DSSstandarden

DSSstandarden is a standard for decision support systems designed to improve interoperability and quality in the design, deployment, and operation of DSS applications. It provides a common vocabulary, a reference architecture, data models, and interface specifications to enable different DSS components—data sources, reasoning engines, and user interfaces—to work together within an enterprise or public-sector environment. The standard is intended for use across sectors, including government, healthcare, and industry, and covers both rule-based and data-driven approaches to decision support.

Its reference architecture typically describes layers for data ingestion and storage, knowledge and reasoning, presentation and interaction, and integration with external systems. Core artifacts include decision models, ontologies, and governance policies. The standard specifies data formats and communication protocols to support interoperability, with emphasis on structured data, APIs, and, where appropriate, semantic technologies that align meaning across domains.

Governance and conformance are managed by a central standards body that maintains the specification, coordinates versioning, and operates certification processes for compliant products. The DSSstandarden prescribes documentation, testing procedures, and interoperability criteria to ensure that DSS components from different vendors can operate together, while allowing domain-specific extensions.

Adoption aims to streamline procurement, reduce integration risk, and promote reuse of decision models. It supports auditability, traceability of decisions, and security considerations such as access control. Critics point to complexity and the need for organizational changes to governance and data management. See also: Decision support system, standardization, interoperability.