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The European Commission published the results of the interim evaluation of the ISA² Programme. The outcome that the Commission adopted on 23 September 2019 has the form of a report to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. Overall, the interim evaluation concludes the ISA² Programme has been performing well so far, while it also identifies three areas for possible improvement.
The interim evaluation of the ISA² Programme started in summer 2018 when ISA² reached its midway point. It included a number of consultation activities such as targeted interviews, online surveys, a public consultation and questionnaires distributed during events. Data collected from stakeholders together with desk research gave the input for the interim evaluation results.
The interim evaluation confirms that ISA² performs well in all evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, EU added value, utility and sustainability). The objectives pursued by ISA² are still pertinent, and the results achieved so far are aligned with these objectives. The programme’s implementation is progressing as planned, with strong internal coherence; user satisfaction tends to be positive. Stakeholders in particular agree that ISA² plays a central role in improving the interoperability landscape in the EU and its absence would jeopardise the efforts of European public administrations to improve interoperability and to foster the ICT-based modernisation of the public sector in Europe.
As the areas for possible improvement, the report mentions:
The Commission will take into account the findings and recommendations of the interim evaluation during the further implementation of the ISA² Programme. The results, and in particular the three areas for improvement mentioned above, will also be very valuable for managing the transition to the new Digital Europe Programme.
Background:
ISA² is a programme for the development of interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens. It is managed by the Directorate-General for Informatics and runs from 2016 to 2020. The programme aims to promote the ICT-based modernisation of the public sector in Europe and to facilitate addressing the needs of businesses and citizens for cross-border and cross-sector digital public services via improved interoperability of European public administrations.
The solutions developed under ISA² are available for reuse free of charge.
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