Rulebook

The UrbanMind Rulebook defines the main principles and rules for all participants of the UrbanMind data space. It explains how the data space works, who can join, what roles exist, and how participants are expected to handle data and collaboration.

The rulebook ensures that everyone in the UrbanMind ecosystem, follows the same standards for data sharing, security, and trust.

This Rulebook is meant for:

• Cities and organizations joining the data space
• Data producers and data consumers
• System administrators and operators
• Technical partners who develop and maintain services

Governance

The UrbanMind data space is operated by 3fs, acting as the Data Space Operator. 3fs is responsible for:

• Technical operation and maintenance of the platform
• Managing access, monitoring performance, and ensuring data security
• Supporting compliance with the EU Data Act, GDPR, and DS4SSCC principles

Riko serves as the Onboarding Coordinator, helping new participants join the data space.

The municipalities of Kranj and Pula are the initial participants and use cases of the data space.

Onboarding

The first step of the participant onboarding process is currently manual and requires the interested party to reach out to a governance authority.

See the Onboarding section in the user guide for details.

Roles

During the onboarding process participants get assigned roles which then get assigned to their users. Roles affect what the participant and its users can do within UrbanMind.

See the Roles section of the user guide for details about the available roles and how they can be distributed among a participant's users.