AMdEX
With AMdEX, we are developing a digital notary. This notary provides contracts to organisations that want to share data. AMdEX also enforces the terms in these contracts.
The contracts support simple data transactions between two organisations. But also complex AI algorithms, which must access data stored in multiple places.
Read more about AMdEX in these news articles. And check out the website https://amdex.eu/.
Results with AMdEX
In the AMdEX field lab, the Amsterdam Economic Board and partners developed:
- A prototype AMdEX that provides the basic functionality to enable fair and reliable data consortia;
- Use cases to test the functionalities of AMdEX in real-world conditions;
- Governance and business models for scaling AMdEX to an independent association;
- A multitude of AMdEX-inspired regional, national and international interactions and collaborations.
Role of the Amsterdam Economic Board
As one of the initiators of AMdEX, the Amsterdam Economic Board’s responsibilities included:
- Through communication, marketing and storytelling – from workshops, webinars and our online channels – connect a diverse network of governments, businesses and researchers to AMdEX;
- Develop strategic alliances at the regional, national and European levels;
- Investigate (market) needs for data sharing, techniques and bottlenecks;
- Identify and develop test cases in co-creation. For example, in collaboration with our initiative Health Data Space Amsterdam.
What is AMdEX
In AMdEX, several companies and institutions work together to make data sharing easy for organisations. AMdEX offers and enforces (standard) contracts. Organisations can use these to share their data worry-free. They set their own conditions for making their data available.
AMdEX translates these terms into a contract. Alternatively, there is a choice of standard contracts in the AMdEX library. Just like a notary in real life offers legally approved, legally valid contracts to a client. The technology companies that handle the practical side of data sharing will apply the terms of the chosen contract to the transaction.
Watch the two videos on what AMdEX does. Text continues below the videos.
Why AMdEX
In today’s economy, not all organisations have equal access to data and the ability to use it for innovation. Uncertainty about security, privacy and data ownership makes data sharing expensive and legally complicated. Which means that companies with fewer resources have a hard time getting acces to data. This hampers fair competition and thus we miss out on great opportunities.
AMdEX follows the Trias Politica principle of separation of powers. Data owners and users determine data sharing policies (see also our Data Commons Collective initiative). AMdEX and relevant service providers will implement this policy. Disputes are settled through the legally valid AMdEX contracts. This may involve professional, judicial bodies.
Similar to Internet exchanges around the world, AMdEX will eventually be legally established as a non-commercial, public entity. For example, in an association with stakeholders as members – mainly paying customers and affiliated service providers – that make up the Board of the public AMdEX.
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Usecase partners
Amsterdam Data Science | Data Sharing Coalition | Dell Technologies | FacilityApps | H20 Esports Campus | iSHARE | KLM | KPN | Luminis | Marineterrein Amsterdam | SAE ITC | Tapp | TNO | UNL
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