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1. Data Exchange.
Hard or not?
Janne Uggeldahl
Chief Product Officer, Platform of Trust
APIdays Helsinki & North 2023

3. Data Exchange is a
data exchange process
between two or more
systems, during which no
data or trust is lost.
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WHAT IS IT:

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The world’s constantly
growing information
capital is dammed up
at the intersections
of data flows.
WHY BE INTERESTED:

5. The Lack of Expertise (within
companies)
The Lack of Trust
(in between companies)
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WHAT HOLDS US BACK:

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A company can
take the hard way or
choose the other route
HOW TO PULL IT THROUGH:

7. The current way is full of bilateral contracts,
point-to-point integrations and a lot of manual work
API #1
Data Model 1
Data Model 2
Data Model 3
Data Model 4
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THE HARD WAY
Customer contract 1
API Gateway
Data Lake
Current state: Before onboarding, a signed customer contract is a pre-requisite for consuming a commercial API
Data Utilizer
API #2
API #3
API #4
Customer contract 2
Customer contract 3
Customer contract 4

8. Platform of Trust DEaaS transforms data from different sources
into a form that can be shared in a trustworthy way
Data Source 1
Data Source 2
Data Source 3
Data Source 4
Data Model 1
Data Model 2
Data Model 3
Data Model 4
Built-in:
elements of trust
1. Identification
2. Contract
3. Monitoring
Interoperable
Data Product
Input: Identification and integration of data sources.
Data harmonization and ensuring the interoperability
Output: Designing the data product, controlling the use
and ensuring the reliable distribution of the data product
Data Utilizer
(etc. the organization
managing the construction
materials supply chain)
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THE OTHER ROUTE - DATA EXCHANGE AS A SERVICE

9. Construction
Data Exchange as a Service
Material
provider
Wholesales
Logistics
Material
management
Planning
Order
Order confirmation
Order modification
Order cancellation
Order estimation
Delivery confirmation
Partial delivery
Delivery modification
Order (Order call in)
Order confirmation
Order modification
Order cancellation
Order estimation
Delivery confirmation
Partial delivery
Delivery modification
Service center
Production
management
Forecasting
Troubleshooting
Production
management
Forecasting
Troubleshooting
Logistics center
THE OTHER ROUTE - DATA EXCHANGE AS A SERVICE
Data Exchange is about syncing business processes between
companies and withing networks
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Example: Order-Delivery chain from Construction Industry

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Universal Ontology
and Harmonizer
PRODUCT COMPONENTS
Contract-based Data
Exchange &
Contract console
Data Catalogues &
Orchestrator
1 2 3
Governance Data Flow Interoperability Data Cost optimization
Our Data Exchange platform has built-in tools to
ensure trustworthiness and efficiency of operation

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THE OTHER ROUTE - DATA EXCHANGE AS A SERVICE
The Data Exchange platform has
proven its value in several customer projects, e.g:

12. Key Takeaways:
▪ The business paradigm is transforming from closed
value chains towards open value networks
- The world of business is transforming from closed connections
towards data exchange and/or cooperation between
companies
▪ Contracts and data governance are key to unlock the
business value of data
▪ The company can take the hard way and develop the
capabilities of its own organization to meet the
requirements of information exchange, or
▪ The company can decide to choose Data Exchange as
a Service and contact Janne
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13. Thanks.
Janne Uggeldahl
Chief Product Officer at Platform of Trust
email. janne.uggeldahl@oftrust.net
tel. +358 500 354 907