"Interoperable Europe Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

Registration deadline for the ISA2 Mid-Term Conference extended (19/11/2018)

ISA² Mid-Term Conference – register by 14 November! (07/11/2018)

The registration for the ISA² Mid-Term Conference: Linking Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens is closing on 14 November 2018. The event organised by the European Commission’s ISA² Programme will take place on 29 November 2018 in the cultural house Flagey in Brussels, Belgium.

Who is using ISA² solutions? Learn in the interactive map! (30/10/2018)

ISA² develops interoperability solutions that can be reused free of charge. Would you like to know who is already using the solutions? You can learn in our new interactive map. You can filter the results by a country or a solution.

Farewell, paperwork! Citizens and businesses will save time and money thanks to the Single Digital Gateway (29/10/2018)

The Single Digital Gateway Regulation was adopted on 3 October. As of end of 2020, the gateway will become the online access point for citizens and businesses in need of information to get active in any EU country. The ISA² Programme supports the development of an architecture and specific IT tools for the gateway.

CIRCABC 4.0 has a new user interface (29/10/2018)

The new version 4.0 of CIRCABC has arrived! It comes up with a new user interface, features and improvements to make the application more user-friendly. CIRCABC is a multilingual, web-based application which enables geographically spread collaborative groups to share information and resources in private workspaces.

A new study mapping business processes, standards and IT solutions for archiving published (29/10/2018)

Archival institutions worldwide are constantly searching for IT solutions to support their business activities. A new report provides an up-to-date overview of the current landscape of existing IT solutions complemented with an assessment tool that supports decision-making.

Online documentation for the ISA² Interoperability Test Bed available (29/10/2018)

The ISA² Interoperability Test Bed, a web-based platform that provides a conformance testing solution to projects developing cross-border public services, has published new documentation and training materials.

Almost 600 respondents participated in the consultation on an online platform for public access to Commission documents (29/10/2018)

Between 29 June 2018 and 21 September 2018, the European Commission conducted a public consultation on a new online platform for public access to Commission documents. 576 respondents in total took part in the consultation, 27 % of whom stated that they had already introduced a request for access to documents.

VocBench 3 helps managing and publishing multilingual controlled vocabularies in an open and interoperable way (30/10/2018)

VocBench 3 is a free web-based platform facilitating collaborative editing and management of authority lists, taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies. It is designed to meet the needs of the semantic web and made available as an open-source solution. A new version (4.0) of the platform has been recently released.

ISA² Mid-Term Conference: Linking Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (29/10/2018)

The programme of the ISA² Mid-Term Conference is now available so check out all the speakers and sessions! Participants will have the opportunity to visit a large exhibition on ISA² solutions and related projects. Registration open until 14 November!

ISA² Interim Evaluation: Kick-off Workshop (29/10/2018)

The ISA² Programme is organising a kick-off workshop on the ISA² Interim Evaluation. The aim is to present the rationale, objectives and scope of the interim evaluation study and to discuss the role that stakeholders can play in contributing to the study and improving the overall quality of the programme.

THE GOVTECH SUMMIT 2018 (29/10/2018)

Supported by French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the European Commission, the GovTech Summit will gather European leaders and innovators to explore how new technologies can improve public services and democratic practices. Visit ​the ISA² stand during the event.

Digital Government Beyond 2020 workshop with City and Regional representatives (30/10/2018)

All city and regional representatives working on implementing digital government or improving the way citizens engage with their public administrations more broadly are kindly invited to attend this ISA² workshop.

Digital Government Beyond 2020 workshop with private sector representatives (30/10/2018)

All private sector representatives working on implementing digital government or improving the way citizens engage with their public administrations more broadly are kindly invited to attend the ISA² workshop.

How is Austria digitalising public administrations? (30/10/2018)

During the eGovernment week in Vienna, ISA² interviewed Reinhard Posch, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Austria. Check now the interview to learn what we discussed with him and how Austria is implementing the European Interoperability Framework.

Webinar: How to get the most out of Joinup (29/10/2018)

Watch the video targeted to Joinup collection owners and facilitators that provides helpful tips on how to get the most out of Joinup. This webinar also offered a glimpse of some interesting and upcoming improvements planned for the platform.

Interview with Miguel A. Amutio (29/10/2018)

Miguel A. Amutio is Deputy Head of Unit of Coordination of ICT Units at Spain's Secretariat General for Digital Administration. He coordinates the development of the National Security Framework and of the National Interoperability Framework of Spain and their Technical Regulations, together with the supporting documents. He is a member of the Committee of the ISA² Programme. The interview is also available in Spanish.

Programme for ISA² Mid-Term Conference published! (24/10/2018)

Open source software for legislation drafting: Try LEOS Pilot for yourself! (19/09/2018)

A new version of LEOS, the open source software for legislation drafting, is available. This second major release is a result of the feedback on the LEOS Pilot 1.0.0, currently used for multiple hands-on workshops, a pilot across the European Commission services and by other parties.

Share your experience with the use of ISA² specifications and answer a short survey (19/09/2018)

Following the SEMIC 2018 Conference, we strive to continuously engage the SEMIC community and encourage mutual learning among practitioners. Are you willing to share your experience with the use of ISA² specifications, including Core Vocabularies and DCAT-AP, and the benefits you encounter through their use? Participate in our short survey!

"Join us at ISA² Mid-Term Conference to discuss how to link public administrations, businesses and citizens" (19/09/2018)

Moving to a different country and waiting for hours to register in the new neighbourhood? Requesting hundreds of documents from your town to be translated into a different language and taken to your new city hall? Join us on 29 November at the ISA² Mid-Term Conference to discuss how we are solving these issues by linking public administrations, businesses and citizens.

"The Hungarian Municipality ASP as a good practice of local government digitalisation aligned with the European Interoperability Framework" (19/09/2018)

The new European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is a key instrument for establishing interoperable digital public services at all levels of public administration. However, implementing the EIF's principles can be a very complex issue, especially on the local government level. In Hungary’s experience this can be most easily tackled by the establishment of a central solution.

European Week of Regions and Cities (19/09/2018)

The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event organised in Brussels, Belgium. ISA² will hold a session on 10 October and our stand will be part of the expo area.

INFOFEST (19/09/2018)

The INFOFEST retrospective taking place in Budva, Montenegro is a kind of chronology of the development of ICT in the Western Balkans. Don't miss the session on ISA² and visit our stand!

EU Datathon 2018 (19/09/2018)

The Publications Office of the EU is organising the 2nd edition of the EU Datathon competition in Brussels, Belgium. The event highlights the potential of linking EU and national data.

SEMIC 2018 Conference Highlights Report is now available! (19/09/2018)

The 8th edition of the SEMIC Conference held in Sofia on 14 June attracted around 200 participants and more than 700 people followed the event via live stream. You can find the main highlights in the SEMIC 2018 Conference Highlights Report.

Presentation on Digital & ICT impacts of EU legislation (19/09/2018)

The Directors and Experts of Better Regulation from all over Europe met in Vienna on 3-4 September to share good practice and submerge in specific topics. Our colleague Zsofia Sziranyi presented the Commission’s approach to addressing digital and ICT impacts of EU legislation.

Online Collection Software for European Citizens' Initiatives leaflet (19/09/2018)

Check out the new leaflet on the Online Collection Software for European Citizens' Initiatives (ECI). The software makes it easier for ECIs organisers to comply with legal requirements and to have their online collection systems certified by Member State authorities.

Interview with Siim Sikkut, Chief Information Officer of Estonia (19/09/2018)

Watch the interview with Siim Sikkut, Estonia's Chief Information Officer. We discussed how the implementation of the European Interoperability Framework is going on in Estonia and how the ISA² Programme can support the country in this process.

Meet ISA² in Vienna during eGovernment Week (20/09/2018)

As of 24 September 2018, a week dedicated to eGovernment is being organised under the umbrella of the Austrian presidency of the Council of the European Union. The ISA² Programme will participate in two events in Vienna, Austria: the High Level Conference on Digital & e-Government and the Once-Only Principle for Europe Conference.