#ConnectingEurope

Hello!

In this edition, we present how eTranslation uses state-of-the-art technology to help EU Council presidencies connect with stakeholders. You will find links to our updated eInvoicing Country factsheets and get a sneak peek at what was discussed in the recent European Blockchain Partnership meeting. Read all about the latest developments in how the Once Only Principle is bringing Europe's Single Digital Gateway to life, and be the first to now about our upcoming events and webinars.

We would also like to remind you that 28 February 2020 is the deadline to apply for the Digital Innovation Challenge! This challenge invites SMEs and startups to propose innovative services and solutions based on open and reusable CEF Building Blocks and ISA² solutions. The winner will be awarded a prize of €50 000, with the runner-up and third-place contestants getting €20 000 and €10 000 respectively.

As ever, it is your stories that really demonstrate how - together - we're interconnecting Europe's digital ecosystem. So let us know what you've been doing to connect Europe!

Kind regards,

The CEF Digital team

Success Stories / Policy

CEF eTranslation: Removing Language Barriers with AI-Powered Technology

Croatia kicked-off its EU Council Presidency with an EU Council Presidency Translator Workshop. This Translator is the first customised AI-powered neural machine translation solution specifically designed for Croatian.

Publication of the 2020 eInvoicing Country factsheets

The two major updates this year are the country data related to the eInvoicing implementation at the sub-central level, and the respective national eInvoicing monitoring strategies.

European Blockchain Partnership: Q1 meeting 2020

This meeting launched the testing phase and dry run of the demonstration tool, which Partnership members will be able to use when testing the services delivered by the EBSI v1.

Technical update

Once Only Principle presented during ninth Meeting of the Single Digital Gateway Coordination Group

The Single Digital Gateway will guide citizens and companies to information on national and EU rules, rights and procedures – and the websites where they can carry out these procedures online.

Events

eArchiving: "Introduction to the Common Specification for Information Packages (CSIP)", 27 February 2020, Webinar

Common Specification for Information Packages (CSIP) are the foundation of archival interoperability. So this is a must for anyone interested in data preservation.

28 February Deadline! Digital Innovation Challenge for SMEs

If you're a European startup or SME active in the digital economy, you could be eligible for our Innovation Challenge and win up to €50 000!

More info & registrations

Context Broker data visualisation workshop, 3 March, webinar

The Context Broker allows users to make data-driven decisions by providing context data in real time. To enable you to visualise the data better, we’re building a dashboard, tailored to users’ needs.

Open market consultation event of the European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement, 12-13 March, Brussels

The Commission is looking for novel blockchain solutions for the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure.