Presentation by Donghyun Ryu (Daegu City) on the collaboration between the municipalities of Daegu (South Korea) and Hamburg, focusing on the practical implementation of smart city initiatives based on data and service ecosystems.
• The DLR Institute for AI Safety and Security showcased novel strategies for fostering international collaboration within the realm of decentralised data and service ecosystems at the Future Innovation Tech Expo in Daegu, South Korea, from 22 to 23 October 2025. • Under the motto 'Data Space Collaboration Daegu & EU', Prof. Frank Köster and his team presented developments from the planned Mobility 4.0 ecosystem, including Base-X from the Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility project family. • During a subsequent seminar at EGIS in Busan, concrete plans were made for technology transfer between Korean and German partners and the cities of Daegu and Hamburg. • Building on successful proof-of-concepts from the previous year, the cooperation aims to scale up interoperable technologies for modern mobility solutions.
From 22 to 23 October 2025, the DLR Institute for AI Safety and Security, under the leadership of Prof. Frank Köster, participated in the Future Innovation Tech Expo (FIX 2025) in Daegu, South Korea. Under the motto 'Data Space Collaboration Daegu & EU', local companies from Daegu's data and service ecosystem presented new approaches and project ideas for international cooperation alongside DLR. This initiative was organised in close collaboration with the Daegu Digital Promotion Agency (DIP) and local companies. Last year, the first proof-of-concepts were successfully implemented and demonstrated at FIX Expo 2024.
Decentralised ecosystems for the mobility of the future
Several contributions at the joint stand offered insights into current research and development work. Prof. Frank Köster presented the latest developments in the planned Mobility 4.0 ecosystem, where decentralised data and service ecosystems are central. The institute's expertise in this area is reflected in projects such as Base-X, which is part of the Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility project family. The next steps on the agenda include scaling up such technologies for the mobility sector.
Steffen Turnbull from the Institute for AI Safety and Security provided an overview of international activities and research findings on data and service ecosystems, as well as the challenges that still need to be overcome.
Technology transfer for interoperable mobility solutions
On 24 October, a visit to the EGIS research team in Busan followed. Prof. Frank Köster and Maximilian Stäbler (research associate at the DLR Institute) led a joint seminar on the transfer of open technologies and the application of semantic models and data spaces for modern, interoperable mobility solutions. The seminar aimed to concretely plan the next steps of the cooperation and prepare the technology transfer between the Korean industrial partner, the city of Daegu, and the German partners, as well as the city of Hamburg. The Institute for AI Safety and Security will provide the basis for a fully operational data and service ecosystem within this collaboration.
Special thanks go to all the partner companies that participated, the city of Daegu, and the DIP for their excellent organisation and trust. The partners intend to further strengthen the added value of data and interoperable technologies in the industrial and mobility sectors between Germany and Korea.
