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The Once-Only Principle requires administrations to exchange information directly between each other, after having received consent from the citizen. The Core Criterion and Core Evidence data model (CCCEV) supports this exchange. It defines in a generic way the structure of a criterion, for example, having a driving license. CCCEV can be universally applied for any kind of criterion and evidence.

The webinar on the GeoDCAT Application profile for Data Portals in Europe (GeoDCAT-AP) will present examples of GeoDCAT-AP implementation in EU countries, as well as the integration and possible adoption in specifications published by standardisation bodies.

After undergoing a significant overhaul, the new edition of the European Semester report has been published. The study seeks to assess how the European Semester, the cycle of EU economic and fiscal policy coordination, is addressing the issues related to the promotion of digital government in the EU countries.

The 3rd edition of the EU Datathon culminated on 13 June 2019 with the final in Brussels, where 12 teams pitched their skills and ideas against each other to win 3 different challenges. The competition was organised by the EU’s Publications Office, in partnership with the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, and was supported by ISA².

The European Commission announced the results of the Sharing & Reuse Awards 2019 on 11 June during the Sharing & Reuse Conference. The first team won €15,000 and the runner-up €10,000 in each of four categories. The solutions at the 3rd and 4th place received a certificate of excellence.

With only one month to go to the Sharing & Reuse Conference, taking place on 11 June in Bucharest, Romania, we are pleased to announce that several new speakers will be joining us on the day.

The European Commission has adopted the 2019 revision of the ISA² rolling work programme on 26 March 2019. The new work programme includes 54 actions; 43 actions are ongoing from previous years and one is new. For 10 actions from the previous years, no additional funding is necessary to ensure their completion.

The registration is now open for the Sharing & Reuse Conference 2019! The event is organised by the European Commission’s ISA² Programme, under the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU. If you are interested in open source policies and strategies, and their implementation in EU countries, come and join us on 11 June in Bucharest, Romania.

Great news! Public administrations interested in the Sharing & Reuse Awards have extra time to submit their entries. We are pleased to announce that the deadline has been extended until 12 March 2019, to accommodate all innovative and impactful entries.

Only a few days are left for providing feedback on the ISA² Programme in the ongoing public consultation. The deadline for comments is 1 March 2019. The results of the consultation will be used to improve the implementation of ISA² and its eventual successor programme to bring more value to Europeans.

The Women4Cyber initiative, founded by 30 women-leaders in IT and cyber security from public and private organisations, was launched at the European Cyber Security Organisation in Brussels. Gertrud Ingestad, Director-General of DG Informatics, is among the founding members of the initiative, established under the patronage of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel.

The deadline for submissions to the Sharing & Reuse Awards Contest is 28 February. Now in its 2nd edition, the contest will honour exceptional work in the development of IT solutions by or for public administrations. Learn what you will gain by taking part in this contest.

The European Commission has announced the awards for its innovative open source bug bounty programme. Software developers, who find security vulnerabilities in the selected open source software, will be awarded between EUR 3,000 and EUR 25,000 for critical bugs.  Additionally, 20% bonus will be offered for providing a fix for the detected vulnerability.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) and the State Agency for e-Governance of Ukraine (SAEGU)agreed on enhanced cooperation through exchange of best practices in the field of digital public administrations. This includes different fields of IT, open platforms, standards and methods where these concern interoperability solutions and common frameworks for public administrations.

Digital government and better public services were the main topics discussed with Gertrud Ingestad, Director General of DG Informatics at the European Commission and Jean-Paul Zens, Director for Media, Telecommunications and Digital Policy of the Ministry of State in Luxembourg.

Read a new study that examines the use and application of Core Vocabularies and, more specifically, the Core Person Vocabulary as a potential enabler for the GDPR data portability. It also assesses how public administrations in the EU could comply with these provisions using Core Vocabularies.

On the 21st of November, the College adopted the Digital Strategy of the European Commission. It sets a vision for the Commission to become a digitally transformed, user-focused and data-driven administration by 2022.

All private sector representatives working on implementing digital government or improving the way citizens engage with their public administrations more broadly are kindly invited to attend the ISA² workshop.