# Project Aims # Project Aims and Benefits #### Project Aims [![embedded-image-raP2t7Tb.png](https://knowledgebase.dome-marketplace-prd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/embedded-image-rap2t7tb.png)](http://85.215.243.214:6875/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/embedded-image-rap2t7tb.png) ![](http://85.215.243.214:6875/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/embedded-image-w6cca2u0.png) The aim of DOME to support businesses and public organisations digital transformation making available a catalogue of cloud-to-edge offerings in Europe.
INFRASTRUCTUREDeployment of a customer-oriented and user-friendly marketplace platform infrastructure, following inclusion and equality principles.
OPERATIONOperation of the marketplace platform according to security, energy and resource efficiency, data protection, ethical standards and portability requirements.
TRUSTFULNESSIntegration of state-of-the-art distributed identity and access management services to support the marketplace platform operation.
CURATIONDesign of a vetting process for services offered on the marketplace for specific services in regulated sectors (e.g. health, energy, finance, etc.).
INTERCONNECTIONImplementation of interconnections with similar marketplaces and service catalogues that already exist in some European Member States.
COMPLIANCESingle EU portal to access cloud-to-edge based service offerings compliant with a set of EU rules of the forthcoming EU Cloud Rulebook.
TRANSACTIONSImplementation of a service brokerage functionality to enable transactions between providers and users to take place on the DOME marketplace.
OPEN SOURCEMassive adoption of an open source, vendor-neutral reference framework to facilitate the offering of cloud-to-edge bundled products.
##### Benefits Different stakeholders will benefit from the DOME catalogue of cloud and edge services in different ways.
**Cloud Services Providers** ORGANISATIONS CREATING AND OFFERING CLOUD APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES Automated deployment, configuration and management of cloud services, seamless integration and interoperability with different cloud service providers. Robust security and compliance. Comprehensive performance monitoring and analytics.
**Data Owners & Providers ** ORGANISATIONS THAT GENERATE AND SUPPLY DATA TO CLOUD SERVICES Ability to access data markets across different industries and geographies, discovering new opportunities to monetise data assets. Data handled securely and protecting privacy. Interoperability for smooth data exchange.
**"As-a-Service" Providers** ORGANISATIONS OFFERING UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE, PLATFORMS OR SOFTWARE Capacity to enrich the portfolio of cloud applications and easily reach a critical mass according to the number of cloud-to-edge application services offered. Smooth integration, efficient allocation and management of computing resources.
**Supporting Services Providers** ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING INTEGRATION OF APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS Access to widely supported middleware technologies and standards, allowing to leverage existing tools and adapters. Comprehensive set of APIs for interoperating across services. Ability to customise and extend existing services.
**Marketplaces Providers** ORGANISATIONS OFFERING MARKETPLACE FUNCTIONALITIES Ability to aggregate and combine own or third parties Data, Cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS or Supporting Services into a unified offering within a centralised management of services lifecycle. Accurate, transparent billing and accounting.
**Cloud Services Consumers** ORGANISATIONS CONSUMING / UTILISING CLOUD APPLICATIONS & SERVICES Easy discovery and selection of cloud services. Seamless provisioning and deployment of flexible and scalable cloud services. Ability to track the performance, health, and utilisation of deployed services. Robust security and compliance.
**Data Consumers & Aggregators** ORGANISATIONS ACCESSING, PROCESSING, UTILISING OR AGGREGATING DATA Capacity to provide added value services accessing and/or aggregating data from multiple sources. Access to and easy discovery within a wide range of diverse and high-quality datasets supported by a transparent data governance framework.