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Commission publishes April 2023 Once-Only Projectathonaftermovie 

<p>07 June 2023 | 4 minutes read</p>

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<p>On 7 June 2023, the European Commission published the official ‘aftermovie’ of the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/OOTS/Projectathon1" target="_blank">first Once-Only Technical System (OOTS) Projectathon</a> (19-21 April 2023).</p>

<p>A Projectathon is a marathon of peer-to-peer interoperability and compliance tests in a structured environment. This Projectathon was a crucial step in the development, testing and deployment into production of the Once-Only Technical System components that underpin a national Once-Only implementation.</p>

<p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/OOTS/About+OOTS" target="_blank">Once-Only</a> will help to ease the administrative burden on EU citizens and companies, with resource savings even greater for smaller companies with more limited resources.</p>

<p>In the words of one participant, “for us the Projectathon is a great opportunity to be on the same page with the other member states […] we want to achieve synergies between all EU countries to gain the best product for EU residents”.</p>

<p>If you want to want to learn more about this event, consult <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/OOTS/Newsroom" target="_blank">the April 2023 Projectathon event report</a>.</p>

<p>EU Member States will convene from <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/OOTS/Projectathon2" target="_blank">14-16 June 2023 for the second OOTS Projectathon</a>.</p>

<h2>Video</h2>

<p>Watch the official April 2023 Projectathon ‘aftermovie’.</p>

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