"Interoperable Europe Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

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”.

SEMIC 2020 (28/09/2020)

The 1st digital edition of SEMIC, the annual semantic interoperability conference, will take place fully online on 15 October 2020. The theme of SEMIC 2020 is Sustainable Data Services.

EU Regions Week: How can regions boost digital services? (28/09/2020)

On 14 October 2020, the ISA² Programme is organising a workshop at the European Week of Regions and Cities on How can regions boost digital services. Register until 7 October!

Video teaser: EU Regions Week (28/09/2020)

Watch the video teaser for our session: 'How can regions boost digital services?'

Online Collection Software 5.0 has been published on Joinup (25/09/2020)

On 13 August 2020, the new version of the Online Collection Software has been published on Joinup. It is an Open Source web application available for free.

Akoma Ntoso for EU (AKN4EU) version 3.0 has been published (25/09/2020)

AKN4EU is tailored to the specific needs of the EU institutions, but Member States can adopt and/or re-use it for transposing and notifying EU legislation at a national level.

ELI and ELI-DL for greater interoperability of legislation (25/09/2020)

In the context of our European Legislation Identifier action, the ELI Taskforce has recently released two important interoperability models: a new version of the ELI ontology and the first stable version of the ELI for Draft Legislation ontology.

ELISE Action: New version of the EULF Blueprint and Action survey (28/09/2020)

The ELISE action presents a new version of the EULF Bueprint and invites you to complete an ELISE Action survey on Evolution of the access to spatial data for environmental purposes by 16 October.

Single Digital Gateway: the implementing act on user statistics and feedback was adopted (25/09/2020)

In order to ensure a high quality of the services offered by the Single Digital Gateway, user statistics and feedback will be collected and help identify possible areas for improvement.

EU Agencies joined the GovSEC user community (25/09/2020)

On 1 September EU Agencies joined the GovSEC user community. 55 new users from 34 agencies as well as from CERT-EU gathered online to get the tutorial on GovSEC.

SIMAPS – seamless semantic interoperability of your digital public services (25/09/2020)

In the context of our IMAPS action, SIMAPS is a user-friendly online questionnaire, designed as a self-assessment tool to assist public service owners in the semantic interoperability aspects of their digital public service.

TESTA speeds up and simplifies the exchange of social data (25/09/2020)

TESTA speeds up and simplifies in a secure way the exchange of social data between EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

LEOS as an educational tool for public administrators (28/09/2020)

Dr. Fotis Fitsilis, member of the Scientific Service in the Hellenic Parliament, used LEOS to educate the future generations of public officials.

ELISE action: Open Call (24/07/2020)

European Interoperability Architecture presents EIRA v3.1.0. and eGovERA solution (24/07/2020)

In the context of the ISA² Action European Interoperability Architecture, the EIRA© v3.1.0 is about to be released. A new initiative called eGovERA© has been launched - a solution for eGovernment portfolio management decision and digital transformation support in European Public administrations.

TESTA facilitates sharing of cyber threat-related information and incident response (24/07/2020)

In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the CERT for the EU institutions, bodies and agencies (CERT-EU) has taken all necessary measures to assess and monitor possible cyber aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. The team established a plan to address any potential threat that may affect the cybersecurity and interests of these EU entities.

Summer greetings from the SEMIC team! (24/07/2020)

We are halfway through summer and the preparations for SEMIC 2020 conference are under way. The SEMIC team curated a list of reading tips for you to stay tuned!

Playlist: Interoperability facts (27/07/2020)

Watch our playlist of 10 Interoperability Facts videos and discover how interoperability can make your life easier with reduction of administrative burden, the 'once only' rule, sharing standards across Europe and others.

Solid hands-on workshop (24/07/2020)

The SEMIC Team of the ISA2 programme together with Ghent University are pleased to announce a half-day, hands-on workshop on the Solid ecosystem, taking place on 6 October 2020.

IMAPS User Stories: The Slovenian Ministry of Public Administration (24/07/2020)

Karmen Kern Pipan and Tadej Gabrijel have used IMAPS for assessing one digital public service provided by the Slovenian Ministry of Public Administration.

Video teaser: SEMIC (25/05/2020)

Save the date: SEMIC 2020 (24/06/2020)

The 1st digital edition of SEMIC, the annual semantic interoperability conference, will take place fully online on 15 October 2020. The theme of SEMIC 2020 is ‘Sustainable Data Services’.

IMAPS: assess the interoperability maturity of your digital public service! (29/06/2020)

We invite you to assess the interoperability maturity of your digital public service with the brand new version of IMAPS! Interoperability is more than a strategic priority on the political agenda. Today, it is expected to be standard practice in the day-to-day operations of public administrations across Europe.

Interoperability Academy – countdown! (29/06/2020)

The Interoperability Academy will soon be launched, offering unique and specialised digital skills training to public servants, accessible 24/7. Discover more news about the Interoperability Academy and how you can participate in its creation!

EU Datathon: 2020 finalists in the spotlight (26/06/2020)

Out of 121 proposals submitted for this year´s EU Datathon, the jury has preselected 12 ideas to compete in the finals during the European Week of Regions and Cities (12-15 October 2020) in Brussels.

Samos Summit (24/06/2020)

The ISA² programme is participating in the online Samos Summit on 13-15 July. The 10th Samos Summit on ICT-enabled Governance offers an opportunity to see, interact with and influence cutting-edge Information and Communication Technologies research projects and initiatives.

Webinar: Powering public sector change through Digital Innovation Hubs (24/06/2020)

The ISA² programme is participating in Powering public sector change through Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) webinar on 3 July 2020 at 10:00 CEST. The purpose of this webinar is to explore a potential collaboration between DIHs and the European Commission to accelerate the digital transformation of the public sector across the EU. 

Linked data in the spotlight – with Platform Linked Data Netherlands (24/06/2020)

Semantic interoperability is strongly connected to the concept of linked data. In this interview, we discussed with Pieter van Everdingen from Platform Linked Data Netherlands, an open network community of experts aiming to stimulate further adoption of linked data.

EIC COVID-19 uses Joinup solution to create a space for addressing challenges (25/05/2020)

The Executive Agency for SMEs joined forces with our Joinup solution team to create a new platform EIC COVID-19 that entered a soft launch on 13 May. The content builds on the results of the EU vs Virus hackathon, which identified different challenges and is funded by the European Union via the European Innovation Council programme.

4th EU Datathon attracts 121 proposals for application development (24/05/2020)

This year’s edition of EU Datathon received 121 applications. The competition was open for applications over 10 weeks and is now ready to move to the following stage. The applicants had to submit a proposal in line with one of the four challenges and use open data made available by EU institutions, agencies and bodies.

TESTA contributes to the EU-wide fight against cross-border crime and terrorism (24/05/2020)

TESTA contributes to the EU-wide fight against cross-border crime and terrorism and will facilitate faster exchange of non-EU nationals’ criminal record. The TESTA network is used by EU institutions and agencies, as well as EU countries and organizations acting on their behalf.

SEMIC: Building Information Management with the Swedish Transport Administration (24/05/2020)

Semantic interoperability is an area explored for a number of years. This interview presents Building Information Management and shows that the needs for semantics are not limited only to public administrations. The common need for semantics is shared by both public administration and the private sector.

IMAPS User Stories: Belgium (24/05/2020)

The Federal Service Bus of the Belgian Federal Public Service Policy and Support Directorate General Digital Transformation wants to be the gateway to the most important data sources of the Belgian federal government.

Inspire 2020 - the virtual conference (25/05/2020)

Colleagues from our action European Location Interoperability Solutions for e-Government will be present at the INSPIRE 2020 Online Conference taking place 3-12 June 2020.

Webinar: Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities (24/05/2020)

On 4 June 2020, 10:00 CEST, the Open Source Observatory is organising a webinar on "Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities".