AMdEX accelerates the transition to a fair data economy by giving data owners and data users control over their data. This way, AMdEX enables data based innovations. Such as new treatment methods by sharing medical data or developing sustainable solutions for urban transport. To achieve this, we co-design and co-develop a neutral and independent infrastructure for trusted data sharing. Neutral because all data is treated equally, there is no discrimination based on user, content or application. Independent because the infrastructure is not in the hands of one party. This enables us to reliably share data. AMdEX is a collaboration between AMS-IX, UvA, SURF, deXes and Amsterdam Economic Board and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Together they will develop the technology and organization to make this possible over the next 2.5 years . The goal is to establish a not-for-profit organization that ensures continued development in the long term.

AMdEX is a collaboration between the following public and private organizations: AMS-IX , UvA , SURF , deXes and Amsterdam Economic Board . AMS-IX is responsible for project management, construction of the AMdEX infrastructure in collaboration with SURF & consolidation into a new association. The UvA will primarily focus on the design of a reference architecture and, together with SURF, the development of a research data exchange, deXes develops and tests the service architecture to connect to the AMdEX as an external supplier and the Amsterdam Economic Board is responsible for community management and identifying test cases. AMdEX is a fieldlab and open for new partners that are willing to invest time and budget to make it a reality.

The AMdEX project was realized with funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) , which covers half of the partners’ investments. This pays for the costs of thinking through, testing and developing the required technology and organization. Afterwards the project will have to continue to exist as an independent association.

Archief FAQs

Q: What makes AMdEX urgent?

In the current digital economy data acts as a raw material for innovation and that is a great incentive for organizations to access, share and use their data. However, there are also barriers for organizations to share data or have it processed by an external party. Uncertainty about security, privacy and ownership of data makes data sharing expensive and legally complicated. As a result, many organizations do not share data.

Q: How is AMdEX different from existing data sharing solutions?

AMdEX is based on a federated structure, which means that it ensures controlled access to each other’s data. It does not store data centrally, and thus prevents undesirable data accumulation with a third party as a condition for sharing data. Compared to bilateral or sector-specific data sharing agreements, AMdEX is cheaper and faster because data owners do not have to develop their own technology and can make use of existing infrastructure. This allows them to focus on innovation and not on infrastructure management. Finally, AMdEX makes innovation possible through cross-sectoral data sharing, which means that data from different backgrounds is accessible and can be combined, which is essential for innovation.