Data is the backbone of the digital economy: it enables economic growth and competitiveness, fosters innovation, improves public services, and advances scientific research.
Seamless and secure cross-border and cross-industry data flows, within and across data ecosystems, have become crucial for businesses and individuals worldwide. As technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) continue to evolve and spread, the importance of data exchange, data sharing and data flows will only become more significant.
To address this growing need, CEN recently published a dedicated Workshop Agreement, CWA 18125:2024 ‘Trusted data transaction - part 1’. This new document provides terminology, concepts, and mechanisms in the field of data exchange focusing on trusted data transactions.
These terminology, concepts, and mechanisms constitute the basis to identify key dimensions and criteria that contribute to the trust in a data transaction between interested parties. Therefore, they can be used in the development of future standards ensuring trusted data transactions.
The CWA provides a foundational understanding upon which to base trusted data transactions, independently of any architectural choices or technical implementation. '
CWA 18125 was developed by CEN/WS TDT 'Trusted Data Transaction', whose Secretariat is held by AFNOR, the French National Standardization Body.
