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• In line with the commitments of the 2030 Digital Compass, the Commission aims to overcome digital barriers by pursuing a human-centric, sustainable vision for the digital society, creating a best-in-class European digital environment. At the heart of this vision lies the Once-Only Technical System, the first EU-wide dataspace;

• The OOTS operates within the Single Digital Gateway Regulation framework, a multifaceted European initiative that strives to create a cross-border digital infrastructure. In this context, the OOTS pursues simplifying online cross-border procedures across Europe alongside other initiatives, such as the YourEurope portal. Whereas this portal provides valuable information about online public services available in each Member State and associated administrative procedures, the OOTS will connect public authorities across the EU, so they can exchange official documents and data at the citizens’ request. In other words, it will make interoperability possible across EU’s authentic data sources in a citizen-centric way.

For more information a factsheet and video are available online.