This update notably concerns the use of non-notified eID schemes, identification of relying parties, fixes in attributes profiles and cryptographic requirements and improvements in metadata handling.
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This report provides insights into the state of blockchain technology and highlights EU-level strategies on how to take advantage of blockchain, notably the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI).
During the ‘OpenPEPPOL Community F2F Meetings’ on 15-16 October 2019, the European Commission presented the value of the AS4 message-exchange profile, which is currently being implemented in the OpenPEPPOL network.
Mr Baldacci explained that one of the European Commission’s key priorities is building a Europe fit for the digital age, providing the opportunity for governments – at all levels – to better serve their people.
On 10 October 2019, the CEF eTranslation Building Block delivered over a million (1 059 855) translated pages in a single day!
eTranslation achieved very good results in all featured translation categories, including French to German, Russian to English, English to German and English to Lithuanian.
Participants learned about the nascent European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI), which will deliver EU-wide cross-border public services leveraging blockchain technology and Context Broker grant funding.
The Public Open Data call for proposals will fund the generation of cross-border and/or cross-domain services re-using information made discoverable/available through the European Data Portal (closes 14 November 2019).
The pre-notification is the first step in a process that would enable citizens legally residing in Denmark to use their NemID credentials to access public services in other Member States.
These three notifications mean that holders of the Czech eID scheme, the Italian eID card (CIE) and the Dutch eHerkenning will be able to use their eID credentials to access public services in other EU Member States.
The Commission is running a consultation on the orientation of the first two years of its proposed Digital Europe programme. Respond by 25 October 2019.
In addition to continued reuse and adoption of the Building Blocks, the Commission has launched a new dashboard that shows the uptake of Cybersecurity under CEF.
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Arthur van Wylick, President of the non-profit association NEDU, noted "[NEDU] considers harmonisation of (national) standards for data-exchange to be an important goal in the evolution of the energy market".