Interview with Kathrin Knautz from Fraunhofer IAIS
Assessing the most pressing challenges in the Data
Portability domain
As a starting activity of the Data
Portability and Services Incubator a survey was conducted on research
challenges in the domain of data portability. We spoked with Kathrin Knautz, from
Fraunhofer IAIS, to find out more about it.
As the task leader of the survey
on research challenges in the data portability field, launched under DAPSI’s
project, could you explain what was its purpose and why was it so important to
do it as a starting activity of the project?
The aim of the survey was to
assure that the relevant research domains and challenges in Services and Data
Portability are addressed and assessed to contribute to the development of this
field. The results of the survey form the
basis of the research questions to be addressed for the 1st Open
Call document.
What kind of participants were
you looking for and how did you reach them?
We were looking for researchers from various domains such as legal analysis and compatibility, cryptography or database management. Additionally, the needs of users and industries were important aspects for us, so that the defined challenges would address their expectations and use cases. To obtain diverse answers from various groups, the survey was spread by using different channels. One channel were the internal networks of the project partners; a second one utilized expert networks. We also shared the survey on scientific events (e.g. conferences) and contacted selected experts after a previous analysis of the relevant backgrounds. In addition to the first survey, we launched a second one, which contained the same questions as the first survey, but was intended for the members of the Advisory Board. Overall, 221 participants took part in this survey of which 71 answered all questions. Most respondents work in the fields of research, development and entrepreneurship. Only a few respondents work in other areas e.g. in...