In his goodbye interview, solutions architect Sander van Dooren reflects on his seven year period with DG DIGT, opening up on his work for Joinup, the Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) and the musical nature of interoperability.

We significantly updated our agenda for SEMIC2022 🎇 ! Among others, David Scuderi (Amazon) and Klaus Ottradovetz (Atos) will give their view on the meaning of good interoperability cooperation between the private and public sector. Stay tuned for new announcements and don't forget to register for the event on time!

Also at SEMIC2022🎇, 10 junior research applicants will have the opportunity to briefly present their ongoing research in the speaking corner of the Interoperable Europe Academy. It will be an opportunity to introduce their research to a wide audience of experts in semantic interoperability.

On 07/11, our Semic Community organises a new webinar to bring you up to date on the upcoming changes in the the Core Public Service Vocabulary Application Profile (CPSV-AP). Take the chance to give your feedback on these changes!

How has the adoption of open source progressed in the EU in recent years? Our project officer Monika Sowinska is part of the European Commission team that will give an overview on it on 09/11 at the Open Source Experience in Paris!

What does open data mean from the legal perspective? What needs to be ensured when data is made available to the public? What are open data licenses? Join the next data.europa academy webinar for data providers on 18/11 to find out.

The European Data Conference on Reference Data and Semantics (ENDORSE 2023) will take place between 14 – 16 March 2023, as an online event. Contributing to the shaping for the digital age, the main aim of the conference will be to overcome existing silos and to improve knowledge management across Europe.

NIFO released a new series of factsheets on the state of digitalisation of public administrations in the EU. Find out which recent developments have taken place for 35 countries and the EU as a whole!

In its report of 2022, NIFO concludes interoperability has become a key priority when European public administrations (re-)design public services. The acceleration in digitalising the public sector continues.

Our e-governmental portal Joinup has renewed its own introductory webpage! Discover in the best way possible all the relevant basic info about its mission, history, communities, solutions and much more!

The website of the European Commission’s Centre of Excellence in Project Management (CoEPM²) has been revamped! Next to several new features, the new website provides all the information you need in fewer clicks.

A new version of the Legislation Editing Open Software (LEOS) has been released. This version for improved digitalised legislative drafting and revising includes a large list of new features, UI improvements, bug fixes and configuration options.

Electronic Access to European Commission Documents (EASE) is a new advanced one-stop-shop that allows citizens to learn more about access to Commission documents and on how to properly submit a request.

The Interoperability Assessment Tools (IATs) team has made a unified package by which you can assess the interoperability maturity of your digital public services for three important interoperability actions!

This autumn, the BLSI community makes the call for you to share ideas, needs or content around digital-ready policymaking, legislation & technology, and regulatory reporting. This way, it hopes to prepare its next activities together with you!

With ELAP, the CAMSS team created a set of almost 40 Architecture Principles to help governmental organisations to comply fully with the European regulatory framework when they implement IT projects.

On 06/10, Veronica Gaffey, Director General for Informatics (DG DIGIT), attended ICEGOV2022 to hold a keynote lecture. There, she gave an excellent introduction on our upcoming policy proposal to enhance public sector interoperability.

Discover the 12 winners of this year’s EU open data competition and find out more about their innovative projects. Watch the teams pitch their apps, listen to the introductory speeches of open data experts and relive the award ceremony!

If you want to revisit the webinar of data.europa.eu on technical data openness, you can easily find the recording, a recap and slides of the event on the data.europa academy! It is the second webinar for data providers that has been organised.