Guiding Principles

The IDSA Rulebook is based on a set of generic principles and underlying values. The key aspects are related to the governance of data spaces and the roles actors can have.

Not reinventing the wheel: use proven technologies

Integrate existing systems: integrate data spaces into existing systems to the extent possible

Integrate or use existing standards: align national and international specifications, technical standards, and established processes

Industry and domain independent: make data spaces applicable as a concept as a horizontal standard

Easy to use: low deployment threshold for companies and initiatives with a focus on portability and replicability

IDSA applies four key governance principles: accountability, transparency, fairness, and responsibility. As a result, IDSA offers free use of IDS specifications and related open resources for all, open governance processes in which everyone can participate, transparent decision making - preferably by consensus.