You – the users – are the drivers behind this
As a member of the International Data Spaces Association, you have various opportunities to actively participate in the association and thus exert a significant influence on the development and characteristics of the IDS. You can participate in the working groups, which deal with the general framework of the IDS and the reference architecture model, as well as become part of the communities, which deal with the special requirements of the different industries.
Working Groups
Actively contribute your expectations with regard to International Data Spaces in the working groups of the International Data Spaces Association. Companies from all sectors jointly formulate their requirements for secure data exchange and digital sovereignty. These are our working groups and their topics:
Hubs
The International Data Spaces Association started in Germany and has strong roots here. To foster the knowledge transfer we facilitate international hubs that share basic knowledge on the ideas and concepts of the IDS in their countries. If you want to enable trustworthy and secure data exchange based on the IDS in your county get in contact with us via info@internationaldataspaces.org.

Communities
The goal of the IDS Communities is to reach out to different industries where the applications of IDS could be implemented. At the same time, the aim is to better understand the requirements of these industries and to map them in secure and sovereign data spaces. So far, IDSA has the following communities: mobility, industrial, logistics and medical.
To learn more about the communities and to know how to join,
please click on the respective icon.
Liaisons
If your organization or association is interested in joining forces with the IDSA get in contact with us via info@internationaldataspaces.org. The IDSA provides a reference architecture for trustworthy and secure data exchange as well as a reference implementation and a growing number of products and solutions for our members. The focus on data sovereignty already extends the Platform Industry 4.0, the International Internet Consortium Reference Architecture, FIWARE and others.
Use Cases
Develop prototypical references in so-called use cases together with scientists. Implementing these use cases makes the work of research on International Data Spaces specific.
Implementation.
Almost 40 Use cases are already being implemented. Moreover, there are around 60 more candidates for use cases. The companies specify the use cases within the International Data Spaces Association themselves. New members can get involved in existing use cases at any time or initiate new use cases.
Fields of activity.
The current use cases deal with the following fields of activities “Transparency in Supply Chains”, “Improving Production and Industry 4.0” and “Support for End-to-End Customer Processes” (e.g. automobility, medical supplies). They must be extended to all industries.
Knowledge transfer.
The insights gained during the use cases form the basis for new business models. They are to be made available for small and medium-sized companies in particular.
You can find our Use Cases here…
Creating a formal DIN/ISO standard on data sovereignty
The members of the IDSA work towards a common standard for a “Reference architecture of a security gateway for the exchange of industry data and services”. Therefore, we started a Workshop at the German Standardization Organization DIN. Here we focus on the standardization of the IDS trusted connector together with relevant international standards, e.g. IEC 62443.
IDSA plugfest
The IDSA Plugfest takes place every quarter in the IDS-LAB at the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering in Dortmund. Goal is the consolidation and technical connection between the existing IDS core components. The overarching objective is the implementation of a first MVP IDS ecosystem.
If you want to participate, you should:
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Bring your current IDS implementations of connectors, brokers, clearing houses, App Stores, Apps …
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Register your core component at the IDS-Lab Identity Provider
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Support the current IDS information model
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Prepare to register at the IDS-LAB Broker
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Prepare to connect to others, e.g. the Echo Connector
How can you participate?
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Between Plugfests
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Contact Heinrich Pettenpohl (pettenpohl@isst.fraunhofer.de) to get access to repositories and mailing lists
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Participate in weekly telcos
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At Plugfest
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Bring a notebook with admin privileges
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Network/proxy configuration must able to be changed
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Source code of one or more IDS implementations (Connector, Broker, CA, App Store etc.)
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Corresponding development environment for customizing the sources
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Docker or VMWare/Virtual Box for Windows computers
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IDS testbeds
IDS-LAB @ Fraunhofer ISST

The IDS-Lab at Fraunhofer ISST offers infrastructure for software development projects and collaboration. This includes :
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Wikis
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Issue tracker / bug tracker
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GIT Repositories
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Continuous Integration and Build Server
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Maven Repositories
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Docker Repositories
The IDS Lab hosts the IDSA-Plugfest.
IDS trainings & seminars

When: 24th September 2019
In this practice-oriented training for professionals and executives, the basics about data sovereignty and the structure of the IDS architecture with its technologies, basic services and roles are presented.
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When: Upon Request
The participants will learn the functions and configurations of various IDS components and will put together a reference use case of the IDS from the ground up.
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When: Upon Request
In this workshop participants will learn about the necessary steps for a successful certification and participation in the IDS and will be able to compare this with their current state of development.
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