#ConnectingEurope

Hello everyone!

This edition's highlights include an analysis of how eInvoicing – with the benefit of a European standard - reduces costs, administrative burdens and boosts cross-border trade. We also look at how blockchain has the potential to radically change cross-border activity in Europe - from applying to an oversee university to starting your first company #EBSI can change this forever. To see the vision, check out our new EBSI video.

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The CEF Digital Team

Success Stories / Policy

Saint-Quentin uses Context Broker to address concerns about the use of water in the city’s green spaces

CEF Context Broker is an indispensable tool for medium-sized cities to develop new services on a budget for high impact and end-user satisfaction.

Read the Success Story

Fostering Innovative Procurement: eInvoicing Benefits Analysis

This benefits analysis clearly outlines how some Member States take advantage of eInvoicing respecting the European standard, work on-going and where improvements in workflow can be made.

Watch: How will Blockchain Connect Europe?

This video looks at how has the potential to permeate our daily lives, economic activity and public services at large!

ICYMI: CORDIS Results Pack on Digital government

The results demonstrate that eGovernment needs innovations such as digital building blocks, digital-by-default’, ‘usercentricity’ and ‘once-only’.

Technical update

Dutch AS4 Energy Market Profile available in English

Back in September, the Dutch energy sector formally approved a specification of AS4 (eDelivery) as communication protocol in the Dutch national energy market. You can now access this profile in English.

Events

Open & interactive webinar: Sub-central level eInvoicing implementation, 16/12 2019

Europe's experts will be sharing their hands-on experience regarding implementation of the eInvoicing Directive and the European standard at the regional and local level. It's been a big year for eInvoicing. Ahead of the 18 April 2020 legal deadline, don't miss this opportunity!