Behind the scenes: public consultation on future interoperability policy (29/03/2021)

Interview with Cristina Cosma, Isa von Kalben and Ruben Narzul, programme managers of the Interoperability Unit of DG DIGIT.

DigitALL online event: registration is open! (29/03/2021)

The registration for the closing event of ISA2 and CEF programmes is now open! Book your spot and join us online on 20-22 April at DigitALL Public.

Finland implements API framework proposed by the European Commission (29/03/2021)

The Finnish Ministry of Finance has presented at APIdays Helsinki how they are adapting the API framework suggested by the Commission, which was developed in the context of our Innovative Public Services action.

European Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities and Communities: stakeholder consultation (29/03/2021)

European Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities and Communities has launched a stakeholder consultation. You can participate until 12 April.

Join the EU Open Data Days 2021 and help shape our digital future (29/03/2021)

Participate in the first edition of the EU Open Data Days from 23-25 November 2021! This unique event will serve as a knowledge hub, bringing the benefits of open data to the EU public sector, and through it to people and businesses.

The report on Establishment of Sustainable Data Ecosystems has been published (29/03/2021)

The report on Establishment of Sustainable Data Ecosystems has been published under our ELISE action.

Training webinars: Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) and DCAT Application profile for data portals in Europe (DCAT-AP) (29/03/2021)

Join Makx Dekkers on 19 April at 10:00AM for a webinar on DCAT and DCAT-AP for advanced users.

Shaping the future interoperability policy: share your views! (19/02/2021)

The European Commission is currently evaluating the ISA² programme and the European Interoperability Framework to present a reinforced public sector interoperability policy in 2021. Take part in the public consultation to help us shape the future policy! The consultation is open until 27 April 2021.

Call for contributions to build a pan-European open source software inventory (19/02/2021)

Part of the Sharing and Reuse Action of the ISA² Programme will create the very first inventory of open source software, with the aim of identifying the most critical open source software and tools used by public organisations across Europe.

ENDORSE conference is open for registration (22/02/2021)

The European Data Conference on Reference Data and Semantics, ENDORSE, is now open for registrations until 8 March. Book your place soon!

ELISE action: new version of EULF blueprint and the INSPIRE reference validator (22/02/2021)

Our ELISE action has released a new version of the online EULF Blueprint and the INSPIRE reference validator.

December Virtual Breakfast Webinar: DG FISMA Presentation (22/02/2021)

Have you missed the Virtual Breakfast Webinar on Financial Reporting on 10 December? You can now watch the presentation from DG FISMA.

ISA² solutions and the EIF: share your experience! (22/01/2021)

Do you have experience with ISA² solutions and the EIF or suggestions for a new interoperability policy? Then please complete our online survey! The survey contains three parts focused on ISA², the EIF, and the new interoperability policy and you can choose to complete one or more parts.

ISA² Launches New Open Source Bug Bounties (22/01/2021)

Awards of up to €5000 are available for finding security vulnerabilities in Element, Moodle and Zimbra open source solutions used by public services across the European Union. There is a 20% bonus for providing a code fix for the bugs they discover.

The Interoperability Academy has launched three courses (22/01/2021)

After the successful launch last year for the first Interoperability Winter School and the publication of the catalogue of educational resources taken from your actions, our Interoperability Academy action has reached a new milestone with the release of its first courses on the EU Academy platform.

Call for participation: review of IMAPS specialisations (22/01/2021)

The IMAPS team has launched a public consultation with the objective to produce updated releases of its specialisations, which allow public service owners to get insights on the legal, organisational, technical and semantic interoperability maturity of their digital public service.

Discover what the ABR Action phase 2020 offers you (22/01/2021)

The Access to Base Registries Action – Phase 2020 focused on producing specific material and reusable tools to support Member States in their work on base registries, interconnection of base registeries, and the creation of registries of registries.

THEMIS: Managing infringements made easier (22/01/2021)

Just before Christmas, the THEMIS/Infringements app was launched on 8 December 2020, making Member States’ and colleagues’ lives much easier when dealing with infringement cases.

The PM² Guide & Artefacts are now available in Spanish (22/01/2021)

The Centre of Excellence of PM² is pleased to announce, with the support of ISA², the availability of the PM² Guide & Artefacts in Spanish.

New Register of Commission Documents tested by external participants (22/01/2021)

As part of our Improving public access to European Commission documents action, the Register of Commission Documents was tested by volunteers to assess the ease of use of the new site.

Online Course: Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities in the Arab region (22/01/2021)

UN DESA and UN ESCWA are co-organizing an Online Training Course on “Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities for Policy Coherence for a Holistic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab region”.

Webinar: Catalogue of Services tools and technical support (22/01/2021)

The Catalogue of Services Action of the ISA² Programme invites you to a webinar on tools and technical support taking place on 3 February from 10:00 to 11:30 (GMT+1).

Looking at the future of interoperability policy (25/01/2021)

Natalia Aristimuno Perez, Head of Interoperability Unit, DG DIGIT, shares her experience from the past year and views on the future of interoperability.

The EIF toolbox is live (27/11/2020)

The EIF Toolbox, interactive portal bridging the gap between public administrations and interoperable solutions, went live on 12 November 2020!

New Comitology Register and Register of delegated and implementing acts have been launched (27/11/2020)

On 28 October, the European Commission launched a new Comitology Register and Register of delegated and implementing acts.

The single digital gateway goes live on 12 December (27/11/2020)

Exactly two years after the regulation came into force, the single digital gateway will be launched on 12 December under the name “Your Europe”.

The Digital Innovation Challenge has a winner! (27/11/2020)

The STEM-oriented teaching and learning solutions provider CleverBooks is the winner of the Digital Innovation Challenge. The results were announced on 18 November at Hello Tomorrow global summit.

ELIS: Population for Public Review (27/11/2020)

The Common Assessment Method Standards and Specifications team launched a public consultation regarding a new release of the EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications (ELIS).

ENDORSE conference will take place in March 2021 (27/11/2020)

We are happy to announce the ENDORSE conference which will take place online on 16-19 March 2021! You can still apply to speak at the conference.

SEMIC2020 - Official After Movie (30/11/2020)

Check out the official highlights video of the 1st digital edition of SEMIC, the annual semantic interoperability conference! The event took place fully online on 15 October 2020 under the theme of ‘Sustainable Data Services’.

Stakeholder Kick-off Workshop: How interoperability can achieve seamless services for the EU’s public sector (30/11/2020)

We would like to invite you to the stakeholder kick-off workshop on the future of interoperability policy which takes place on 3 December at 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Webinar on the Catalogue of Services annual roadmap (30/11/2020)

The Catalogue of Services (CoS) Action of the ISA² programme invites you to the first of upcoming webinars taking place on 9 December from 14:00 to 16:00 (GMT+1).

December virtual breakfast: Financial regulatory reporting in the spotlight (30/11/2020)

The Better Legislation for Smoother Implementation community is organising a virtual breakfast on the topic of Financial regulatory reporting on 10 December at 9:00am - 11:30pm.

Testing EdiT, the European Commission instance of LEOS (30/11/2020)

EdiT, the European Commission instance of LEOS, was recently tested in Directorate-General for Taxation and Custom Union (DG TAXUD). Read the interview with Milagros Calvo Vergez Veerle Cumps who participated in this test phase.

Shaping the future interoperability policy: we want your feedback! (23/10/2020)

The European Commission is currently evaluating the ISA² programme and the European Interoperability Framework to present a reinforced public sector interoperability policy in 2021.

SEMIC 2020: highlights (23/10/2020)

More than 600 participants registered for the digital SEMIC 2020 conference on Sustainable Data Services that took place on 15 October 2020.

The state-of-play report on digital public administration and interoperability 2020 published (23/10/2020)

A new study The state-of-play report on digital public administration and interoperability 2020 is now available. The report was published on within the framework of the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) action of the ISA² Programme.

Core Assessment Vocabulary for public review (23/10/2020)

The Common Assessment Method Standards and Specifications (CAMSS) team launched a public consultation regarding their last solution: the new Core Assessment Vocabulary (CAV).

SOLID workshop highlights (23/10/2020)

On 6 October the SEMIC team organised a fully digital Solid Hands-on Workshop, guided by Ruben Verborgh, professor at Ghent University and member of the Solid core team.

Report: Exploring Digital Government Transformation in the EU (23/10/2020)

The report on Exploring Digital Government Transformation in the EU in now published. This report presents the final results of the research “Exploring Digital Government Transformation in the EU: understanding public sector innovation in a data-driven society”.

The Digital Innovation Challenge Bootcamp: The finalists (23/10/2020)

The Digital Innovation Challenge is reaching its final stages. A co-creation boot camp, which took place over three days (28–30 September) in a virtual reality environment, brought together the top 10 candidates and announced three finalists, some of which are using our solutions.

EU Datathon 2020: Bringing innovative solutions with the help of open data from the European Union (23/10/2020)

The 4th edition of EU Datathon culminated on 15 October 2020 with the online finale, as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities.

Webinar: GeoDCAT-AP 2.0 (23/10/2020)

The Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) action of the ISA² programme will hold its very first webinar on GeoDCAT-AP 2.0 on 9 November 2020 at 10:00 (CEST Time).

ABR webinar: BRegDCAT-AP and reusable tools (23/10/2020)

The ABR team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on BRegDCAT-AP specification and reusable open source tools that will take place on 16 November 2020 between 10:00 and 11:30am CET.

Virtual breakfast: Policy making after shock is digital–ready – Are you ready? (23/10/2020)

On 17 November 2020, the ISA² Legal Interoperability Action is organising a virtual breakfast “Policy making after shock is digital-ready – Are you ready?”. The event will take place in the global framework of the OPSI “government after shock event”.