Intelligence) as a driver to further advance innovation and revolutionise the way food is produced, taking care of the environment, climate and people.137 The Commission points out that the adoption of digital tools lags behind in agriculture and other parts of the food system. According to the Commission, “Perceived high costs, lack of digital skills and trust, absence of tailored solutions and connectivity issues are among the main reasons why farmers are not fully tapping into the digitalisation wave.”138 As a consequence, the priority is “to ensure connectivity in rural areas, particularly in remote areas” and to invest “in the enabling environment, such as lifelong training in digital skills and advice”, as well as to encourage “testing and adoption, also collectively (e.g. via cooperatives).”139 The Commission underlines that digital systems need to be further integrated and harmonised, “both for the collection of data by farmers, other food system actors and Member States’ systems.”140 In this respect, the Commission will pursue a ‘collect once, use multiple times’ principle, “reducing reporting burden for farmers under consideration of existing and already evolving EU level initiatives, like the Common European Agricultural Data Space.”141 The AgriDataSpace142 project aimed at paving the way for a Common European Agricultural data space (CEADS) that facilitates data sharing, processing, and analysis in a secured, trusted, transparent and responsible manner. This program aims at increasing the sector’s performance and boost data-driven innovations, both on the private and public side. The CEADS, originally announced under the European Strategy for Data143, will be an asset for accelerating the twin digital and green transitions in the sector, for the reduction of administrative burdens, and providing the foundation for the application of powerful, newly emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.144 In order to implement the digital transformation policies in agriculture new professional profiles are required, such as the Geographic Information Manager (GIM) and the Geographic Knowledge Enabler (GKE): the former with the 137 See point 4, p. 24. 138 See point 4, p. 24. 139 See point 4, p. 24. 140 See point 4, p. 24. 141 See point 4, p. 24. 142 See https://agridataspace-csa.eu/. 143 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A European strategy for data, COM(2020) 66 final, 19 February 2020. 144 European Commission, Policy brief – Rolling out the Common European Agricultural Data Space, 23 September 2024. This document is available at https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/policy-brief-rolling-out-common-european-agricultural-data-space. 456 FRANCESCO GASPARI | LUIGI CAMERIERO
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