Watch the interview with Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez on the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO). In the short video, he explains what the objectives of NIFO are and how users from Europe and beyond can benefit from joining the NIFO community.

Among ISA² actions, NIFO is a bit unusual. Its goal is not to develop software or a data specification. NIFO is providing policy makers, researchers and practitioners with the latest developments on digital government and interoperability across Europe. Read the blog post by Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez to learn more.

Tomáš Kroupa, Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic: We have used the NIFO questionnaire as a checklist for our ongoing national interoperability initiatives. While having focused quite rigorously on the legal interoperability already before NIFO, it helped us initiate more activities in the area of organisational, technical and semantic interoperability as well.

The second edition of the Sharing & Reuse Conference is organised by the ISA² Programme under the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about open source policies and strategies, and their implementation in EU countries. The European Commission will also announce the winners of the Sharing & Reuse Awards 2019.

This webinar aims to provide you with all the needed background information, key concepts, and guidelines for effectively using Joinup to your advantage. You will also get a glimpse of some interesting and upcoming improvements. The webinar will start today at 11:00 AM.

URBIS Smart City Fair will offer a unique space for sharing ideas and practical designs on how to develop the concept of a smart city in central Europe. In the Digital City track, Jean-Paul De Baets will have a keynote speech on the ISA² Programme. You can also visit our stand in the expo area.

The Digital Assembly 2019 is a forum for stakeholders to take stock of the achievements of the Digital Single Market Strategy, draw lessons and to exchange views on the contours of a future digital policy. It is co-organised by the European Commission and the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The ELISE Action has launched a webinar series called 'Rapid Studies', looking at various aspects of the digital transformation of government in relation to geospational data and technologies. The next webinar will look at issues of governance, data ecosystems and the broader benefits of Application Programme Interfaces (APIs).

The EU Datathon 2019 aims to promote the reuse of open data from across the EU. This year, 99 teams submitted creative ideas and 12 teams have been shortlisted to develop their app that they will present at the final conference. During the event, visit also the Semantic Interoperability stand supported by ISA².