Proposed is a digital platform (1) and method for providing controlled data- and process-driven cross-network interaction and program (41, 42, …, 4i) development between heterogeneous units (2/3) with network-enabled devices on a secured cloud- based network (5/51, 52, …, 5i). Each unit has a unit or user (2/3) account in the digital cross-network platform (1) with assigned authentication and authorization credentials for authentication and authorization controlled network access (5) to the digital cross- network platform (1) and the secured cloud-based network (5). Each unit (2/3) further has an assigned relationship with one or more other units (2/3) comprised in a persistent storage (12) of the digital networking platform (1), each assigned relationship providing a defined relationship between the one or more other units (2/3) or a subgroup of the one or more other units (2/3) and an associated program (41, 42,…,4i), the digital cross- network platform (1), enabling the controlled process-driven cross-network development of the international programs (41, 42, …, 4i).