Development of a Secure Data Exchange Platform for eCommerce Market Collaboration

The client requires a robust platform that enables multiple eCommerce companies to exchange data sets securely, either for free or paid access, while complying with relevant data sharing standards. This challenge includes ensuring data privacy, access control, searchability, and seamless collaboration among diverse stakeholders.

A mid-to-large sized consulting firm specializing in digital transformation projects, seeking to facilitate secure data sharing among eCommerce companies to enhance client offerings.

• Develop a scalable and secure web-based platform facilitating data exchange between eCommerce entities.
• Implement user account creation, role management, and access rights to ensure secure and controlled data sharing.
• Enable creation, management, and sharing of data sets with customizable access permissions.
• Incorporate search functionalities allowing filtering and result display to enhance data discoverability.
• Integrate notification and shopping features for user engagement and transactional capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards for data spaces to promote interoperability and trust.

• User account creation and management for personal or company profiles
• Creation and management of data sets with configurable access rights
• Secure sharing of data sets on a paid or free basis
• Advanced search and filtering of available data items
• Notification system for updates or data access events
• Ecommerce-style shopping/cart functionalities for data transactions

• Standard data sharing protocols compliant with data space standards
• Authentication and identity management systems
• Payment processing systems for paid data access
• Notification services for user updates

• High security to protect sensitive data exchanges and user information
• Scalability to support growing numbers of users and data sets
• Performance: fast search and data retrieval response times
• Reliability and uptime to ensure continuous availability
• Compliance with applicable data sharing standards and regulations

The implementation of this platform aims to significantly enhance data sharing capabilities among eCommerce companies, thereby enabling increased collaboration, expanding market opportunities, and reducing data exchange friction. It is expected to result in improved operational efficiency, increased transactional volume for data sets, and reinforced trust within the data space ecosystem.