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Semantics

Semantic interoperability enables systems and services to exchange and interpret data meaningfully.

Open Source Software

Open source software enables users to use, study, redistribute, and modify software freely.

Observatories

Observatories are monitoring tools designed to gather information on the state of play of digital public administration and interoperability activities.

Digital-ready policymaking

Digital-ready policymaking considers digital aspects from start to finish to create policies that are future-proof and interoperable.

Tools

Tools and specifications for achieving interoperability in the EU public sector improve coordination, data sharing, and decision-making across sectors.

Reusable Software Components

Reusable software components improve efficiency, reduce costs, and facilitate interoperability in digital public services.

Smart cities

Smart cities can contribute to achieving the EC's Digital Decade objectives, promoting sustainability and innovation in the public sector.

Digital innovation

The Innovation topic discusses how governments are using AI, Blockchain, and GovTech to enhance operations and serve citizens better.

In the spotlight

Last update: 16/01/2024

Showcase Your GovTech Initiative on the GovTech Connect Map!

We are thrilled to announce a new feature on GovTech Connect that allows you to showcase your groundbreaking GovTech initiatives on our interactive map. Be part of the GovTech movement and contribute to shaping the future of GovTech!Why Join GovTech Connect?GovTech Connect is a dynamic platform that brings together innovators, enthusiasts, and pioneers in the GovTech ecosystem. Now, with our latest feature, you have the opportunity to put your GovTech initiative in the spotlight and be part of a community committed to driving technological advancements in the public sector.How to Contribute…

CollaborationObservatories

Last update: 15/01/2024

Easier Cross-Border Operations with New EU System

The European Commission's launch of the Once-Only Technical System (OOTS) on December 12, 2023, marks a significant advancement in simplifying online cross-border procedures within the EU. The OOTS is designed to reduce repetitive document submissions for citizens and businesses engaging in cross-border activities. It ensures efficient information exchange between EU countries, thereby easing tasks such as relocating, working, and business registration across borders. This system aligns with the EU's commitment to digital transformation and is a key part of the Single Digital Gateway…

CollaborationDigital innovation

Last activity: 06/02/2024, 13:52

BDTI Essentials Course Discussion Board

Welcome!Here, you can ask questions and discuss topics related to the BDTI Essentials Online Course. The board is moderated by the BDTI team, so your questions will be answered quickly. We also encourage members to discuss and help each other where possible to build a collaborative space and rewarding community. Helpful linksRegister for the BDTI Essentials course - Be sure to register for each of the five sessions.BDTI Joinup community - Hit 'Subscribe to this solution' to keep up to date with BDTI news and events.Course recordings - Revisit the sessions at any time with our dedicated course…

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Call for action: Shape the future interoperability assessments!

Starting from the beginning of 2025, the upcoming Interoperable Europe Act introduces mandatory interoperability assessments for the digital public services of European public administrations…

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Last update: 08/02/2024

FIWARE takes over the Context Broker

See detailed information on the FIWARE website https://www.fiware.org/catalogue/#components

eGovernment

Last update: 08/02/2024

Apply for the GovTech Connect 2024 Boot camps!

Today we're excited to be launching applications for our 2024 GovTech Connect Boot Camps!This year we're on the hunt for GovTech startups across Western and Eastern Europe to take part in our 4 week accelerated training programmes providing startups with opportunities to develop new initiatives and test them with citizens. Delighted to announce our Smart Cities BootCamp theme for 2024! We're searching for startups with solutions across the following challenge areas:Smart EnergySmart MobilitySmart WellbeingSmart EngagementApplications are open until 13 March - you can find out more at https:/…

Business and competition

Last update: 07/02/2024

European Parliament adopts the Interoperable Europe Act

The plenary assembly of the European Parliament had its first reading on the Interoperable Europe Act proposal on Monday the 5th and Tuesday the 6th of February. With a very large majority, Parliament overwhelmingly approved the Act. Of the 639 Members of the European Parliament who attended the vote on the Interoperable Europe Act on Tuesday, 524 MEPs supported the Act, with only 18 voting against it. This outcome was preceded by an agreement on the Act reached in trilogue negotiations between the Council and Parliament in November 2023. With both bodies poised to formally approve their…

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Open data maturity 2023: best practices across Europe

16/02/2024

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Science for Innovations in Public Governance

We provide evidence-based policy advice, technical expertise, and capacity-building support to policymakers and stakeholders across the European Union, seeking to foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and co…

14/06/2023

EUIBA Emerging Technologies

A collection of projects, documents and events related to emerging technology (ET) initiatives (on AI, blockchain, RPA, extended reality, etc.) within various EUIBA (European Union Institutions, Bodies and Agencies). A…

12/05/2023

The European Commission Digital Innovation…

The Digital Innovation framework facilitates and fosters the Digital Innovation in the Commission, mainly through: Identification, assessment, and exploration of technological areas with innovation potential, processes…

24/04/2023

GovTech Connect

What is GovTech Connect?GovTech Connect is a is a multi-year, cross-border project, created under DG CONNECT of the European Commission, that entails a variety of initiatives convening and mobilising the GovTech…

16/02/2023

GR digiGOV-innoHUB - The Greek EDIH for…

The Greek Digital Government and Public Services Innovation Hub – GR digiGOV-innoHUB supports the development of a new generation of public services based on advanced digital technologies (AI, ML, IoT, Blockchain, HPC)…

07/02/2023

EC Open Source Programme Office

The European Commission Open Source Programme Office (EC OSPO) was created in 2020 as the first concrete action of the latest Open Source Software Strategy for 2020-2023. It acts as a facilitator for activities outlined…

17/01/2022

FOSSEPS - Free and Open Source Software…

As the use of open source across European institutions and European public services increases, so does the need to manage and protect open source and treat it as a collective, shared and valuable European asset. It makes…

08/12/2021

Interoperable Europe

Interoperable Europe is the initiative of the European Commission for a reinforced interoperability policy in the public sector.

18/10/2021

ENDORSE exchange platform

Welcome to the exchange platform Knowledge sharing in organisations is a significant challenge in present-day societies. While it is directly related to the production, dissemination and reuse of fast-growing volumes of…

26/03/2021

Mutual Learning Platform on Data Protection…

The PANELFIT Platform for Mutual Learning is an interactive tool aimed at promoting cooperation and support between researchers and innovators working on data protection issues in the field of ICT. It is aimed at…

06/11/2020

Data Oriented Services (DORIS)

In its day-to-day work, the Commission is responsible for defining and implementing new policies, drawing up new legislation proposals, while conducting prior impact assessments, etc., in more than 30 different policy…

14/10/2020

European Rapid Alert system for dangerous…

Please consult the new Safety Gate website on https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gateThe Rapid Exchange of Information System (RAPEX) is the EU rapid alert system for unsafe consumer products and consumer protection. RAPEX does…

12/10/2020

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DCAT Application Profile for High-Value…

DCAT-AP for High-Value Datasets (HVD) is an annex for the DCAT Application Profile that is based on the Data Catalogue Vocabulary (DCAT) developed by W3C.DCAT-AP HVD offers users of DCAT-AP the possibility to adhere to…

23/01/2024

CAMSS Assessment of SCIM - EIF Scenario

Assessment of SCIM with the Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS)

17/01/2024

Quba e-invoice viewer

Quba is a offline viewer application for Peppol-, CII-, UBL-, XRechnung- and Factur-X/ZUGFeRD.It is open source, can also validate invoices and orders using "Mustangserver" when online and can be downloaded free of…

15/01/2024

CAMSS Assessment of ISO/IEC 19941 - EIF…

Assessment of ISO/IEC 19941 Cloud Computing Interoperability and Portability with the Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS)

09/01/2024

Digital-ready Policymaking course

Take the free course on the Interoperable Europe Academy now by clicking here: https://academy.europa.eu/courses/digital-ready-policymaking. The Interoperable Europe Academy aims to provide free-of-charge, high-quality…

30/11/2023

CAMSS Assessment of Verifiable Credentials -…

Assessment of Verifiable Credentials with the Common Assesssment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS)

28/11/2023

Integrated public service governance (IPSG)

The study summarises the work done over the course of this project and presents the main outcomes and findings. It aims to provide guidance and recommendations to public administrations developing and operating…

17/11/2023

The Sharing and Reuse Framework for IT…

Developed in the context of European Union ISA programme, the Sharing and Reuse Framework for IT Solutions addresses EU, national, regional and local public administrations that aim at reducing costs, increasing their…

17/11/2023

Service Model

The CISE Network is a complex open computer network interfacing several EU countries, specifically, in the maritime data context. This network connects CISE nodes and legacy systems thought a special component called…

17/11/2023

CISE Data Models

The use of CISE specifications and data models, helps to ensure that public administrations are taking into account relevant EU recommendations on standards and specifications in the maritime domain and are seeking to…

17/11/2023

CISE node

The CISE Node manages the communication protocol among participants, including the security, access control to the information and the reliability aspects. The CISE Node is a common block for all the partners connected…

17/11/2023

ELI XML serialisation

ELI/XML is an encoding of ELI metadata in an XML schema (XSD). It can be used standalone or imported into other XML documents, typically in a metadata header. The ELI/XML schema is provided with a set of XML…

17/11/2023

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FIWARE takes over the Context Broker

See detailed information on the FIWARE website https://www.fiware.org/catalogue/#components

08/02/2024

Apply for the GovTech Connect 2024 Boot camps…

08/02/2024

European Parliament adopts the Interoperable…

07/02/2024

BDTI Online Course: Session One Recap

Last week, we kicked off "Enabling a Data-informed Public Sector: An Introductory Course to BDTI Essentials" with an engaging first session. With a turnout of over 170 people from EU Member States and around the…

07/02/2024

Save the Date: The Interoperable Europe…

On the 11th and 12th of April, the Belgian University KU Leuven will be the stage of Interoperable Europe Academy 2024: the two-day live Academy for advanced digital skills in the field of digital government and…

05/02/2024

Open source user-friendly data protection…

Announced on January 29, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) unveiled a website auditing tool as part of the EDPB Support Pool of Experts (SPE) initiative. This tool, available for legal and technical…

02/02/2024

Upcoming Events February 2024

The Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) organises several workshops and webinars on various topics impacted by interoperability challenges in 2024. Are you curious about the planning for the coming month? You can…

02/02/2024

Shape the IOP assessment guidelines!

From 2025, the Interoperable Europe Act (as set out in Article 3 of the Act proposal) will require EU institutions, member states, and regional and local public administrations to undergo mandatory interoperability…

02/02/2024

Read the 2023 OECD Digital Government Index

Digital government is essential to transform government processes and services in ways that improve the responsiveness and reliability of the public sector. During the COVID-19 pandemic it also proved crucial to…

01/02/2024

Discover the panelists for the upcoming…

Discover the five hand-picked experts to participate in the high-level panel 'Success Stories from the Public and Private Sectors in implementing Emerging Technologies in EU Public Administrations'. The panel, is one of…

02/02/2024

New partnerships for the french OSPO

The OSPO of the French government’s Interministerial Digital Directorate, DINUM, has announced a partnership with “DesCodeuses”. This continues DINUM’s approach to working with the open source community through formal…

29/01/2024

Call for action: Shape the future…

Starting from the beginning of 2025, the upcoming Interoperable Europe Act introduces mandatory interoperability assessments for the digital public services of European public administrations involving cross-border data…

26/01/2024

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Joint online EDIH workshop on digital…

On 21 February the European Innovation Hub for Digital Governance – GR digiGOV-innoHUB is co-organising with the European Hubs EDIH pro_digital, Digital Innovation Hub Cyprus (DiGiNN) and Dutch Societal Innovation Hub an…

21/02/2024

Govtech 4 Impact (G4I) World Congress…

The G4I World Congress (21-23 May 2024, Madrid) is a global meeting place that will unite visionary leaders, government officials, and innovators from across the world to tackle the most critical challenges faced by…

21/05/2024

Open data maturity 2023: best practices…

Every year, the Open Data Maturity (ODM) assessment measures the level of open data maturity for 35 countries across Europe, highlighting their progress in promoting open data.Are you curious about the results of the…

16/02/2024

MWC Barcelona - the world’s largest and most…

MWC Barcelona stands as the world's largest gathering where technology, community, and commerce intersect, making it the focal point for the connectivity ecosystem around the world. The significance of MWC Barcelona lies…

26/02/2024

Introductory webinar on the revision of…

On 20 February 2024 from 10:00 until 12:00 CET the introductory webinar on the revision of GeoDCAT-AP will be organised by the SEMIC Team.GeoDCAT-AP is an extension of DCAT-AP for describing geospatial datasets. It…

20/02/2024

OSPOlogyLive with Dutch Tax and Customs…

Join the third OSPOlogyLive Europe in Apeldoorn (part presentations, part roundtable sessions) to help organizations navigate Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) operations and management in European regions. OSPOlogy…

28/02/2024

Switzerland's GovTech Hackathon 2024

It’s time for GovTech Hackathon 2.0 at the Federal Chancellery! The 2024 edition of the event will be held on 14 and 15 March, focusing on ‘Networked Switzerland’. Public administration staff will work with external…

14/03/2024

COMMUNITIES, DIGITAL RIGHTS AND THE FUTURE OF…

Join us on January 25th for a 60-minute online panel on Digital Rights within the NGI project. Discover grassroots communities’ priorities and challenges in shaping the internet’s future. Explore ways to create a more…

25/01/2024

Deep-dive into artificial intelligence and…

The development and adoption of artificial intelligence services has outpaced the legislative process around the world. Following frequent calls for stronger public policy controls, the EU now aims to regulate certain…

23/01/2024

GovTech Forum 24

A full day of workshops, inspirational talks, round tables plus an exhibition space dedicated to govtech innovation. WORKSHOPS Workshops on 3 thematic tracks: govtech ecosystems, govtech for territorial and local…

28/02/2024

Unveiling the Public Sector Tech Watch…

Join us for the Webinar "Unveiling the Public Sector Tech Watch Observatory: Navigating the European Landscape of AI and Emerging Technologies in the public sector," featuring the GovTech Connect community.The event…

07/02/2024

GRNET Tech Days: Online presentation on…

Learn about digital-ready policymaking from different perspectives! On 1 February from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CET) GRNET is organising a webinar presenting digital-ready policymaking in the European Commission, Denmark and…

01/02/2024

What's Joinup

The Joinup platform is the European Commission's one-stop shop for interoperable, open, and free digital government ICT solutions and an online space for e-Government professionals and enthusiasts to share and learn about digital public services and initiatives.

Joinup covers the hands-on aspects of interoperability.

What's Interoperable Europe

It’s the European Commission’s initiative for a reinforced interoperability policy showcasing news and events about government-related interoperability, along with initiatives and best practices that support the digitalisation of EU public administrations.

Interoperable Europe covers the policy angle of interoperability.

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