Data Trading System Initiative
Industry Connections Activity Initiation Document (ICAID)
Version: 1, 28 May 2019
IC19-006-01 Approved by the IEEE-SASB 11 June 2019

Instructions
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Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections Committee (ICCom)
Administrator at the following address: industryconnections@ieee.org.
The version number above, along with the date, may be used by the submitter todistinguish successive updates of this document. A separate, unique Industry
Connections (IC) Activity Number will be assigned when the document is submitted
to the ICCom Administrator.

1. Contact

Provide the name and contact information of the primary contact person for this IC activity.
Affiliation is any entity that provides the person financial or other substantive support, forwhich the person may feel an obligation. If necessary, a second/alternate contact person’s
information may also be provided.

Name: Hiroshi Mano
Email Address:h.mano@data-trading.org
Employer: EverySense, Inc.
Affiliation: DataTrading AllianceIEEE collects personal data on this form, which is made publicly available, to allow
communication by materially interested parties and with Sponsors and Activity
officers who are responsible for IEEE work items.

2. Participation and Voting Model

Specify whether this activity will be entity-based (participants are entities, which may havemultiple representatives, one-entity-one-vote), or individual-based (participants represent
themselves, one-person-one-vote).

Specify: Individual-Based.

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3. Purpose
3.1.

Motivation and Goal

Briefly explain the context and motivation for starting this IC activity, and the overallpurpose or goal to be accomplished.

Describe the motivation and goal.
The next large-scale transformation, leading to a human-centric society based on asystem that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space has been termed
Society 5.0 in Japan. Data sharing, augmented by algorithmic decision
making/artificial intelligence and information technology, is a foundational building
block to realizing this vision.
A data-intensive sharing model, in which data is gathered by particular entities andprovided to other parties, has to address many issues such as privacy protection
and avoidance of undesirable business practices. In addition, data generation,
which is growing rapidly through the spread of IoT devices, makes the need for
efficient sharing more critical.
Therefore, this activity proposes that the sharing of data should shift from acentralized system to an autonomous distributed sharing model. In thisautonomous distributed sharing model, it is assumed that multiple different entities
supply and receive data equitably from each other.
To realize the benefits of data sharing, data flow from the data provider to the data
receiver and compensation flow in the opposite direction shall occur, and that isdefined as "Data Trading". Multiple entities can trade data directly or through amediator in the "Data Trading" environment. To enable this environment, somestandards will be required to maintain trusted data trading.
In this activity, we propose drafting the PAR that will serve as the basis to form a
new standards working group for a general standard for data trading scheme that is
not dependent on the particular data type and protocol, and we expect to create
related, more specific, standards proposals under that WG.
3.2.

Related Work

Provide a brief comparison of this activity to existing, related efforts or standards of which
you are aware (industry associations, consortia, standardization activities, etc.).

Data Trading Alliance (DTA) in Japan is developing related activities. This ICAID will
help globalize this work.
IEEE Big Data Governance Metadata Management IC
3.3.

Previously Published Material

Provide a list of any known previously published material intended for inclusion in theproposed deliverables of this activity.

List the previously published material, if any.

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3.4.

Potential Markets Served

Indicate the main beneficiaries of this work, and what the potential impact might be.

Describe the potential markets.
Data trading can be applied to any type of data in commercial or consumer
services.
Most of the existing standards related to big data management have narrow target
scopes, either by industry or consumer sector.
However, a combination of wide variety data will drive the creation of innovative
use cases. Therefore, the potential market for data trading is vast.
DTA (Data Trading Alliance), which was established in late 2017 in Japan got ahuge number of members which include several government sectors and large
industries.
In addition, the Japanese prime minister advocated the concept of DFFT in the WEF(World Economic Forum), are able to be discussed as a major topic in this year's
G20.
Thus, the concept of data trading is expected to be commonly used in both industry
and consumer sectors.
DTA recognizes the benefit of having global standards relating to data trading andis engaging with IEEE to globalize this work.
3.5

How will the activity benefit the IEEE?

The result of the ICAID will be standards proposals, and they will position IEEE as aleader in data trading ecosystem, and augment IEEE’s data-related portfolio.
This may increase membership of IEEE and open new business opportunities forstandardization.

4. Estimated Timeframe

Indicate approximately how long you expect this activity to operate to achieve its proposedresults (e.g., time to completion of all deliverables).

Expected Completion Date: 06/2020
IC activities are chartered for two years at a time. Activities are eligible for extension uponrequest and review by ICCom and the IEEE-SA Standards Board. Should an extension berequired, please notify the ICCom Administrator prior to the two-year mark.

5. Proposed Deliverables

Outline the anticipated deliverables and output from this IC activity, such as documents(e.g., white papers, reports), proposals for standards, conferences and workshops,
databases, computer code, etc., and indicate the expected timeframe for each.

4Specify the deliverables for this IC activity, please be specific.
PAR(s) as foundation to form DTSI (Data Trading System Initiative) Working Group

6. Funding Requirements

Outline any contracted services or other expenses that are currently anticipated, beyond thebasic support services provided to all IC activities. Indicate how those funds are expected
to be obtained (e.g., through participant fees, sponsorships, government or other grants,etc.). Activities needing substantial funding may require additional reviews and approvals
beyond ICCom.

Specify funding requirements and sources, if any.
This Activity will largely operate using the standard support and tools provided byIEEE SA to Industry Connections activities. This ICAID will be self-funded.
This Industry Connections Initiative will be self-funded, with IEEE-SA administrative
support. Where additional funds may be needed for identified work products, it will
also seek support by outside contributions from other partners in the Initiative.

7. Management and Procedures
7.1.

IEEE Sponsoring Committee

Indicate whether an IEEE sponsoring committee of some form (e.g., an IEEE StandardsSponsor) has agreed to oversee this activity and its procedures.

Has an IEEE sponsoring committee agreed to oversee this activity?: Yes/NoNo
If yes, indicate the sponsoring committee’s name and its chair’s contact information.

Sponsoring Committee Name: Committee Name
Chair’s Name: Full Name
Chair’s Email Address: who@whereAdditional sponsoring committee information, if any.
IEEE collects personal data on this form, which is made publicly available, to allow
communication by materially interested parties and with Sponsors and Activity
officers who are responsible for IEEE work items.
7.2.

Activity Management

If no IEEE sponsoring committee has been identified in 7.1 above, indicate how this activity
will manage itself on a day-to-day basis (e.g., executive committee, officers, etc).

Briefly outline activity management structure.
The activity will recruit interested stakeholders and will then have regular meetings,
likely every other week in the beginning, to advance the goal of developing a PAR.
The chair and vice chair will lead the work, with the standard administrative support
provided by IEEE-SA.

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7.3.

Procedures

Indicate what documented procedures will be used to guide the operations of this activity;
either (a) modified baseline Industry Connections Activity Policies and Procedures, (b)Sponsor policies and procedures accepted by the IEEE-SA Standards Board, or (c) Working
Group policies and procedures accepted by the Working Group’s Sponsor. If option (a) ischosen, then ICCom review and approval of the P&P is required. If option (b) or (c) ischosen, then ICCom approval of the use of the P&P is required.

Specify the policies and procedures document to be used. Attach a copy of chosen
policies and procedures.
(a), modified baseline P&P.

8. Participants
8.1.

Stakeholder Communities

Indicate the stakeholder communities (the types of companies or other entities, or thedifferent groups of individuals) that are expected to be interested in this IC activity, and will
be invited to participate.

Specify types of entities or groups of individuals.
Stakeholders who produce or use data, including private and public sector,
academia, etc.
8.2.

Expected Number of Participants

Indicate the approximate number of entities (if entity-based) or individuals (if individualbased) expected to be actively involved in this activity.

Number of entities or number of individuals.
15-20
8.3.

Initial Participants

Provide a number of the entities or individuals that will be participating from the outset. It
is recommended there be at least three initial participants for an entity-based activity, or
five initial participants (each with a different affiliation) for an individual-based activity.
Use the following table for an entity-based activity:

EntityEntity Name

Primary Contact
Contact Name

Additional Representatives
Name

Use the following table for an individual-based activity:

Individual
Mano
YamadaYamahira
Sugiyama
Takebayashi
Wakameda

HiroshiIsamu
TetsuyaKouji
HajimeMitsuoEmployer
EverySense,Inc.
DataTrading Alliane
Uniadex Ltd.
Uhuru Corporation
Omron Corporation
The Japan ResearchInstitute, Limited

Affiliation
EverySense,Inc.
DataTrading Alliane
Uniadex Ltd.
Uhuru Corporation
Omron Corporation
The Japan ResearchInstitute, Limited

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