Towards a Trust and Contract Management Framework for Dynamic Virtual Organisations

Abstract

Abstract: TrustCom is a new European integrated project that aims to develop a framework for trust, security and contract management in dynamic Virtual Organisations. The framework will enable the secure enactment of collaborative business processes in self-managed, and dynamic value-chains of businesses and governments. The framework will leverage and extend the emerging convergence of open-standards, and in particular Web Services, and open Grid Services architectures. Validation will take place within industrial strength test-beds in the areas of collaborative design engineering (CE) and provision of adhoc, dynamic processes (ADP) for the on-demand provision of aggregate electronic services. This paper provides an overview of the TrustCom project vision, objectives and anticipated results. 1.