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.

Nearly 150 participants attended the Sharing & Reuse Conference 2019 that took place on 11 June in Bucharest, Romania. An additional 300 people from all over the world followed the event via live stream. The presentations of all speakers and photos are now available.

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.

New materials on the ISA² interim evaluation are available. You can read the full text of the evaluation study by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and its executive summary, as well as the synopsis report of the consultation activities. The European Commission will draw its evaluation conclusions based on the CEPS study by 30 September.

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 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.