NOUS Synergy Platform

Imagine a digital landscape where data flows freely, securely, and autonomously across Europe. That’s the future NOUS is building.
More than just a cloud, NOUS is forging a new-generation European Cloud Platform designed as the bedrock for tomorrow’s digital economy. We’re seamlessly integrating the power of edge computing, supercomputers, and cutting-edge quantum technologies to deliver unprecedented scalability and performance.
With an unwavering commitment to architectural excellence, the NOUS platform doesn’t just exist alongside initiatives like Gaia-X, DSSC, FIWARE, and EOSC – it actively complements them. We’re engineered to ensure robust interoperability, full compliance, and a transformative impact on Europe’s entire digital ecosystem, empowering its digital autonomy and innovation for years to come.

Our Goals

Build lasting bridges between NOUS and European-wide projects and platforms

Deliver open-source reference implementations tied to factories, cities, agriculture, and energy use cases;

Ensure technical interoperability and compliance;

Amplify NOUS’s reach through shared visibility and reusable outcomes.

DataSpaces Cluster

NOUS is a pivotal project within Europe’s rapidly evolving DataSpaces Cluster, working to build a next-generation European Cloud Platform. We are proud to collaborate closely with our esteemed sister projects – DS2, Cyclops, Cedar, and Pliades. Together, this cluster is dedicated to advancing data sovereignty, interoperability, and innovation across the continent’s digital ecosystem.

DS2

DS2 (DataSpace, DataShare 2.0)

A Horizon Europe RIA project building Europe’s first modular infrastructure to link diverse dataspaces, enabling secure, cross-sector data sharing for use cases such as City Scape, Green Deal, and Precision Agriculture.

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CyclOps

An EU-funded initiative for automated, trustworthy end-to-end data lifecycle management—supporting FAIR data integration across sectors like tourism, green, procurement, and manufacturing.

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CEDAR (HEU project)

Cedar

A Horizon Europe (Grant 101135577) project developing tools, connectors, APIs, and ML-based methods to automate integration of public/private data, enhancing transparency and anti-corruption efforts in governance

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PLIADES

Pliades

A project building an AI driven integration framework for interconnected dataspaces, advancing sustainable digital ecosystems and support for AI and robotics innovation with privacy, security, and decentralization.

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Other related Initiatives

Beyond its core platform, NOUS plays a crucial role in strengthening Europe’s broader digital landscape. We ensure our architecture seamlessly integrates with leading initiatives, providing robust connections to federated services like Gaia-X, leveraging the powerful APIs of FIWARE, aligning with DSSC-supported data spaces, and seamlessly linking to EOSC research infrastructures.

Our commitment to an open-source architecture mirrors the values of transparency and reusability championed by projects like FIWARE and EOSC. This shared philosophy allows for collaborative innovation and wider adoption. Together, these complementary efforts culminate in a resilient European ecosystem, safeguarding digital sovereignty while ensuring comprehensive data control and compliance.

Furthermore, NOUS actively fosters collaboration through joint workshops, whitepapers, and pilot projects with these key initiatives. These partnerships amplify Europe’s collective impact, accelerating the realization of a truly integrated and autonomous digital future.

Gaia-X

Gaia‑X

The flagship European initiative to build a federated, secure data infrastructure - providing principles, architecture, and standards for a trusted data ecosystem. Emphasizes data sovereignty, federated cloud services, trust frameworks, and compliance.

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DSSC – Data Spaces Support Centre

An EU-funded hub offering guidance, tools, and support for deploying and adopting common European data spaces. It accelerates ecosystem adoption through policy alignment, stakeholder collaboration, and technical/legal/business support.

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FIWARE

An open-source platform providing standardized APIs and components—ideal for context data management, identity/control, IoT, cloud and edge integration. Widely used in smart cities, industry, and Gaia X-aligned data spaces.

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EOSC – European Open Science Cloud

A pan European initiative providing researchers with seamless access to data, services, and computing resources. Built on FAIR principles, it fosters a federated research data infrastructure supporting open science and interoperability.

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