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Simpl: a new call for tenders to support data initiatives

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28 February 2023

European Commission - illustration for SimplSimpl is the smart middleware that will enable cloud-to-edge federations and support all major data initiatives funded by the European Commission, such as common European data spaces. The Commission has launched a new call for tenders on the 24th of February, submissions will be open until 24 April 2023.

 As an important element in implementing its Data Strategy, the European Commission announced its intention to develop a Smart middleware platform, so called “Simpl”. The concept of middleware comes out in opposition to a “full-stack”, as such, it is a set of “middle” software tools that operate above the infrastructure layer, but under the data layer.

In the way it has been conceived, Simpl doesn’t pay attention to the infrastructure over which it operates. It will “abstract it” and be deployable on different types of infrastructures. Similarly, Simpl will purposely leave out data-specific layer items to data spaces operators. In other words, the Commission-procured building blocks o

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