Definition: Data ecosystem

A data ecosystem is (in macroeconomic terms) an overall system in which data is exchanged across the boundaries of individual organizations.

The exchange across organizational boundaries can be structured or case-by-case, optimized or suffer from high transaction costs or similar hurdles. If the data ecosystem is oriented towards efficient structures (namely data spaces), efficiency gains can be achieved that provide tangible macroeconomic and stakeholder-level benefits. One such advantage can be the strengthening of digital self-determination while at the same time enabling the use of data.

Data ecosystem Switzerland

The Swiss data ecosystem is the data ecosystem that has an impact within the territory of Switzerland. The Swiss data ecosystem coordinates data spaces across different specialist contexts and promotes legal, organizational, semantic and technical interoperability between the participants; common guidelines apply within the ecosystem or data spaces