AID - Association pour l’Intermédiation de Données

What AID - Association pour l’Intermédiation de Données does

AID — Association pour l'Intermédiation de Données is a French non-profit professional association founded in November 2023 and headquartered at 17 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin, 75116 Paris. The association aggregates professional stakeholders in data intermediation across France and Europe into four membership colleges: data intermediation service providers (DISPs/PSIDs), data holders and users, technology partners, and associate members. Its core activities are policy advocacy, regulatory engagement, and standards work — not commercial technology products. AID was instrumental in establishing the data intermediary status under the French SREN Act and the European Data Governance Act (DGA), and its members Agdatahub, Hub One DataTrust, and MiTrust were the first French entities registered on the European Register of Data Intermediation Services.

AID operates as a membership organization rather than a product company; it does not develop or sell a technology platform. Its deliverables are policy position papers, whitepapers (e.g., 'Building Trust, Supporting Growth', October 2025), working groups on legal, economic, and technical issues, and public events including the inaugural Matinale de l'Intermédiation de Données (November 2024, 110 attendees) and the September 2025 'Data as Common Good' conference with Banque des Territoires. Technical work is conducted in collaboration with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC), Gaia-X, and Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), and focuses on interoperability standards and best-practice frameworks for European data spaces.

The association is funded entirely through recurring membership fees from its four colleges; no public fee schedule is disclosed. It is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the General Assembly, with Sébastien Picardat (Agdatahub) as founding President from November 2023 to April 2025, succeeded by Xavier Drilhon (MiTrust). AID maintains direct relationships with Arcep (French regulatory authority), the Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE) at the French Ministry of Economy, the European Commission, and institutional partners including Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts).

Name

AID - Association pour l’Intermédiation de Données

Legal name

Association pour l'Intermédiation de Données - AID

Website

https://data-intermediation.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AID is a French non-profit professional association founded in November 2023 that aggregates data intermediation stakeholders across France and Europe to advocate for policy, regulatory frameworks (DGA, SREN Act), and interoperability standards through four membership colleges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association / Data Governance Advocacy

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

Keywords

• Data intermediation association
• Data governance advocacy
• Trusted data exchange
• Data spaces standards
• Data sharing policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: AID is funded through membership fees paid by its members across four colleges: data intermediation service providers, data users/holders, technology partners, and associate members. No public disclosure of fee amounts or revenue figures is available.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AID is a French non-profit professional association that brings together data intermediation service providers, data holders and users, technology partners, and public institutions across France and Europe. The association operates a multi-college membership program and delivers value through working groups (legal, economic, technical), public events such as the annual Matinale de l'Intermédiation de Données, whitepapers, and position papers. It represents the data intermediation ecosystem before French and European public authorities, influencing regulatory frameworks including the Data Governance Act (DGA), the SREN Act, and the Data Act.

Product overview

AID (Association pour l'Intermédiation de Données) is a professional association, not a commercial product company. It serves as a membership organization that brings together professional players in data intermediation in France and Europe to contribute to public policies promoting free data circulation within the European Union. The association does not offer commercial products or services; rather, it provides advocacy, working groups (legal, economic, technical), industry events (such as the annual Matinale and 2025 conference on data as a common good), white papers and position papers on data intermediation policy, and use case documentation. Its activities center on the Data Governance Act (DGA), SREN law, and European data space frameworks, representing data intermediation service providers and data users before French and European public authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Association Membership Program Multi-college membership program for organizations engaged in the data intermediation ecosystem in France and Europe, including data intermediation service providers, data holders and users, technology partners, and associate public institutions. Members gain access to working groups (legal, economic, technical), policy advocacy before French and European authorities, industry events, and the association's published whitepapers and position papers.
• Industry Events and Conferences (Matinale de l'Intermédiation de Données) Annual public industry conferences and members-only events bringing together the French and European data intermediation ecosystem to discuss regulatory developments, present sectoral use cases, and foster cross-stakeholder dialogue. Events include the Matinale de l'Intermédiation de Données (first held November 2024 with 110 attendees) and the annual Members' Day (Journée des adhérents).
• Whitepapers and Position Papers Policy publications issued by AID to influence French and European regulatory frameworks on data intermediation, including the Data Governance Act (DGA), SREN Act, and Data Act. Recent publications include the whitepaper "Bâtir la confiance, soutenir la croissance" (October 2025) and a position paper on the DGA revision (July 2025).

Quantifiable outcome

• 829 billion euro data-driven market in Europe (EU-27)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• AgdatahubcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 June 2024Agdatahub is a data intermediation service provider and founding member of AID, dedicated to the agricultural and agri-food sectors. It is one of the first three French entities registered on the European Register of Data Intermediation Services. Agdatahub coordinates the AgriDataSpace consortium and is a Gaia-X Lighthouse project.
• Hub One DataTrustcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 June 2024Hub One DataTrust is a data exchange platform for the airport sector and a founding member of AID. It is one of the first three French entities registered on the European Register of Data Intermediation Services. The platform orchestrates data exchanges between airport industry players, providing guarantees of quality, security, compliance, and contractualization.
• MiTrustcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 June 2024MiTrust is a trusted intermediary for personal data sharing, enabling users to share authentic data from trusted sources in real time. AID member and one of the first three French entities registered on the European Register. MiTrust CEO Xavier Drilhon was elected President of AID in April 2025.
• AfteriizecoreTechnology or IntegrationAfteriize is a marketplace for mobility and automotive data, facilitating and securing the exchange, distribution, and marketing of data while meeting regulatory and traceability requirements. Joined AID in 2024.
• Prometheus-XcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrometheus-X is a data intermediation provider building and governing digital commons for data sharing, particularly in education, training, and employment sectors. Founding member of AID. Active within the Gaia-X Association Data Space for Education and Skills.
• Health DataTrust (Euris)secondaryTechnology or IntegrationHealth DataTrust is a trusted third party providing data intermediation services for health data, including SNDS data chaining and secure health data exchange. It operates as part of Euris Health Cloud.
• DawexcoreTechnology or IntegrationDawex is a technology leader in data exchange solutions, enabling organizations to create data ecosystems and data spaces. Founding member of AID. Recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and invited to the UN Environment Programme Data Expert Group. Initiator of the international Trusted Data Transaction standardization program.
• Apidae (Apidae Tourisme)coreTechnology or IntegrationApidae is a user member of AID facilitating contact between tourism ecosystem players to boost local economies. It develops a platform and animates a network that makes visible all diversity of tourism data within territories. Founding member of AID.
• Orange BusinesscoreTechnology or IntegrationOrange Business is both a technology partner and a user member of AID. It aims to become Europe's leading network and digital integrator, with strengths in connectivity, cloud, and cybersecurity. Active in data spaces including the Trusted European Media Data Space (TEMS).
• La PostesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationLa Poste joined AID in 2024 as a user member. It is a public limited company owned by the French state and Caisse des Dépôts, operating postal, logistics, and digital services. Generated 34.6 billion euros in revenue in 2024 with 227,000 employees.
• Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcep is the French regulatory authority designated under the SREN Act to oversee and label data intermediation service providers in accordance with the DGA. AID works closely with Arcep to provide expertise on regulatory implementation, promote data intermediation at EU level, and contribute to policy development. Arcep's Léo Quentin participates in AID events and panels.
• Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSSC is a European support body for data spaces. AID collaborates with DSC on technical work related to interoperability, data space formats, and best practices for data exchange.
• Gaia-X: European Association for Data and CloudsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerGaia-X is a European initiative for federated data infrastructure. AID engages with Gaia-X on technical interoperability standards, data space governance, and best practices. Several AID members (Agdatahub, Prometheus-X, Dawex) are active within Gaia-X.
• Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMT is a French public engineering and management school group. AID collaborates with IMT on technical expertise related to data spaces, interoperability, and data exchange standards.
• Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE) - Ministry of Economy and Finance (France)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGE is the French government body responsible for enterprise policy. AID collaborates with DGE on the legal and economic conditions of application of the DGA regulation and SREN law for data intermediation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DigitalEurope: Brussels-based trade association representing the European digital technology industry with hundreds of corporate members. Broader in scope than AID but shares the EU-level policy advocacy model and engages with the European Commission on data economy regulation, including data intermediation.
• techUK: UK-based trade association for the technology industry, engaging with UK government and regulators on data, AI, and digital economy policy. Comparable to AID as a member-driven advocacy body focused on data economy regulation, though with a UK rather than French/EU focus and a much broader sectoral remit.
• Gaia-X: European Association for Data and Cloud: Brussels-based association building the federated European data infrastructure ecosystem with hundreds of members across sectors. Operates at a much broader scope than AID but shares the membership-association model, EU policy advocacy focus, and several overlapping members (Agdatahub, Prometheus-X, Dawex are both AID members and Gaia-X participants).

Emerging players

• Data & Marketing Association (DMA): UK-based trade association for the data-driven marketing industry, including data ethics, consent, and data sharing. Adjacent to AID's remit as it covers commercial data intermediation and trust frameworks, though focused on marketing use cases and UK-centric.

Regional players

• France Digitale: Paris-based association representing French digital startups and scale-ups. Comparable as a French non-profit membership association engaged in French and EU policy advocacy, with overlapping Parisian geography and member-driven governance, though focused on the broader French tech ecosystem rather than data intermediation specifically.

Direct peers

• MyData Global: Finnish-registered non-profit association promoting personal data intermediation and the MyData operator model across Europe. Closely comparable to AID in mission, governance structure (member association), and focus on trusted data intermediaries under the DGA, though with a narrower personal-data scope and broader geographic membership.
• International Data Spaces Association (IDSA): Germany-based international association promoting the International Data Spaces reference architecture for trusted data sharing across sectors. Most directly comparable to AID as a peer association focused on data intermediation standards, member-driven governance, and engagement with EU regulators, though at a larger and more global scale.
• Open Data Institute (ODI): UK-based non-profit focused on building an open, trusted data ecosystem, including data trusts and intermediaries. Comparable to AID in its advocacy for data intermediation as a trust mechanism, policy engagement, and member-supported model, though with broader geographic and topical scope beyond intermediation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Data-Intermediation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-intermediation-donnees

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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