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Active integration of the Diversity Charter for an inclusive workplace

At LNDS, we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Each team member brings unique expertise, strengthening our ability to manage impactful projects and support value creation for our partners. Last year, on 14 May 2024, we signed the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg, reinforcing our dedication to an inclusive work environment. We actively integrate…
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Official Visit of Minister Obertin and Minister Margue

Today, we had the honour to host Mrs. Stephanie Obertin, Minister for Digitalisation and Minister for Research and Higher Education, and Mrs. Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice and Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for Media and Connectivity, at the LNDS offices in Belval. This visit marks an important milestone for LNDS, recognising our growing…
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Shaping the future of ethical genomic data use in cancer care

How can we make personalised cancer care a reality while protecting the sensitive data that makes it possible? This is one of the key questions of the CAN.HEAL project – a Europe-wide initiative working to unlock the potential of genomics for better cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Supported by the European Commission, CAN.HEAL aims…
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Launching INSIEME – a project for Common European Energy Data Space

Yesterday marked the launch of the INSIEME project at a kick-off event in Vienna, bringing together over 100 energy sector experts. The project, which stands for Integrated Network for Data Space and Interoperable Energy Management in Europe (INSIEME), unites 54 leading European consortium partners from diverse sectors, including energy, technology, research, and academia. This collaboration…
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European Health Data Space – a game-changer in European healthcare

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) represents a major step forward in how health data can be accessed, shared, and (re)used across member states of the European Union. Today the European Health Data Space regulation was celebrated with a launch event by the European Commission in Brussels, starting a new era for health data sharing across the…
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Exploring the End-to-End Data Provider Journey

The Data Provider Journey focuses on ensuring that datasets are structured, findable, documented, and shared under the right conditions, to enable Data Users to create impact from reusing existing data. This journey is the second part of the End-to-End Data Journey – a framework to accelerate data access, foster collaboration, and ensure secure and responsible…
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Exploring the End-To-End Data User Journey

The End-to-End Journey is a structured framework that illustrates the interactions between Data Users and Data Providers, in the context of secondary use of data. Within this framework, the Data User Journey focuses on guiding the Data Users – namely, researchers, analysts, policymakers and more – through the steps to discover, request, access, and analyse…
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Introducing the End-to-End Data Journey

The data economy thrives on the reuse of data and requires data analysis in many shapes and forms. Whereas data can be searched, accessed and processed in many ways, we have identified a common pattern, a consistent journey that is walked by data centric researchers and data scientists to achieve their goals. We call this journey…
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Service Portfolio updates in 2024

At LNDS, we are committed to co-creating, developing and delivering data services that enhance data accessibility, security, and utility for our partners. Over the past year, we have expanded our portfolio with new services and refined existing ones to better support Luxembourg’s data ecosystem. In this article, we summarise an overview of the key developments…
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Season’s greetings and a look back at Data Summit Luxembourg

As 2024 draws to a close, we take a moment to thank everyone who has helped make the second year of LNDS a success and share our best end-of-year wishes. Thank you to our data partners, supporters, and the team behind LNDS, working together to enable value creation from secondary use of data. Highlights of…
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Genome of Europe – EU’s largest genome project

Genome of Europe (GoE) is an ambitious project aimed at establishing the largest pan-European collection of genomic databases to date, bringing together genomic data from more than 100 000 individuals across Europe. The project is a crucial stepping stone towards realising the vision of the 1+ Million Genomes Initiative (1+MG), and is supported by European Commission under…
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Building Skills: Insights from a student’s First Internship

As we celebrate International Student’s Day, Coline’s story is a perfect example of how internships can bridge the gap between academic learning and the professional world. Currently in her first year of university, where she focuses on human resources and management, Coline joined our People department on May 2024 for a 2 months internship. In…
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