New record number of participants at SEMIC 2024 (04/07/2024)
The Semantic Interoperability Conference, organised by the European Commission in collaboration with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, achieved an all-time high with 480 on site visitors and 1188 followers online.
EU Council renews call interoperable digital public sector (04/07/2024)
In the newly adopted Conclusions on the Future of EU Digital Policy, the European Council renews its endorsement to prioritize digital government and interoperability coordination among public administrations in the EU.
Discover digital knowledge by EU country (02/07/2024)
Key resources for public administrations' digitalisation at national and European levels, based on the state of digitalisation and interoperability, the use of free and open source software, and the implementation of emerging technologies.
EU funding for interoperability and digital government (02/07/2024)
The Digital Europe Program (DEP), Technical Support Instrument (TSI), and Interreg are funding programmes and instruments that have been designed to support activities related to interoperability and digital government.
Solutions for public digital services (02/07/2024)
Find software, services, core vocabularies, architecture, frameworks, guidelines, licences, specifications and standards that can help you to create European digital public services.
Digital-ready policymaking and semantics workshop – Highlights from SEMIC 2024 (04/07/2024)
The SEMIC pre-conference workshop in digital-ready policymaking and semantics took place on 26/06 in Brussels. Discover what we learned about the role of semantics in digital-ready policymaking and how it contributes to the reduction of administrative burden.
Translating regulatory reporting principles into actions (04/07/2024)
The practical guide deepens your knowledge on the five regulatory reporting principles and how to implement them into policy design. It presents a step-by-step approach to designing policy initiatives, and showcases key tools and services that help to achieve regulatory reporting objectives.
Revamped course on digital-ready policymaking! (04/07/2024)
This renewed course explores the use of digital technology and data in policymaking. Enrol now to understand what is digital-ready policymaking and how to put it into practice.
The PSTW 'Best Cases Award': Deadline extended! (22/02/2024)
The Public Sector Tech Watch is looking for the best solutions by Public Administrations that involve new technologies like AI, blockchain and more! Submit your own recent initiative in this field before 30/08 and let it shine in the European spotlight!
Data Controllership and Anonymisation webinar (02/07/2024)
Are you interested in learning about the recent legal and policy discussions around European data protection law? Join the next data.europa academy webinar on 12/07 and gain valuable insights into the evolving landscape of data privacy and governance.
The Interoperability Testbed used by EMSA (04/07/2024)
The European Maritime Safety Agency will use the Interoperability Testbed for the conformance testing of EU Member States. It is the first time that the Testbed will be used by an EU agency.
Progress on eDelivery 2.0 specifications and beyond (02/07/2024)
eDelivery Interoperability Forum has been working on various activities in the run-up to the eventual adoption of the new eDelivery profiles. Read the progress made, and do not hesitate to learn more in the upcoming community events, starting with the next Interoperability Event on 01/10!
The crypto tool for European Parliament elections (02/07/2024)
Used by the 27 EU Member States in the last EU elections, the EU Commission's crypto tool, secures data exchange for elections to the European Parliament and European Citizens' Initiatives, preventing instances of double voting and enhancing data quality and interoperability across Member States.
What's new about the Interoperable Europe Newsletter? (04/07/2024)
The Interoperable Europe Newsletter will be integrating the esteemed OSOR, BLSI, and Joinup newsletters into one bigger community! Read now what these changes imply for the future.
Call for action: Join the interoperability assessment pilot (29/01/2024)
Public Administrations can join an important pilot to shape the upcoming mandatory interoperability assessments for the public sector regarding cross-border related digital public services. The aim is to create practices that are as efficient as possible for them.
Interoperable Europe: 2023 in review (29/01/2024)
2023 has been celebrated as a very important year in the history of Interoperable Europe. Have the best walk down memory lane, by reading our overview that enlists all the key events that took place previous year and that have significantly contributed to a future of true public sector European interoperability.
Statement of the European Commission on its use of AI (25/01/2024)
The European Commission has adopted its communication on its own use of AI. It outlines its strategic vision to foster its internal development and use of lawful, safe and trustworthy AI.
New self-reporting tool for emerging technologies (24/01/2024)
The Public Sector Tech Watch has unveiled an innovative self-reporting tool through which European Public Administrations can submit their inspirational use cases on the implementation of emerging technologies in the public sector.
SEMIC Success Story: Slovakia and Core Vocabularies (25/01/2024)
Slovakia excels in data standardisation using SEMIC vocabularies! Discover how its knowledge graph and its application profile CCCEV-AP-SK are shaping a smarter and more interoperable future.
Open Data Maturity: Discover the latest insights! (18/01/2024)
Explore the dynamic landscape of open data with the 2023 Open Data Maturity Report of data.europa.eu! This report maps the latest developments across 35 European countries and provides country-specific recommendations for future enhancements.
BLSI Virtual Breakfast: Generative Artificial Intelligence for Digital-ready Legislation (22/01/2024)
On 30/01, Professor Gregory Lewkowicz (ULB, Smart Law Hub) will discuss the role and challenges of generative AI for digital-ready legislation to produce better law and to help to implement Law as Code.
Panel discussion on AI and data ecosystems: fundamental rights, ethics and data protection (18/01/2024)
In a world where developments in artificial intelligence services have frequently outpaced legislative processes, an interim agreement has been reached within the EU on its AI Act. A new panel discussion of the data.europa Academy on 02/02 will look at the new AI Act proposal and its implications.
Third webinar on the SEMIC Style Guide (22/01/2024)
On 06/02, discussions on the development of the SEMIC Style Guide continue. This time, the SEMIC Support Center delves into the intriguing world of profiling and sub-profiling. Make sure you'll be there!
The Public Sector Tech Watch launch webinar (23/01/2024)
On 07/02, the Public Sector Tech Watch and GovTech Connect launch a joint webinar to gain insights into the integration of advanced technologies (AI, Blockchain) in government services. The webinar covers ongoing research on the topic, several success cases of public-private cooperation, and the ‘PSTW Best Cases Award’!
SEMIC talks: the digitisation of public services with Portuguese Secretary of State for Justice Pedro Tavares (25/01/2024)
As the first guest of a brand new series of SEMIC talks, Mister Tavaret discusses the importance of digitisation of public services and of using new technologies to offer citizens and companies the best public services available.
