Recap of eDelivery Interoperability Forum meeting on 18 April
The eDelivery Interoperability Forum gathered AS4 solution providers and people interested in eDelivery specifications on 18 April 2024. We discussed eDelivery updates and initiatives shaping the digital landscape for solution providers.
Maya Madrid, EC policy officer in DG CNECT, began by talking about the upcoming eIDAS regulation. It will change how electronic delivery services, like eDelivery, work in Europe. Also, Member States are gearing up to offer the European Digital Identity Wallet to the citizens, and eIDAS mandates it should happen within two years after adopting the first eIDAS implementing acts.
Bogdan Dumitriu, EC policy officer in DG, talked about what is happening in eDelivery. He mentioned upcoming events and asked software vendors to stay involved. Bogdan summarised the plan for the eDelivery profile 2.0 specifications, with their potential adoption slated by end of 2024. Particularly, he underscored the upcoming Interoperability Event in June, in which along with the solution providers we will test the latest drafts of the eDelivery profile 2.0 AS4 specifications.
Cosmin Baciu shared insights into user needs for AS4 software based on requests received from Access Point users. The presented needs ranged from REST API integration to secure storage solutions. The eDelivery team is publicly sharing these needs here.
Bogdan Dumitriu also talked about our revamped presentation of AS4 conformant solutions. Find out more in our release article.
Our Building Blocks colleagues João Rodrigues Frade and Flora Kardos talked about the OOTS, an eDelivery-based digital ecosystem that went live in December 2023. The OOTS will make it easier to share documents between countries, and therefore facilitate EU citizens' life when living abroad. No doubt on the OOTS's transformative role in cross-border data exchange. See the presentation slides for resources.
Looking ahead, Bogdan Dumitriu provided insights into the Interoperability Event, stressing the importance of early preparation and active participation. Notably, the event promises interactive sessions aimed at validating the usability of new eDelivery specifications. Bogdan invited solution providers to get their POC implementations ready for the testing. By 20 May, the eDelivery team will reach out with the guidance documentation for the event.
The eDelivery team would like to make future Interoperability Forum meetings more interactive and useful for everyone. We would like to hear you involved in our discussions and for this to happen, next time we are going to reserve some more time for questions and feedback.
eDelivery Building Block
eDelivery is a Building Block that provides technical specifications and standards, installable software and ancillary services to allow projects to create a network of nodes for secure digital data exchange.
The eDelivery specifications include the eDelivery AS4 profile, an open technical specification ensuring secure, payload-agnostic and reliable data exchange; the eDelivery SMP profile, designed for publishing service metadata within a 4-corner network; the eDelivery BDXL profile, which enables locating Access Points within the network; and the eDelivery ebCore Party ID profile, a technical specification for the recommended notation for party addressing.
Stay tuned for the latest updates on eDelivery services by checking the Building Block's X and web page. For more information, do not hesitate to register for personalised news or contact us via our portal or by email: EC-EDELIVERY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu.