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The UNE 0087 standard defines for the first time in Spain the key principles and requirements for creating and operating in data spaces
On 17 July, the UNE 0087 Specification "Definition and Characterisation of Data Spaces" was officially published, the first Spanish standard to establish a common framework for these digital environments.
This milestone has been possible thanks to the collaboration of the Data Space Reference Centre (CRED) with the Spanish Association for Standardisation (UNE). This regulation, which was approved on June 20, 2025, defines three key pillars in adherence to data spaces: interoperability, governance and value creation, with the aim of offering legal certainty, trust and a common technical language in the data economy.
For its creation, three working groups have been formed with more than 50 participants from both public and private entities who have contributed their knowledge to define the principles and key characteristics of these collaborative systems. These working groups have been coordinated as follows:
- WG1: Definition of Data Spaces and Maturity Model.
- WG2: Technical and Semantic Interoperability.
- WG3: Legal and organisational interoperability.
The publication of this regulation is, therefore, a reference document for the creation of secure and reliable data spaces, applicable in all productive sectors and which serves as a basis for future guide documents.
In this way, to offer guidelines that facilitate the implementation and development of data spaces, the UNE 0087:2025 specification was created to create an inclusive framework of reference that guides organizations so that they can take advantage of all the information in an environment of regulatory compliance and digital sovereignty. The publication of this regulation has a number of benefits:
- Accelerate the deployment of data spaces across all sectors of the economy.
- Supporting sustainability and scaling/growth of data-sharing ecosystems.
- Promoting public/private collaboration, ensuring convergence with Europe.
- Move towards technological autonomy and data sovereignty in ecosystems.
- Promote the discovery of new innovative business opportunities by fostering collaboration and the creation of strategic alliances.
Within the specification, data spaces are defined, their key characteristics of interoperability, governance and value generation are established and the benefits of their adhesion are determined. The specification is published here and it is important to add that, although there is a download cost, it is free of charge, thanks to the sponsorship of the General Directorate of Data.
With this tool, Spain takes a firm step in the consolidation of cohesive, secure data spaces aligned with the European framework, facilitating the implementation of cross-cutting projects in different sectors.
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Spain is taking a key step towards the data economy with the launch of the Data Spaces Kit, an aid programme that will subsidise the integration of public and private entities in sectoral data spaces.
Data spaces are secure ecosystems in which organizations, both public and private, share information in an interoperable way, under common rules and with privacy guarantees. These allow new products to be developed, decision-making to be improved and operational efficiency to be increased, in sectors such as health, mobility or agri-food, among others.
Today, the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, has published in the Official State Gazette the rules governing the granting of aid to entities interested in effectively joining a data space.
This programme, which is called the "Data Spaces Kit", will be managed by Red.es and will subsidise the costs incurred by the beneficiary entities to achieve their incorporation into an eligible data space, i.e. one that meets the requirements set out in the bases, from the day of their publication.
Recipients and Funding
This aid plan is aimed at both public and private entities, as well as Public Administrations. Among the beneficiaries of these grants are the participants, which are those entities that seek to integrate into these ecosystems to share and take advantage of data and services.
For the execution of this plan, the Government has launched aid of up to 60 million euros that will be distributed, depending on the type of entity or the level of integration as follows:
- Private and public entities with economic activity will have an aid of up to €15,000 under the effective incorporation regime or up to €30,000 if they join as a supplier.
- On the other hand, Public Administrations will have funding of up to €25,000 if they are effectively incorporated, or up to €50,000 if they do so as a supplier.
The incorporation of companies from different sectors in the data spaces will generate benefits both at the business level and for the national economy, such as increasing the innovation capacity of the beneficiary companies, the creation of new products and services based on data analysis and the improvement of operational efficiency and decision-making.
The call is expected to be published during the fourth quarter of 2025. The subsidies will be applied for on a non-competitive basis, on a first-come, first-served basis and until the available funds are exhausted.
The publication of these regulatory bases in the Official State Gazette (BOE) aims to boost the data ecosystem in Spain, strengthen the competitiveness of the economy at the global level and consolidate the financial sustainability of innovative business models.
More information:
Regulatory bases in the BOE.
Data Space Reference Center LinkedIn page.