Domains
Benefit from the hierarchical structure of a Trust Framework. Get assigned regulatory roles that govern the classification for your organisation, API access, available access scopes, and more.
Domain is the highest level hierarchical entity inside a data sharing ecosystem or federation. It enables Trust Framework Administrators to delineate the primary operational and regulatory areas that exist within the Trust Framework.
Organisations are assigned domains by Super Users and Data Administrators only and cannot be self-assigned by Organisation Administrators.
Domains are typically set based on a given regulation and include a clear definition of its existing actors, responsibilities, and governance. For example, a country-wide Open Data ecosystem can be divided into smaller parts like Open Banking, Open Health, Open Energy, and Open TeleCommunications enabling one governing organisation to establish different regulatory areas and delegate their administration to authorities (like Central Bank, Mininistry of Health, and more).
Each ecosystem or federation must have at least one Authorisation Domain but more can be created if needed.
For your organisation, it does not mean that it has to be assigned to one domain only - on the contrary. For example, an Insurance Provider (acting both as a Data Provider and a Data Receiver) can be assigned to a couple of domains:
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Open Insurance - to pull information about already existing insurances, provide offer comparison, and more.
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Open Banking - to pull finance-related information about the end user in order to, for example, initiate insurance payment or check account balance and prevent a Not Sufficient Funds return.
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Open Health - to pull health-related information about the end user to verify whether they can apply for a life insurance, and more.
Being a part of a Domain defines the roles your organisation can have.
If your organisation does not have any Domain assigned, contact with your Trust Framework Administrator.
Domain Characteristics
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Each ecosystem must have at least one Domain. Additional domains can be added as necessary to accurately represent the ecosystem’s structure.
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Domains are defined as a free text string, offering flexibility in naming and categorization.
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For country-level ecosystems, Domains are typically set based on a given regulation and include a clear definition of its existing actors, responsibilities and governance.
One example of a Domain is Open Banking, which is defined by a regulation issued by a regulatory entity, is governed by a regulatory authority, has a clear set of participants, and contains well-defined regulatory roles.
Domain-Related Recommendations
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It's advised to avoid including regional or country identifiers directly in the Domain name.
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As the Domain is the highest level entity in the Ecosystem, a set of the registered Reference Data should be linked to this Domain; being expected that a Domain also has Roles and Authorities related to it.
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The geographical associations should be indicated by the Issuing Authority's country of registration or through specific Domain Role Authorisations, which can assign Domain Roles to particular geographic boundaries.
Domain Types Examples
| Domain | Description |
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| PSD2 | The Second Payments Service Directive domain |
| Open Insurance | Open Insurance sector |
| Retail Banking | Covering retail banking services. |
| Commercial Banking | Related to commercial banking activities |
| Private Banking | Pertaining to private banking services |
| Open Energy | Associated with the open energy sector |
Once set inside the Reference Data, it is possible to assign this Domain Claim to any existing organisations inside Raidiam Connect. The process of assigning this claim to each organisation will be subject to each ecosystem policy
