On the 25th of May, the "GovTech4all" Incubator was launched at the 2023 Digital Government Summit in the presence of Ukranian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and European Commissioner for Budget and Administrations Johannes Hahn.

A new policy brief of The Lisbon Council (a Brussels Based think thank) looks at the lessons of four cities on how to increase interoperability across Europe for better public services. A special place in the discussion is reserved for our Interoperable Europe Act.

Thanks to the contributions of the members of the SEMIC Community, the first version of the SEMIC Style Guide has become a reality. The guide fosters the use of standards, by offering guidelines and expert advice on semantic interoperability for public administrations.

In a special Q&A session, Natalia Aristimuño Pérez, our Director of Digital Services, discusses the role of the Joinup-platform in the upcoming Interoperable Europe Act and its goals to support the ever-shifting world of digital public services in the future.

The 1 year Master Program in AI4Gov offers you the opportunity to develop your digital skills and become an expert in AI technology and digital transformation of the public sector. Applications for the program can be made until today!

Three DG DIGIT-projects (including PM² and the Once Only Technical System) have been selected by the European Ombudsman for the Award for Good Administration 2023. Check them out and vote for your favourite nominee before 14/06!

The newest version of the Legislation Editing OpenSoftware (LEOS) is here! LEOS can be used by public administrations and European Institutions to generate draft Legislation in a legal XML format. Get started now and discover its newest features!

Version 2.0.0. of the European Library of Architecture Principles has been released! The library provides different digital public administrations the architecture principles that are needed to achieve interoperability within their public services.

A new version of the Interoperability Test Bed has been released with enhanced reporting capabilities. It also introduces other new features for you to discover.

On 06/06, the Interoperability Maturity Tools (IMTs) team will host their first webinar on the introduction to the new online Interoperability Maturity Tools (IMAPS, SIQAT, GIQAT). During the webinar, participants will get insights and testimonials of real-world use cases from keynote speakers, and the chance to discuss and get direct feedback on using the appropriate tools!

In collaboration with the Commission's Directory General for Environment (DG ENV), SEMIC organises a webinar on 08/06 about the investigation and practicalities of embedding green transition projects with data sourced from personal devices.

On 12/06, our Director in Digital Services Natalia Aristimuño joins the first edition of the EC-3rd Countries Trust Services Forum. At the forum, the latest advancements with regards to trust services between the European Commission and Third Countries will be shared. The event can be followed on location (in Brussels) and online.

In their upcoming webinar on 13/06, the team of OSOR will delve into what public administrations need to succeed in their open source initiatives and how private vendors can support them.

The next edition of the eDelivery Interoperability Forum is fast approaching. After the Forum’s relaunch of last month, the eDelivery team is excited to invite interested service and solution providers to another appointment with the community!

Under the heading "Transform public services in the age of AI", the newest edition of the GovTech Summit will take in Brussels on 23/11. Themes explored are the empowerment of public servants, the rethinking of supply chains and the security of our digital Future.

A new video has been released that explains the benefits of the Interoperable Europe Academy for your professional career in the public sector. Next to the already 22 free courses on all kind of aspects of interoperability and digital ready policymaking, you can certified for almost all of the courses as well!

All organisations need reference data to function. Reference data are pre-agreed lists of codes and values such as lists of countries, currencies, goods or substances. They are crucial for interoperability, policy implementation, consistent reporting, and effective knowledge management. A new video shows how they work.

In a new SEMIC-interview, our business architect Cécile Guasch shares with us her experience and the importance of reusing existing standards. She also talks about the role of SEMIC in community building.