Textile ETP discusses data spaces for transparency and traceability at the Data Spaces Symposium 2026
On 10 February, our Secretary General Lutz Walter participated in the Data Spaces Symposium 2026 in Madrid, contributing to the session “Simplifying Compliance: Overcoming Regulatory and Technical Complexity for Scalable Data Spaces”, moderated by Oscar Lazaro from Innovalia Association, together with Ana María Sande Castro from ITG Technology Center, and Alessandro Canepa from Piacenza Group.
The discussion addressed how regulatory requirements and technical complexity can be turned from barriers into enablers for the textile industry, supporting the creation of trusted and scalable data spaces for supply chain transparency, sustainability reporting, product traceability and compliance with emerging EU legislation 🌐
Lutz Walter also emphasised that Textile ETP, through our DigitX Innovation Hub, will develop a comprehensive Strategy on the Digital Transformation of the Textile Industry to guide the European textile and clothing sector through a radical structural overhaul between 2025 and 2035, and bridge the widening "Digital Divide" that currently separates a vanguard of high-tech Tier 1 fashion or luxury brands from the fragmented ecosystem of SMEs.
Held under the motto “Accelerating adoption. Increasing impact.”, the 2026 edition of the Data Spaces Symposium brought together pioneering thinkers and organisations shaping a connected, data-driven future. The event showcased how data spaces can create value and competitiveness, enable trustworthy AI and promote interoperability through standards, while presenting real-world implementations and hosting the first European Data Spaces Awards ceremony.
