Gaia-X Federation Services toolbox moves under the Governance of the Eclipse Foundation
The Gaia-X Federation Services (GXFS-DE) project has been moved under the governance of the Eclipse Foundation where the GXFS components are maintained under the project Eclipse XFSC (Cross Federation Services Components). The XFSC components are still published under Apache License 2.0 and all technical specifications and related documents are available…Read More
Gaia-X Federation Services have entered the next stage of expansion with the start of the second specification round of tenders. The specified trades serve to harmonize with revised architectural concepts, adapt the existing services to general technological developments and take conceptual changes from the Gaia-X community into account. The first…Read More
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action launched its call for expressions of interest. It will select the projects and companies to participate in this summer’s European Twinning process. Interested partners can apply until 21 July to the public call. The IPCEI-CIS will create an efficient ‘multi-vendor cloud-edge continuum’…Read More
On the occasion of the Hannover Messe, the Internet industry is calling for clear framework conditions from politicians for the sharing of data in the industry. The motto of this year’s Hannover Messe is “Industrial Transformation”, but in the opinion of many IT experts, this is an area where the…Read More

Industry 4.0: Majority of IT experts see German industry lagging behind in digitalisation
As the world’s leading industrial trade fair, this year’s Hannover Messe 2023 will focus on the theme of “Industrial Transformation”. However, 83.7 per cent of IT experts in Germany agree that German industry is in a worse position than its international competitors when it comes to digitalisation. On the occasion…Read More
Meet the eco Association and the GXFS-DE project team at Cloud Expo Europe in Frankfurt on 10-11 May 2023 and experience Gaia-X live at the “Gaia-X Stage powered by eco”. Our experts will answer the questions of the fair attendees at the eco and Gaia-X booths and share their knowledge…Read More