"DIGITAL Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

Hello! (07/02/2020)

The number one smart city in the world uses the CEF Context Broker to effectively manage Big Data (07/02/2020)

For the second year in a row, Vienna ranked first in the Smart City Strategy Index 2019. Learn what lies behind their success and how CEF contributed.

Q3 2019: CEF Building Block adoption reaches new heights (07/02/2020)

Adoption reached an all-time high of 235 projects reusing (or committed to reusing) the CEF-financed open and reusable solutions during Q3 2019. This represents an increase of 15% compared to Q2 2019.

Finland sets record with the EU Presidency Translator (07/02/2020)

The Finnish Presidency concluded by setting a new record with the EU Presidency Translator: 12.7 million words translated in six months.

eInvoicing Code Lists: 8 February 2020 deadline for change requests (07/02/2020)

Those who wish to have new codes added to the next version of the VATEX and/or EAS code lists, are kindly invited to submit Requests for Change by 8 February 2020.

CEF eInvoicing Conformance Testing extended to automated script (07/02/2020)

The CEF eInvoicing Conformance Testing service have been extended with automated script, making your compliance tests easier to access.

Events (07/02/2020)

Happy new year everyone! (17/01/2020)

ParaCrawl taps the World Wide Web for language resources (17/01/2020)

CEF funding supported ParaCrawl, the largest collection of language resources for many European languages. ParaCrawl is significantly improving machine translation quality.

Highlights: 4th ELRC Conference in Helsinki: Why Language Data Really Matters (17/01/2020)

Catch the highlights of this event, a summary video and the ELRC White Paper on "Sustainable Language Data Sharing to Support Language Equality in Multilingual Europe".

Access point accreditation: EU, AU, NZ & SG - first in the world in all four PEPPOL territories (17/01/2020)

This decision will take effect as of 1 February 2020 and it means that every participant in the PEPPOL network must be capable to support the AS4 protocol.

Successful integration of eID Schemes notified in 2018 with EU Login (17/01/2020)

As of 2019, five additional Member States – Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain – have successfully integrated their respective notified eID Schemes with EU Login.

eArchiving promoted at the SEDIC professional breakfast in Madrid (17/01/2020)

This important event addressed some critical issues faced by records and document management professionals such as funding, infrastructure and technological development.

Digital Innovation Challenge for SMEs InfoSession, 30 January 2020 (17/01/2020)

If you're a European startup and SME active in the digital economy, you could be eligible for our Innovation Challenge and win up to €50.000! Want to find out more? Register now!

Seasons greetings, everyone! (20/12/2019)

Europe Meets eArchiving! (20/12/2019)

On 3 - 4 December 2019, eArchiving specialists and enthusiasts attended the workshop "Meet eArchiving" in Brussels, Belgium. Visit the workshop's webpage to see the agenda, speakers and see the presentations and (soon) recordings.

Да! CEF eTranslation now translates to and from Russian! (20/12/2019)

The Connecting Europe Faculty (CEF) eTranslation Building Block can now process requests between English (EN) and Russian (RU). eTranslation provides high-quality machine translation for the 24 official languages of the EU, Icelandic and Norwegian.

CEF Big Data Building Block presented at European Court of Auditors event (20/12/2019)

On 27-28 November 2019, the European Court of Auditors organised the conference on “Big and open data for EU supreme audit institutions”.

What else is new? (20/12/2019)

VIDEO: How can eID provide a safer internet? (20/12/2019)

Do you want to know how electronic identification (eID) has the potential to help tackle online disinformation and protect minors and children from accessing websites that have age restrictions in place?

Blockchain - ESSIF Stakeholder meeting (20/12/2019)

The European Blockchain Partnership is pleased to invite you to the second edition of the European Self Sovereign Identity Framework (ESSIF) user group stakeholder meeting, taking place in Brussels on Wednesday 15 January 2020 from 9:30-13:00.

SMEs of Europe: take part in our Digital Innovation Challenge! (20/12/2019)

If you're a European startup and SME active in the digital economy, you could be eligible for our Innovation Challenge and win up to €50.000 in prize money! Want to find out more? Register for the info session on 30 January!

Hello everyone! (29/11/2019)

Fostering Innovative Procurement: eInvoicing Benefits Analysis (29/11/2019)

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? (29/11/2019)

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 (29/11/2019)

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

Dutch AS4 Energy Market Profile available in English (29/11/2019)

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 (29/11/2019)

Saint-Quentin uses Context Broker to address concerns about the use of water in the city’s green spaces (03/12/2019)

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.

Hello everyone! (15/11/2019)

Estonia opened up its service portals with CEF (15/11/2019)

CEF eID and eSignature helped Estonia to expand more than 3,500 services across Europe!

The Digital Innovation Challenge Launched at the Web Summit 2019 (15/11/2019)

At a packed opening ceremony, the Commission's Director for Digital Serivces Emanuele Baldacci and CEF Building Blocks programme manager Dietmar Gattwinkel announced the opening of our challenge for digital SMEs and startups, where the best submitted projects stand to win €50 000 (first place), €20 000 (second place) and €10 000 (third place).

eInvoicing Workshop on "Subcentral level implementation" (15/11/2019)

During the workshop, participants discussed how Europe's public sector will benefit from eProcurement automation and secured payment processes, ensuring the best quality public procurement.

CEF Building Blocks Presented at the Eurocities Knowledge Society Forum (15/11/2019)

The KSF meeting in Cologne was an important opportunity for discussion on the current and future use of disruptive technologies in public administrations, their impact, the potential benefits but also related risks, using current pilot projects as evidence.

Update to CEF-managed code lists & eInvoicing validation artefacts (15/11/2019)

Through the CEF eInvoicing Building Block, the Commission provides a dedicated Registry of supporting tools and artefacts to implement the European standard on eInvoicing

Events (15/11/2019)

Hello everyone! (05/11/2019)

The EU Publications Office based its long-term preservation service on international archiving standards (05/11/2019)

Chosen standards are considered best practice and help organisations to save time and resources, increase interoperability and enhance security, while guaranteeing the trustworthiness of a digital archive.

eTranslation presented during the European Commission Knowledge Week 2019 (05/11/2019)

We showed EU Commission employees our machine translation tool, designed for security and EU staff needs.

CEF eSignature at the 3rd Foss Hackathon (05/11/2019)

The Hackathons aimed to improve and contribute to open source software. During the Hackathon, the participants were able to discuss the current DSS (Digital Signature Service) version of our eSignature Building Block and propose enhancements for the performance and scalability of the DSS.

eInvoicing and eProcurement session in the EU week of regions and cities (05/11/2019)

On 10 October, we invited EU and National experts to share their experiences and best practices regarding the adoption of eInvoicing guidelines at the sub-central level. The take away? There isn't a unique method, applicable to all. However, interoperability is key.

CEF Telecom: Over €16 million EU investment to develop further trans-European digital services in 2019 (05/11/2019)

The results are out! INEA published the outcome of its February-July 2019 call for funding. We're proud to say that €16 million went towards projects employing one or more CEF Building Blocks. We are well on our way to a more digital Europe.

Challenge (05/11/2019)

Release of CEF eIDAS-Node version 2.3.1 (05/11/2019)

The European Commission is pleased to announce the release of the CEF eIDAS-Node software version 2.3.1 on 29 October 2019. The main change in release 2.3.1 is the added fix for a reported vulnerability.

CEF eSignature training on Trusted List Manager 5.6 (05/11/2019)

On 23 October 2019, the European Commission organised a training for Trusted List Scheme Operators (TLSOs) in Brussels, Belgium. The training concerned the Trusted List Manager 5.6. Click below for a detailed overview.

Events (05/11/2019)

Hello everyone! (18/10/2019)

eTranslation amongst top ranking engines in a competition with over 150 other machine translation systems (18/10/2019)

eTranslation achieved very good results in all featured translation categories, including French to German, Russian to English, English to German and English to Lithuanian.

CEF eTranslation really is one in a million (18/10/2019)

On 10 October 2019, the CEF eTranslation Building Block delivered over a million (1 059 855) translated pages in a single day!

Emanuele Baldacci presents EU reusable solutions at eFörvaltningsdagarna 2019, in Stockholm (18/10/2019)

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.

OpenPEPPOL Community Meeting - towards adoption of data exchange AS4 profile (18/10/2019)

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.

European Blockchain Services Infrastructure – Now and Tomorrow (Report) (18/10/2019)

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).

Events (18/10/2019)

Release of the eIDAS Technical Specifications v 1.2 (18/10/2019)

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.

Hello everyone ! (04/10/2019)

New Q2 2019 figures show increased CEF Building Block adoption (04/10/2019)

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.

Have your say on the future of investment in Europe’s digital economy (04/10/2019)

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.

Czech Republic, Italy (CIE) and the Netherlands notify eID schemes under eIDAS (04/10/2019)

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.

Summer 2019 ends with a new pre-notified eID scheme (04/10/2019)

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.

CEF funding available to build a smart, data-driven Europe using Context Broker (04/10/2019)

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 CEF Building Blocks at the ICT Proposers Day 2019 (04/10/2019)

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.

Events (04/10/2019)

Hello everyone ! (20/09/2019)

Dutch energy sector formally approves AS4 Energy Market Profile (20/09/2019)

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".

Subscribe to the new European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) Newsflash (20/09/2019)

EBSI is set to become Europe's largest Blockchain infrastructure! Whether a policy officer, project manager, technician or Blockchain enthusiast, you can now subscribe directly for regular updates.

Events (20/09/2019)

Hello everyone ! (06/09/2019)

New Official Journal publication resetting the chain of pivot LOTLs (06/09/2019)

The European Commission has published the recently modified location of the ‘list of trusted lists’ (LOTL), as well its latest set of signing certificates in the Official Journal of the European Union.

How CEF Big Data Test Infrastructure is helping to modernise official statistics (06/09/2019)

European statistical offices use BDTI to experiment with big data and to find new ways of collecting statistics for more accurate results.

The European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) is on its way (06/09/2019)

By 2020, EBSI will become a CEF Building Block, providing reusable software, specifications and services to support adoption by EU institutions and European public administrations.

CEF: Five years supporting European infrastructure (06/09/2019)

The INEA publication takes an extensive look at the CEF programme 2014-2019. During this time, 16 dedicated calls were launched for the five established Building Blocks, allocating €75.3 million in CEF Telecom funding to 128 actions.

eInvoicing receives highest level of grant funding among CEF Building Blocks (06/09/2019)

The largest level of CEF grant funding was awarded to actions helping public entities adopt the European standard on electronic invoicing, which received €27.6 million financing 42 actions.

E-ARK/eArchiving Building Block in Germany – Workshop Report (06/09/2019)

On 25 April 2019, experts from national archives and the European Commission held a workshop on the topic of Information Packages, an important element of digital archiving.

ICT Proposers' Day, 19-20/09, Helsinki (06/09/2019)

This event will provide an excellent opportunity to present and discuss the main policy drivers of the digital transformation of European industry and society - including the CEF Building Blocks.

eTranslation: AI & Speech Technology Workshop, 15/10, Brussels (06/09/2019)

The objective of this event is to introduce Digital Service Infrastructures and their stakeholders at Member State level to speech technology.

Save the Date: 4th ELRC Conference, 26-27/11, Brussels (06/09/2019)

This event will focus on shaping Europe’s multilingual future through the sharing of language data. It will include a variety of interesting talks and panel discussions that provide a critical analysis of challenges the CEF-affiliated countries are currently facing with regard to sharing and using language data.

eTranslation Workshop: Terminology in Language Technology, 29/11, Brussels (06/09/2019)

The objective of this event is to shed light on terminology-related challenges, tools and resources in various scenarios and to stimulate discussions on terminology in language terminology.

European Week of Regions & Cities 07-10/10, Brussels (06/09/2019)

The CEF Building Blocks will be present at this event with a dedicated stand and eInvoicing workshop.

Save the Date: Meet eArchiving, 03-04/12, Brussels (06/09/2019)

With eArchiving, you will be able to learn how to preserve, migrate, reuse and trust your data.