Core principle 6: Local decision-making
Organizations, regions and sectors all differ from one another. Legislation, culture, processes and ways of working are not the same everywhere. Therefore, the BDI supports local decision-making within a common set of rules. This idea is based on the subsidiarity principle: decisions are made on the lowest possible, most involved level.
How does it work?
The BDI agreement framework contains a shared foundation. Within this foundation it is possible for:
- sectors to determine their own agreements;
- regions to apply their own agreements;
- organizations to design their own processes,
as long as the core principles of security, interoperability and transparency remain.
This makes the BDI:
- robust
- scalable
- internationally applicable
- locally relevant
What does it mean in practice?
- Secure data sharing, even with new or unknown parties
- Reduced change of errors or data leakage
- Reliable collaboration between systems
- Security and usability are well-balanced
- Security as an integral part of the BDI agreement framework