Consent-first architecture
Every request is policy-validated in real time before access is granted.
Impact
Ensures individuals remain in control of their data.
The data infrastructure layer
powering India’s AI economy
Intelligent Universal Data Exchange (IUDX) is a sovereign data exchange platform developed by CDPG for India’s emerging AI and DPI ecosystem. IUDX enables secure, consent-driven, and interoperable exchange of data and data models across governments, enterprises, researchers, and developers.
Full transparency, no vendor lock-in at any layer.
Every component is independently deployable and extensible.
Consent enforced on every call & no request bypasses governance.
Built on NGSI-LD, OGC, FHIR, GTFS, OAuth 2.0 open standards.
What Sets IUDX Apart
IUDX combines trusted governance, sovereign AI readiness, open interoperability, and developer-first architecture within a federated ecosystem.
Automated onboarding and lifecycle management for providers and consumers.
Governs access, trust, compliance, and ecosystem policies.
Powers secure data sharing and interoperability at scale.
Sandbox
Governed GPU and CPU infrastructure for sovereign AI model training and hosting.
Deploy and discover sector-specific data applications in a governed environment.
TEE-enabled secure compute and anonymization for sensitive data workloads.
MCP-native APIs designed for AI agents, LLMs, and autonomous workflows.
Architecture
Full stack
From data to insights
IUDX is built as a modular, cloud-universal, API-driven architecture that enables secure interaction between data providers, AI systems, developers, enterprises, and AI/ML applications.
IUDX is deployed on a Kubernetes-native, cloud-ready architecture designed for security, scalability, observability, and sovereign infrastructure control. The deployment separates public interfaces, governance services, data storage, and monitoring layers to ensure resilience and auditability.
Design Philosophy
Six principles govern how AI-readiness is implemented across the stack — ensuring every automated interaction is trustworthy, traceable, and compliant.
Every request is policy-validated in real time before access is granted.
Ensures individuals remain in control of their data.
Built on open standards with no proprietary lock-in.
Enables seamless integration across systems and domains.
Every interaction is traceable, verifiable and tamper-evident.
Builds trust through transparency and accountability.
Data ownership and control remain decentralized.
Providers set policies and retain sovereignty over their data.
Confidential workloads execute within protected enclaves.
Enables AI on sensitive data with privacy assured by design.
Some global standards are ETSI, OGC, GTFS, HL7 FHIR.
Ensures compliance with India's legal and regulatory frameworks.
Sectors Served
IUDX serves five primary sector domains, each with its own data providers, consumer applications, and marketplace apps.
AI-powered advisories, crop health monitoring and market intelligence using interoperable farm data.
Secure health data exchange for better outcomes, research and public health intelligence.
Data-driven governance for smarter cities, efficient services and improved quality of life.
Integrated mobility data for safer, smarter and more sustainable transportation systems.
Standards & Compliance
Every layer of the control plane and data plane implements a recognised open standard — no proprietary APIs, no custom metadata schemas.
NGSI-LD
OGC API
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
FHIR
GTFS
OpenAPI
MCP
BIS IS 18003
DPDP Act 2023
NGSI-LD
OGC API
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
FHIR
GTFS
OpenAPI
MCP
BIS IS 18003
DPDP Act 2023
CDPG’s work on secure, interoperable data exchange has been formalised as India’s national standard under IS 18003 by the Bureau of Indian Standards. CDPG also leads the BIS Committee LITD 28 on Artificial Intelligence.
IS 18003 Architecture model
Reference architecture, system components, and ecosystem roles for trusted data exchange.
IS 18003 API specifications
Standardised APIs for secure, seamless data sharing between verified entities.
Let’s build on India’s trusted sovereign data infrastructure
Whether you are a government institution, developer, enterprise, research organization, or AI ecosystem participant, IUDX enables secure, interoperable, and governed access to public data infrastructure at scale. Connect with us.