IDSA Rule Book

The IDSA rule book defines structures and processes for implementing the IDS-Reference  Architecture Model in the real world. This includes putting essential services in place as well as defining key processes, such as admission and withdrawal of participants. Our approach to data sovereignty is not industry specific. It is applicable to all sectors. Therefore, sector-specific rules are not described in this book. All of these rules and guidelines can be applied in and across all industries and sectors. IDS is a horizontal approach, enabling data sovereignty to propagate throughout the digital economy.
This document covers:
1. Functional agreements: Guidance on functionality of common services as well as definition, processes and services of dedicated roles
2. Technical agreements: Everything you need to know to implement or use a technical artefact of the IDSA world.
3. Operational agreements: Everything you need to know to run and collaborate (technically) within data sovereignty services.
4. Legal agreements: The legal agreements governing data exchange are a critical success factor, so this has been an important focus: what legal environment is valid, what legal boundaries can be set, and what laws provide the right framework to benefit the data economy. This book provides guidance on on how organizations may define the rules and legal agreements for trustworthy collaboration.
5. Commercial assumptions: This rule book enables several different business models, rather than favoring one particular one. Commercial agreements are not part of the rule book, but we make some commercial assumptions regarding essential services (low profit), base services (enabling functionality, and higher-profit services on top of that. Commercial agreements will be discussed separately.
6. Liaisons agreements: The IDS-based data sovereignty community naturally collaborates with other ecosystems like ENX or certifications in automotive, Plattform Industrie4.0, GAIA-X etc. Liaisons agreements are about guiding principles guard-railing for these collaborations. IDSA provides processes and measures to actively contribute to liaisons and to provide value for the IDSA Liaison partners.