CTO Straight Talk - Issue 4 - 52

" T
" The
(International Data Spaces
Association) deﬁnes a protocol and a
communications platform that makes it
possible to share data in a selective way
without losing ownership of that data. "

At this point, everyone knows that data

the use of the data shared with a partner:

can be used to create value, and the

conditions for forwarding, duration of

more data that is shared, the more value

use, purpose and cost.

that can be created. However, until now,
particularly in the business-to-consumer

COIL AND TROUBLE

space, users have been asked to share

Thyssenkrupp volunteered to be the ﬁrst

that data without getting an adequate

beta tester for International Data Spaces,

return. Many data-sharing platforms have

or IDS. We decided to try it with a very

been created, but they were designed in

simple, straightforward use case: the

such a way that only one company really

logistics of our steel coil delivery.

beneﬁted. All social media platforms are
based on this principle.

In the Ruhr area of Germany, we have
a lot of traffic jams. In the past, our

It was clear to us at Thyssenkrupp that

logistics partner had a well-deﬁned slot

this was not sustainable; no one will

when they had to be at our premises to

give away something valuable for free.

pick up one of the coils. Unfortunately,

That's why we got involved with the

most of the time they didn't make it on

International Data Spaces Association.

time. Either they were too early because

The association deﬁnes a protocol and a
communications platform that makes it
possible to share data in a selective way
without losing ownership of that data.
The protocol allows the data supplier to
attach a software readable contract to
each unit of data. This contract enables
the supplier to limit the conditions for

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they had expected a traffic jam but it
was not as severe as they expected, or
they were late because there was more
traffic than they expected. Either way,
they spent a lot of waiting time in front
of our gate. This blocked the approach
road and wasted the truck drivers' time,
sometimes as much as an hour. This
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