MIMS

MIMs

The MIMs were first developed in the environment of the Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities. This is an international organisation which is a network of networks of cities. This network also has a tech council that came together to establish the MIMs, to have a global marketplace that is open to everyone.

MIMs Plus

In 2019 the Living-in.EU movement was established which is to enable the digital transformation of European cities and communities. To help this process, the movement has a technical subgroup that adopted the MIMs to create a European market place that is open to all European Stakeholders. Although we want to have a functional European market place, it is still important to remain in dialogue with the global market, hence, MIMs and MIMs Plus are linked.

Y.MIM

The Y.MIM was mandated by the ITU, meaning that there is a standard for how to define a MIM. It demands that each MIM follows the same format.

Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms – MIMs

The mission of Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) is to unite cities and communities around the world to build a global market for solutions, services, and data based on the needs of cities and communities.

To achieve this mission, OASC champions the Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs), a set of practical capabilities based on open technical specifications that allow cities and communities to replicate and scale solutions globally. The MIMs are developed by the OASC Technology Council and governed by the Council of Cities and the Board of Directors.

MIMs provide the technical foundation for procurement and deployment of urban data platforms and end-to-end solutions in cities & communities worldwide.

Based on the experience of working on the MIMs over the last few years, OASC is in the process of reviewing the MIMs to provide them with a consistent structure and greater clarity.

As part of this, work has been started on re-drafting MIMs 1, 2, 4 & 7 in the new format.

Because the content of the MIMs in the new format is still being further consulted on and developed, the MIMs in the 2022 format are still valid, with the MIMs in the new format provided as alternative versions.
For information on the MIMs in the 2022 format, click here.

For information on the new format and to see the latest version of those MIMs being worked on, click here.

Scaling Digital Solutions with MIMs 

MIMs at a glance

State of play of MIMs, June 2023

Currently, the following MIMs have been formally adopted by all OASC members:
OASC MIM1Context – Context Information Management

OASC MIM2Data Modules – Shared Data Models

OASC MIM3Contracts – Ecosystem Transaction Management

OASC MIM4Trust – Personal Data Management

OASC MIM5Transparency – Fair Artificial Intelligence

OASC MIM7Places – Geospatial Information Management

The following additional MIMs have been proposed and accepted as work items:
OASC MIM6Security – Security Management

OASC MIM8Indicators – Ecosystem Indicator Management

OASC MIM9Analytics – Data Analytics Management

OASC MIM10Resources – Resource Impact Assessment