30 November 2023

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Dear Reader,

November 2023 turned out to be again a very important month in the history of our Unit. A political agreement has been made between the Council and the European Parliament on our Commission proposal for an Interoperable Europe Act. This paves the way for the transformation of our proposal into EU Law. In sum, the first real EU legislation for a fundamentally reinforced European interoperability policy is almost here!

In addition, November 2023 was the month in which we celebrated the 15th anniversary of the European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) and its dedicated European Open Source Community. ‘OSOR Turns 15’ showed to be a very vibrant event, with a full conference room of more than 250 people. Alongside discussions about the past and future of Open Source, the conference was also the place in which the winners of the prestigious OSOR Awards were announced. A new article discusses some of the highlights of the event.

Regarding SEMIC 2023, the other flagship event of our unit, a report has been released that gives you a more detailed look into the exchanges of ideas that took place (in October in Madrid).

We hope you enjoy reading these and other items. With no monthly newsletter for the month of December, we would like to send you and those closest to you already our merry and healthy wishes for the winter holidays. We hope to see you again in what no doubt will be an exciting new year!

Kind Regards,

The DG DIGIT unit for Interoperability and Digital Government

News on the Interoperable Europe Act

Provisional Agreement Interoperable Europe Act concluded

The Council and the European Parliament have negotiated a common position on the Interoperable Act.  As a result, after the formal approval of both institutions, the Interoperable Europe Act proposal can finally be transformed into EU law!

News

"OSOR Turns 15": The Highlights

On 21/11, the European Open Source Community came together for an impressive celebration of its 15th anniversary. A new article covers the high-level panel discussions of the event and the OSOR-Awards Ceremony.

Highlights and recordings SEMIC 2023

On 18/10, the SEMIC Conference returned for an exciting event in beautiful Madrid! Through concrete use cases and success stories, the synergy and ethical implications of public sector interoperability and AI were thoroughly explored. Have a look at the highlights and recordings!

FOSSEPS 2 in the EU Budget for 2024

In the newly ratified EU budget of 2024, FOSSEPS had been approved by the European Parliament and the EU Council. FOSSEPS has been created to encourage European Public Services to cooperate on the subject of free and open source software for long term sustainability.

ICEGOV-Award 2023 for NIFO-paper on AI

At ICEGOV2023, the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) won the award for Best Short Paper. The lauded paper examines the use of citizen-centric and trustworthy AI in the Public Sector in Finland and Hungary.

The UML validator of the SEMIC Support Center

In collaboration with the Interoperability Test Bed, SEMIC has launched a new validator to help semantic engineers aligning with SEMIC’s best practices when reusing and extending SEMIC specifications for their own solutions.

Tune in to the Open Data Café podcast

What is open data and why is it relevant in today’s world? How can you use it in practice? Discover answers to those questions and more in the Open Data Cafe, the new podcast from data.europa.eu.

Events

CAMSS Webinar on ELIS

On 13/12, a second webinar by the CAMSS team will take place. The session will delve into the EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications (ELIS), aiming to explain what ELIS is, and how it supports interoperability and the design of Digital Public Services.

Save the date: eDelivery Interoperability Forum on 18/04!

The latest eDelivery Forum discussed a.o. the new presentation of eDelivery conformant products and services, the public consultation results, eDelivery’s contribution to third-party open-source projects, and opportunities from digital ecosystems. Stay tuned for the next Forum!

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