Platformkrav

Platformkrav is a term used primarily in Sweden to describe a defined set of requirements that govern the design, operation, and governance of a platform to ensure interoperability, security, and sustainability. A platform, in this context, refers to an underlying technology or service environment that hosts or connects multiple participants, such as developers, users, and component providers.

Platformkrav typically cover functional interfaces such as APIs, data models, and event handling; non-functional aspects such as performance, scalability, reliability, security, and privacy; and governance aspects such as lifecycle management, versioning, deprecation, and licensing. They may also specify compatibility with standards, certification, and interoperability with third-party components, as well as accessibility and localization requirements.

In practice, platformkrav are used in procurement, public sector guidelines, and corporate platform strategies to ensure that ecosystems remain open, interoperable, and secure.

Assessment of compliance with platformkrav is typically conducted through documentation, conformance testing, audits, reference implementations, and, where applicable, third-party certification.

Examples of where platformkrav appear include app stores and cloud platforms that require developers to meet platformkrav, as well as industrial or IoT platforms that demand device compatibility and standardized interfaces.

Criticism and challenges associated with platformkrav include the potential to constrain innovation, risk of fragmentation if standards diverge, and the resource burden of maintaining up-to-date krav.