Data Sharing for Networked Organizations Using the International Data Spaces Reference Model

This course is officially recognised and labelled by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT Label is a quality mark awarded to programmes demonstrating outstanding innovation, educational excellence and societal impact.

The Learning Path belongs to Digital Transformation and Data topics and conducts the learner in the adoption of the International Data Spaces (IDS) Reference Model, at the theoretical and practical levels. The IDS Reference Model is an international specification developed to help share data in a coordinated and secure manner, all the while maintaining data sovereignty, meaning the owner should always have full control over the data they share.The main objective of this LP is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to navigate an increasingly adopted international specification, which IDS is. By understanding IDS principles, examples, and best practices presented throughout this LP, learners are able to reflect on their organization’s data-sharing mechanisms and implement new, internationally embraced methods to securely and efficiently exchange data.Throughout the learning process, the learner will start by identifying and understanding the foundational elements around the IDS Reference Model, followed by a practical sequence of steps that will instruct him/her to 1) build an IDS data space by deploying and customizing the central software components that will enable a trustful and secure data sharing ecosystem; 2) start publishing, searching, and consuming data in the IDS data space ecosystem and 3) know how to integrate existing business information systems into the data space ecosystem in order to allow interoperability with other information systems in a supply chain to support business transactions (e.g., production orders, products technical data, traceability of operations).