D2.3 Data Management and Security Protocols

This deliverable specifies the data management and security protocols adopted in the FlexBIT project. It builds upon the platform architecture defined in D1.1 and incorporates regulatory and compliance requirements set out in D1.2, such as data-access constraints, cybersecurity expectations, and country-specific regulatory differences relevant to demonstrators' integration. The deliverable defines the operational approach to data management, privacy, security, and interoperability in the FlexBIT platform. It further details the current platform integration and deployment status per demonstrator.
The scope of the data covered by this deliverable spans data produced for use by the platform and supporting development activities (e.g., AI model development and training), as well as platform-generated logs, monitoring records, and audit-related data, and data collected outside of the platform, such as proprietary demonstrator data, energy community survey results, and relevant metadata. This deliverable also specifies how data is acquired, accessed, stored, shared, and handled after project completion.
The objectives of this deliverable are as follows:
• describe data sources and data flows, including demonstrator-generated, platform-generated, and external data sources;
• establish the data governance model;
• specify the approach to data privacy and security controls;
• describe the data model, protocols, interfaces, and their current implementation within the FlexBIT platform;
• describe the current status of deployment across FlexBIT demonstrators.
As part of the WP2 deliverables set, this deliverable complements D2.1 and D2.2. As D2.1 lays down the energy exchange mechanisms, D2.3 provides the necessary context for their operation, detailing the adopted interoperability and security tools of the platform. Compared to D2.2, which focuses on forecasting and supporting datasets, D2.3 targets a broader data management perspective, covering both internal and external data sources, their lifecycle, and accompanying privacy and governance considerations.
This deliverable is structured in sections, covering the system context, data governance, privacy, security, digital twin technologies, interoperability/data exchange, and current deployment status across demonstrators.