iSHARE Network

iSHARE is a trust framework designed to facilitate secure and seamless data sharing between organizations. It provides a standardized set of agreements, technical specifications, and legal rules that enable participants to exchange data without the need for individual bilaterial contracts. This initiative was originally developed to solve interoperability issues within the logistics sector, but it has since expanded to be applicable across various industries globally.

The framework is maintained and governed by the iSHARE Foundation, ensuring that it remains an open-source and vendor-neutral utility for the digital economy. While the technical infrastructure is operationalized through various service providers across different countries, its core governance and conceptual development are rooted in the Netherlands. By establishing a common language for identification, authentication, and authorization, iSHARE plays a critical role in the development of international data spaces.