June 2023

DIVINE Project 3rd Plenary Meeting in Talinn, Esthonia

The 3rd plenary meeting of the Horizon Europe Divine Project was successfully held in the beautiful city of Tallinn, Estonia.

Our dedicated partners united forces, making final preparations for the highly anticipated launch of the DIVINE pilots, which are aimed at demonstrating the value of agridata sharing.

Shout-out to our amazing host, Digiotouch OU, for their exceptional hospitality and support throughout the event!

DIVINE Project in EU AgriResearch Conference 2023

Our project coordinator, Professor Ioanna Roussaki, represented Horizon Europe Divine Project at the 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference, which took place in Brussels on 31 May – 1 June. There, she had the chance to promote the work of DIVINE and initiate collaboration with other Horizon Europe projects, such as AgriDataSpaces.

The session on "Digital and Data technologies in agriculture: R&I for sectoral transformation" was of particular interest providing valuable insights into the main research and innovation needs and opportunities in the agriculture sector, as well as the respective barriers and challenges in place that need to be addressed. The implementation of a Common European Agricultural DataSpace is planned and DIVINE has already started preparing related outputs to support this initiative.

May 2023

DIVINE Project in WFO General Assembly 2023

Representatives from Horizon Europe Divine Project attended WFO General Assembly 2023 in Sun City, South Africa and engaged with hundreds of farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture, mainly from the private sector and the media.

Throughout the WFOGA2023, we had the chance to showcase our DIVINE project's vision and preliminary results, demonstrating how data-driven approaches can significantly enhance farming outcomes and mitigate climate change.

Special thanks to all the attendees for their keen interest and positive feedback and of course, to World Farmers' Organisation for organizing such an impactful event.

April 2023

DIVINE Meeting with Commission and REA on Wed 19/4/2023

On Wed 19/4/2023, the Horizon Europe Divine Project was presented to EC policy officers from DGAgri and DGCNect units. We had a fruitful discussion on several aspects related to our proposed agricultural dataspace ecosystem, including but not limited to:

  • Means to boost the agridata economy
  • Targeted types of data and dataspaces under our radar
  • Incentives to farmers for datasharing and
  • mapping to policy needs and legislative requirements

Finally, we explored potential opportunities arising from cooperations with other sister projects.

February 2023

Second Project Meeting in Palermo, Italy

The 2nd Plenary Meeting of the DIVINE project was successfully held in Palermo, Italy, on 22-23 February, 2023. Two intense days full of discussions, progress reporting, task alignment and planning of future activities to achieve the ultimate goal of boosting the Data Economy in Agriculture through AgriData sharing.

November 2022

Project presentation at EU Synergy Workshop

Representatives from DIVINE attended a recent technical workshop in Brussels focused on ‘Research and Innovation in Agricultural data – achieving synergies, mapping achievements, knowledge gaps and potentials’. The event was organised jointly by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), the Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), and the Directorate‑General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD).

The workshop took place in Brussels on 16 and 17 November 2022. The main objectives were to:

  • Take stock of R&I achievements in the field of agricultural data;
  • Map planned R&I activities in the field of agricultural data and achieve synergies between projects, and
  • Identify R&I needs to exploit the potential of data and data technologies for agriculture and policy monitoring.

DIVINE project coordinator, Professor Ioanna Roussaki (ICCS), and WP6 Leader, Szabolcs Zoldreti (Farm Europe), presented the project and initiated collaboration with related projects.

October 2022

June 2022

DIVINE participates in IOT WEEK 2022

DIVINE participated in IoT Week 2022 which took place in Dublin, Ireland from June 20-23rd. The IoT Week is a 4 day conference where leaders from the worlds of business, technology, science and academia shed light on the future of technology and its impact on business and life. Representatives from around the world attended over 135 sessions which took place across various sectors.

DATA WEEK 2022

Presentation of the DIVINE project.
DIVINE vision toward Data Economy: Ioanna Roussaki - NTUA (DIVINE coordinator)