Mechanisms inventory

Candidate mechanisms for the foundational MIMs v9.0 specification, Askem propositions, DRAFT, do not use. This is organised as interactive documents covering data access, interlinking, representation, and security.

March 2026 Askem 5 documents
Foundational MIMs — mechanisms by objective
MIM0
Accessing data
Discovery, APIs, file transfer, and publish-subscribe mechanisms for making data accessible across city systems and silos.
4 objectives · 16 mechanisms
Open
MIM1
Interlinking data
Identifiers, entity typing, and referencing mechanisms for semantic interoperability across domains and departments.
3 objectives · 14 mechanisms
Open
MIM2
Representing data
Data models, serialisation formats, transformation tools, and validation mechanisms for syntactic interoperability.
4 objectives · 18 mechanisms
Open
MIM6
Securing data
Identity, authorisation, secure transfer, and compliance mechanisms for trustworthy data exchange between cities.
4 objectives · 16 mechanisms
Open
Cross-cutting — deep dives
Ontology alignment pipeline
From detection to execution — the three phases of ontology alignment and the spectrum of techniques from rule-based to generative AI. Bridges MIM1 and MIM2.
Open