eDelivery proposed as best reusable solution for secure data exchange in the OOTS

Following a positive vote of the Member States, the European Commission is gearing up to start the implementation of the SDG Once-Only Technical System (OOTS) – a technical system for the cross-border automated exchange of evidence and application of the Once-Only Principle. The creation of the OOTS was mandated by the Single Digital Gateway Regulation, with the aim to make it easier for individuals and companies to act in the EU’s internal market by reducing their burden when dealing with public administration. The OOTS will be launched in December 2023 and will enable trusted and secure cross-border data sharing between competent authorities in the EU Member States.

The OOTS team has proposed the use of eDelivery alongside other Digital Building Blocks for the implementation of the system. eDelivery is believed to be the most suitable reusable solution for secure data exchange for the OOTS as it is technology neutral and accommodates different national solutions underpinning the functioning of the administrations’ databases.

eDelivery will be used in OOTS as the underlying technology for public authorities across the EU to securely exchange evidence required in administrative procedures (such as birth certificates, university diplomas and alike) with one another. To enable the evidence exchange, each Member State will deploy at least one eDelivery Access Point, with some deploying several. With over 30 products to choose from, Member States will be able to freely select the provider(s) of their eDelivery software that better suit their needs.

In OOTS, a business-specific discovery model will be employed. This model will be a mixture of static and dynamic discovery and will rely on a Data Service Directory that maps the type of evidence required to the national authorities and the eDelivery Access Point(s) that can be used to reach these authorities.

For more information regarding eDelivery, please contact us via our portal or by e-mail: EC-EDELIVERY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu.

The Once-Only Technical System

The Once-Only Technical System will enable public entities to share citizen data with each other, so that people using any public services only have to enter their information once. With its rollout in every Member State by the end of 2023, the Once-Only Technical System – composed of EU-wide building blocks such as eID and eDelivery – aims to provide a template for other data spaces in different sectors.

The 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.

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