Why we built Prisma — and why it matters now
The CLOUD Act, Schrems II, and growing dependence on non-EU cloud vendors have made digital sovereignty an urgent concern. We explain why we started Prisma and what we hope to achieve.
Read more →Architecture decisions: W3C standards over proprietary APIs
DCAT2, PROV-O, ODRL, SHACL, SPARQL — why we chose open W3C standards instead of proprietary interfaces, and how this enables BSW IHH compliance.
Read more →Roadmap 2026: three components, one platform
ANP, Federation, and TALER — the three pillars of Prisma's 2026 roadmap, aligned with NLnet NGI funding calls.
Read more →Digital identity: the tension between participation and control
From Castells and Giddens to Zuboff and Nissenbaum — how academic identity theory becomes running code through W3C DID, ODRL, and PROV-O.
Read more →Federated data spaces are not a product — they are a commons
Europe is building data spaces, but who owns the infrastructure? How W3C standards offer a vendor-free alternative to Gaia-X lock-in — and why Prisma proves it works.
Read more →Digital determinism: when your collected memory decides your future
From Marx and Marcuse to Cambridge Analytica — how your digital past becomes a deterministic engine, and how ODRL, PROV-O, and DID offer a structural exit.
Read more →Follow the project
Prisma is developed in the open. Contributions and feedback are welcome.