proDTM

The use of data across silo boundaries offers many opportunities. Data trust models (DTM) provide data trustees with the framework, the implementation and the technologies to enable the trusting and, above all, neutral exchange of data. DTMs hold enormous potential for data-based innovations in the research, business, administration and social sectors. However, due to the novelty of the concept and its practical application, as well as the legislation associated with DTM, there are still research gaps that need to be filled in order to ensure the acceptance, feasibility and ultimately the added value of DTM.

The challenge

Many socio-technical and technological challenges arise - for example, ensuring the trustworthiness, transparency and neutrality of DTM or structuring the technical and organizational complexity as well as regulating the access and usage rights of the parties involved, while at the same time reconciling the potentially conflicting goals of data providers and data users.

Our contribution

Fraunhofer ISST identifies process patterns in the use of data trustees. To this end, the institute contributes extensive experience in dealing with data trust models. In proDTM, Fraunhofer ISST provides support in particular in the development of data governance rules and process patterns in data trust models and develops these in close cooperation with the other consortium partners.

The results

In the course of the proDTM project, process patterns for controlling access and use are to be developed. In particular, these process patterns should maximize the neutrality, transparency, autonomy and governance of the data trustee and balance the potentially competing goals of the "data users" and "data providers" involved in the best possible way. The patterns are intended to achieve the goal of private, public and civil adaptation and acceptance in order to better leverage the value creation potential associated with DTM. 

The partners  

• TU Dortmund University – Chair of Enterprise Computing
• Actiware Development GmbH (actiware)

The funding

• Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF
• Funding code: 16DTM201A
• Duration: 10/2023-12/2025