Q3 2019: CEF Building Block adoption reaches new heights
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An increasing number of projects are adopting the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Building Blocks, as attested by the latest quarterly figures.
Adoption reached an all-time high of 235 projects reusing or committed to reusing the CEF-financed open and reusable solutions during Q3 2019. This represents an increase of 15% since Q2 2019, when recorded reuse-cases stood at 203!
Uptake at a glance
- Big Data Test Infrastructure: the number of projects using the BDTI remained stable at 23;
- Blockchain: all EU Member States are now participating in the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP);
- Context Broker: 13 organisations are reusing the Context Broker, which is an increase of 18% compared to previous quarter;
- eArchiving: 15 projects are now reusing eArchiving, which is stable compared to previous quarter;
- eDelivery: 588 eDelivery access points were operational in Q3 2019, a new all-time high, and an increase of 5% compared to previous quarter.
- eID: the number of reviewed eID schemes is stable at 13 countries;
- eInvoicing: 23 Member States had a B2G eInvoicing solution in 2019, up from 21 in 2018
- eSignature: the number of eSignature Conformance tests increased by 18%;
- eTranslation: 76 million pages were translated using eTranslation, which is an increase of 25% compared to the previous quarter;
Evolution of reuse
Q4 2014 - Q3 2019, CEF monitoring dashboard
Discover more insight in the CEF reuse dashboard. The reuse journey evolves from analysis, to commitment and finally into reuse after the implementation of one or more CEF Building Blocks.
A new look for the Building Blocks Dashboard
On the latest release of the CEF dashboard, we’ve reorganised the information to make it more accessible. You can now find all information relating to a specific Building Block on a single page. The dashboard now also features a highlight section with key figures for each Building Block.
The European Commission updates the CEF Dashboard on a quarterly basis to improve the visibility on the progress made by CEF Building Blocks.
The CEF Dashboard provides an overview of the uptake, progress, financial management and reuse of the digital infrastructure funded through the CEF Telecom Programme.
Here is an overview of the newly updated dashboard for the eTranslation Building Block:
To build a Digital Single Market, the CEF programme funds a set of generic and reusable Digital Service Infrastructures (DSI), also known as Building Blocks. The CEF Building Blocks offer basic capabilities that can be reused in any European project to facilitate the delivery of digital public services across borders and sectors. Currently, there are eight Building Blocks: Big Data Test Infrastructure, Context Broker, eArchiving, eDelivery, eID, eInvoicing, eSignature and eTranslation.
A Blockchain DSI (the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)) will soon become a fully operational Building Block, and the Once Only Principle (OOP) is a preparatory action under CEF.