New report now available: Benchmarking the role of the Public Sector and Location Intelligence in Smart Spaces (14/07/2022)
The aim of the study was to develop a benchmarking framework as tool to provide a clear “picture” of Smart Space. It was tested in four case studies and based on this analysis 5 areas were proposed where the public sector can lower the barriers of implementing Smart Spaces.
Digital-ready policymaking new eLearning course by IOPEU Academy (14/07/2022)
The course on digital-ready policymaking is now online! In this training you can learn more about the six components of digital-ready policymaking and how they can improve your policies. As an extra spice, we included best practices from across Europe to our course too.
LEOS bug bounty experience (14/07/2022)
LEOS was part of a new set of bug bounties launched on 13 January 2022 by the European Commission Open Source Programme Office (EC OSPO). Read about how it worked and what the LEOS team learned from this experience.
Spanish PM²-Agile guide out now (14/07/2022)
The Centre of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM²) is pleased to announce the publication of the Spanish version of PM²-Agile, which aims to support the integration of Agile practices into existing corporate structures of companies, institutions and organisations that use PM².
Chowlk: From UML conceptualisations to ontologies (14/07/2022)
Ontology conceptualisation consists of generating a preliminary model based on the requirements that the ontology should represent. This is often carried out by generating models as diagrams on a blackboard, paper or in digital tools. Chowlk helps you take advantage of the generated conceptualisations.
Two new infographics published: Location Intelligence and LIFO (14/07/2022)
The LIFO infographic explains the highlights of the observatory, what it measures, how it is run and who benefits. The Location Intelligence explain the main concepts, how it relates to daily life and its contribution in helping public administration transition to the digital age.
Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) (14/07/2022)
The Semantic Interoperability Community develops solutions to help European public administrations perform seamless and meaningful cross-border and cross-domain data exchanges.
The European Library of Architecture Principles (ELAP) Quick Assessment tool is coming! (14/07/2022)
The eGovernment community covers all aspects of Internet use to deliver government information and services. The community aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in the public sector.
Rolling Plan for ICT standardisation (14/07/2022)
The EU Rolling Plan provides an overview of the needs for ICT standardisation activities to be undertaken in support of EU policy activities.
Open Source Summit Europe (13/09/2022)
The Linux Foundation Open Source Summit is a conference umbrella, and includes a collection of events centred around open source.
FIWARE Global Summit 2022 - Leading the Digital Transformation (14/09/2022)
The FIWARE Global Summit is an international event fostering exchanges in the field of innovation, open source collaboration, and networking opportunities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (14/07/2022)
Have a question about the Joinup platform? Most probably, we already have an answer for it! Check out our FAQ page which tackles the most-asked user inquiries.
EIF Toolbox (14/07/2022)
The EIF Toolbox is designed as a guidance for national public administrations to equip them with the tools necessary to align their National Interoperability Frameworks (NIFs) with the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) in order to promote interoperability at national and European level.
European Interoperability Reference Architecture (EIRA) (14/07/2022)
DCAT Application Profile for data portals in Europe (14/07/2022)
The DCAT Application Profile for data portals in Europe (DCAT-AP) is a specification based on the Data Catalogue Vocabulary (DCAT) developed by W3C.
Interoperability means versatility (15/07/2022)
Bridging the interoperability policy angle with Joinup’s hands-on approach (15/07/2022)
Joinup’s Project Officers share the platform’s latest focus on taming the vast wealth of information and highlight the importance of allowing users to collaborate more efficiently.
The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Toolbox's new eLearning course by IOPEU Academy (15/07/2022)
This new online course will teach you everything you need to know about how to align your National Interoperability Framework with the European one, what the connection is between that and the EIF Toolbox and how to navigate the Toolbox!
EU Datathon 2022 - Competition finals (20/10/2022)
The finalist teams deliver their pitch. The apps are ranked, and winning teams are announced.
Updated roadmap is now live (18/07/2022)
Want to know what’s coming to the Joinup platform in terms of features and improvements? Then have a look at our dedicated roadmap page which contains all the information you need to see what’s in store for the platform.
New Joinup release (18/07/2022)
This release brings some well-deserved features and improvements to the platform. We know you’ll find them quite interesting and helpful, so click the link below to find out more about them.
SEMIC is coming back on the 6th of December (06/12/2022)
After two digital editions, the annual semantic interoperability conference will be back completely physically on the 6th of December 2022 at the Square Meeting Center in Brussels!
Joinup's Reusability: The European Interoperable game-changing platform (19/07/2022)
Take advantage of the benefits the platform offers by setting up your own collaborative, customised version based on Joinup’s freely available source code.
Whether you are a data provider, policymaker, or data enthusiast, the data.europa academy will help you become more knowledgeable about open data. Discover a curriculum packed with free courses, webinars and training materials.
What is NIFO? (10/02/2022)
The European Commission’s National Interoperability Framework Observatory is a lively digital policy and interoperability hub that provides all the latest and most up-to-date news and resources on digital public administration and interoperability matters.
Improving the use of location intelligence in Smart Spaces (10/02/2022)
A Smart Space can be defined as a combination of physical and digital environments in which people and technology-enabled systems interact in dynamic, inter-connected and intelligent ecosystems. In this context, the Smart Space Benchmarking Framework tests location intelligence in a Smart Space on four dimensions.
Meet IMAPS and follow the IMAPS user journey! (10/02/2022)
The IMAPS team released the updated complete suite of the IMAPS solution, including specialised versions of its survey. Discover the assessment process that starts from IMAPS and leads to its specialisations following the IMAPS user journey!
NIFO Coffee Talk #1 – Minutes (10/02/2022)
Learn about the insights and best practices on the creation of national catalogues of services and solutions that were presented at the 1st NIFO Coffee talk.
Report on the role of open source in the digital response to COVID-19 in the EU (10/02/2022)
The COVID-19 crisis created new challenges regarding the provision of public services. Focusing on good practices and successful reuse cases in the health and education sectors, the report explores the role of open source in the digital response to COVID-19.
Comparative analysis of different methodologies and datasets for Energy Performance Labelling of buildings (10/02/2022)
The final report of the ELISE Energy & Location Applications use case "Comparative analysis of different methodologies and datasets for Energy Performance Labelling of buildings" has been published recently.
Webinar recordings: Software reuse key asset in Belgium’s fight against Covid-19 (10/02/2022)
Standardisation and software reuse have contributed to Belgium’s response to the pandemic. How exactly? A webinar on software reuse was organised on October 21st 2021 by the Belgian social security institutions. Full replay available.
Test Bed validators becoming increasingly popular (10/02/2022)
The Test Bed’s validators are becoming increasingly popular, having now passed two million downloads and use from more than seventy countries.
Interoperable Europe (10/02/2022)
Interoperable Europe, the initiative of the European Commission for a reinforced interoperability policy, is now hosted on Joinup!
NIFO - National Interoperability Framework Observatory (10/02/2022)
The National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) is one of the mechanisms put in place by the European Commission as a monitoring tool, to regularly gather information on the state of play of digital public administration and interoperability activities within the EU Member States and associated countries.
Discover the Open Source Observatory (OSOR)! (10/02/2022)
In this introduction video, our community members share their testimonies on the content offered by OSOR for public administrations. Tune in to hear more on the OSOR country reports, the latest news on OSS in the public sector, guidelines for OSS communities, and much more!
Webinar on open data best practices in Europe (17/03/2022)
What can you learn from the top performers of the Open Data Maturity assessment 2021? Find out during the upcoming webinar on 17 March. The event will host 3 European countries that showed impressive growth in open data maturity score: Estonia, Slovenia & Ukraine.
FOSS Backstage 2022 (17/03/2022)
FOSS Backstage is an exciting conference dedicated to everything related to FOSS governance and open collaboration. The fourth edition of FOSS Backstage will consist of one fully virtual day followed by one in person day taking place here in Berlin.
Solutions are key enablers to any interoperability initiative and provide you with the needed building blocks to set up – or enhance – your interoperability plans. Here, we will be periodically showcasing interesting solutions so make sure you frequently visit this page.
X-Road Academy – Free Online Training on X-Road (10/02/2022)
X-Road® is an open-source software and ecosystem solution that provides unified and secure data exchange between organisations. The X-Road Academy provides online training to anyone willing to learn more about X-Road
Open Terms Archive (10/02/2022)
Open Terms Archive tracks and makes visible changes to the Terms of Service of common online services.
e-CODEX Connector Suite (10/02/2022)
e-CODEX offers technical solutions for secure online cross-border communication in the field of justice. The technical infrastructure connects different legal systems and ensures fast access to justice across borders.
New name with New courses! (11/02/2022)
The Interoperability Academy is now Interoperable Europe Academy. The new name comes along with two freshly published courses which will level up your advanced digital skills and competences in the fields of data interoperability and open source licensing.
Making Europe interoperable – by design (21/02/2022)
Boost your public administration with the BDTI (02/03/2022)
Discover how BDTI can support Public Administrations in gathering valuable insights from public sector information
taking the use of data to the next level.
Joinup & Interoperable Europe join forces (21/02/2022)
The Interoperable Europe initiative is now hosted on Joinup. We talked with Maximillian Strotmann, Deputy Head of Unit - DIGIT.D.2, to find out how this helps create a common environment for safe, secure, and collaborative data sharing.
PM² e-learning Module Now Available on the EU Academy/Interoperability Academy! (06/07/2021)
The Centre of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM²) is delighted to contribute content to the Interoperability Academy, an initiative hosted on the EU Academy e-learning platform, which aims to contribute to advancing digital skills.
Mutual Learning Platform on Data Protection and Ethics in ICT Research and Innovation (06/07/2021)
The PANELFIT Platform for Mutual Learning is an interactive tool aimed at promoting cooperation and support between researchers and innovators working on the ethical and legal issues surrounding data protection in the field of ICT.
Data Oriented Services (DORIS) (06/07/2021)
DORIS aims to provide a more accurate analysis and a more tailored visualisation of the results of Open + Consultations, which offer a means to the European citizens to provide their feedback on European regulation and the working of the Commission.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the digital transformation (06/07/2021)
(APIs) are the connecting nodes of the digital society, thus a foundational component of its digital transformation. The vast majority of data exchange and transactions in the digital era happen through APIs.
Open data (06/07/2021)
Open data solutions are shared covering datasets, data visualisations, data analysis tools and services, best practices and guidelines.
EU Open Data Days: registration opens soon (23/11/2021)
The first-ever EU Open Data Days will take place on 23-25 November 2021. This unique online 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. Registration opens at the end of July.
Sending your datasets to CMISA? We've got you covered! (06/07/2021)
The Common Mapping of Innovation Supporting Actors (CMISA) Team is pleased to share with you
a complete list of resources to support you with the process of mapping your data to the CMISA Common Data Model and the sharing of your dataset.
The European Commission Publishes First-Ever Publicly Available PM²-Agile Guide (07/07/2021)
A key extension to the current PM² offering, the new guide incorporates agile values, principles and practices, making PM² applicable to Agile initiatives.
Self-assessment of API adoption in government (07/07/2021)
This solution is an online tool created to help public administrations identify actions to evolve their Application Programming Interface (API) infrastructure and make them ready for a connected future.
LIFO monitors the implementation of location data interoperability good practices in European public administrations, based on the level of adoption of recommendations in the EULF Blueprint.
EIRA Library of Architecture Principles (ELAP) (07/07/2021)
ELAP is intended to direct government organizations in initiating changes and implementing IT projects.
143 AI cases in the public sector are available as open data! (08/07/2021)
The cases have been collected within the AI Watch for the public sector initiative, from a series of activities (surveys, workshops, interviews, desk research on the web), to understand the type of AI solutions available in governments.
Takeaways from the 2021 EIF Webinar (08/07/2021)
The EIF Monitoring Mechanism measures the level of implementation of the 47 EIF recommendations and 12 principles throughout European countries in accordance with the EIF Implementation Strategy.
Thierry Breton on the role of Open Source (08/07/2021)
"In the digital decade, Open Source will be a key element to achieve Europe’s resilience and digital sovereignty.”
ICEGOV2021: Smart Digital Governance for Global Sustainability (05/10/2021)
The conference aims at exploring how the synergies among the communities of technology, policy, and social cohesion can be a positive factor for sustainable development.
User testimonials (09/07/2021)
Joinup always strives to cater for its users. In return, our users have frequently shown their gratitude by sending us praises regarding their use of the Joinup platform.
Technical documentation (09/07/2021)
Learn about the inner workings of the Joinup platform.
Making European digital public services a reality (15/07/2021)
Joinup has been around for more than 10 years and is still going strong. Now, Joinup is moving towards a clearer offering and vision. To find out more we interviewed four key persons around the platform: Cristina Cosma, Victoria Kalogirou, Florin Bota, and Ludovic Mayot.
Interoperability is in the air (16/07/2021)
Another Joinup Newsletter has hit the virtual newsstands! In this Summer edition we’ve made sure to include the latest – and most refreshing – updates from the world of digital public services. As usual, interoperability is our common link and Joinup the medium through which we present to you all these interesting solutions, news, events, and tips and tricks.
But there’s more! This edition’s interview is with a group of people that helps keep Joinup in the forefront of digital government activities. To find out what’s coming to Joinup, in both visual and technical means, we talked with Joinup’s EC Project Officers Cristina COSMA and Victoria KALOGIROU (DIGIT D2), with Florin BOTA – Head of Sector for Data and Content Management/Operations and Security (DIGIT D1), as well as with Ludovic MAYOT – Joinup’s Project Manager (TRASYS International).
Join our community of practice, interact with peers and semantic and knowledge management specialists!
Portuguese eGovernment Solutions (14/04/2021)
eID solutions, SMS Gateway, Digital Mobile Key, the Integration Platform -- all show how resourceful the Portuguese eGovernment is.
Sharing and Reuse of IT Solutions (15/04/2021)
This community is for exchanging information, experiences and best practices around the sharing and reuse of IT solutions in the public sector.
ARE3NA (15/04/2021)
The ARE3NA community is a resource sharing interoperability solutions in the geospatial and e-government domains.
VocBench3 (15/04/2021)
VocBench provides a solution to centralise the management of controlled vocabularies and metadata used by public administrations to support interoperability.
Decision supporting tool on interoperability (15/04/2021)
This tool aims to ensure that digital and interoperability aspects are considered in EU policies from their earliest stage.
Towards a better Joinup platform (19/04/2021)
Joinup is turning 10 in 2021. Now, Joinup has to go through a deeper transformation process to adapt to the new digital landscape. That is why we created the Joinup revamp page!
FAIR principles and Semantics on the Web (19/04/2021)
Analysing the application of FAIR principles to the publication of ontologies following the Semantic Web best practices.
New validator installation guide (19/04/2021)
A new online guide is now available with step-by-step instructions on how to make an on-premise production installation of an XML, RDF, JSON or CSV validator.
The new version of GeoDCAT-AP has been officially released! (19/04/2021)
GeoDCAT-AP allows Member States to keep geospatial datasets up to date and compliant according to the INSPIRE guidelines.
FOSS-North 2021 (30/05/2021)
FOSS-North 2021 is an annual event focused on open source software and open source hardware from the technical perspective.
Making Joinup “your” platform (20/04/2021)
We need you! In our continuous effort to make Joinup meet your expectations, we’ve set up a dedicated questionnaire that continuously collects your valuable feedback.
Survey on the use of AI in the public sector (21/04/2021)
‘AI Watch’, EC knowledge service on artificial intelligence, and the ISA² ELISE action, are running a survey aiming to gather data about the objectives, driving factors and challenges of any AI-enabled solution applied in the Public Sector.
Release v2.1.0 of the Re3gistry software now available! (21/04/2021)
The recently released version of the Re3gistry software introduces new features and fixed bugs. The Re3gistry supports organisations in managing and updating reference codes in a consistent way, so that all versions of a code remain traceable and properly documented.
Interoperability Test Bed webinar (09/06/2021)
The webinar will cover the journey from data validation to conformance testing and will include interesting use cases from National Public Administrations.
Digital-ready Policymaking (26/04/2021)
Digital-ready policymaking refers to the process of formulating digital-ready policies and legislation by considering digital aspects from the start of the policy cycle to ensure that they are ready for the digital age, future-proof and interoperable.
First PM² Guide launched! (27/04/2021)
The PM²-Programme Management (PM²-PgM) guide has been developed to support institutions and organisations using PM² (the European Commission’s official Project Management Methodology) to effectively run their ‘Programmes’.
Storyline for base registries interconnection (29/04/2021)
The ABR Team prepared the easy-to-follow storyline that will guide you on how to interconnect your base registries and overcome all barriers on the way.
Let’s get digital! (29/04/2021)
AMA's Sara Carrasqueiro talks about digital transformation in Portugal (29/04/2021)
What are the Administrative Modernization Agency's (AMA) activities and how can they benefit other Member States with the help of the Joinup platform?
Who won over the classroom with Jitsi? (17/05/2021)
An EU Hackathon to develop new features for Jitsi took place with over 150 participants from 50 countries, with 21 projects submitted and 5 winners!
Contribute to Digital Response to COVID-19 collection! (08/01/2021)
The Digital Response to COVID-19 collection is a collaborative repository gathering more than 350 digital solutions such as open source software, websites, and platforms helping public administrations, businesses, and citizens tackle the challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS) (09/01/2021)
CAMSS is the European guide for assessing and selecting standards and specifications for an eGovernment project.
European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Online course (09/01/2021)
Each Interoperability Academy course can be either downloaded for reuse on an e-learning platform or followed directly on the Academy platform.
EULF is a guidance framework for using location information in policy and digital public services.
JOINUP - User Group Meeting (UGM) 19/11/20 (10/01/2021)
The Joinup UGM was an opportunity for users to get to know the latest and upcoming developments of Joinup and to exchange ideas and practical information.
Results from the webinar on the EIF Monitoring Mechanism (10/01/2021)
The EIF Monitoring Mechanism aims to measure the level of implementation of the 47 EIF recommendations and 12 principles according to the EIF Implementation Strategy.
ELISE action solutions recognised in new EIF Toolbox (11/01/2021)
EULF Blueprint, INSPIRE test framework / validator, Re3gistry are now referenced in the toolbox.
Innovative Public Services Framework (11/01/2021)
The main outcome of the research is an original multi-dimensional framework for evaluating the interoperability readiness of digital public services.
NIFO: The state-of-play report 2020 is now live! (11/01/2021)
NIFO is the European observatory of interoperability and aims at providing valuable insights into the areas of excellence, and recommendations on the areas of improvement, vis-à-vis the role of interoperability.
FOSDEM 2021 online (06/02/2021)
Renowned for being highly developer-oriented, the event brings together some 8000+ people from all over the world.
Webinar on the Catalogue of Services tools and technical support (03/02/2021)
How can you use our tools and technical services that we put at your disposal to build digital catalogues of public services? Join our webinar!
Can you really COMBINE that code? (11/01/2021)
The new Joinup Compatibility Checker allows you to assess the possibility to combine source code obtained under different licences and to distribute it.
ITB and CEF eArchiving (11/01/2021)
The ISA² Interoperability Test Bed has been selected as the conformance testing solution for the CEF eArchiving Building Block.
ITB launches validator for Table Schema specifications (11/01/2021)
The Interoperability Test Bed has made available a reusable, generic service to validate Table Schema definitions.
European Interoperability Framework Toolbox (12/01/2021)
The EIF Toolbox is designed as a guidance for national public administrations to equip them with the tools necessary to align their National Interoperability Frameworks (NIFs) with the European Interoperability Framework (EIF).
IMAPS: Call for participation in the public review of LIMAPS, OIMAPS, SIMAPS and TIMAPS! (18/01/2021)
This public consultation is meant to produce updated releases of the IMAPS specialisations, which will provide insights on specific interoperability viewpoints of the digital public service.
Latvian Open Technologies Association (LATA) Annual Conference (04/02/2021)
LATA is a leading and highly influential ICT industry association that promotes cooperation between technology suppliers and public sector consumers, including public, municipal authorities, educational and scientific institutions.
What is the new EIF Toolbox? (18/01/2021)
Last November, the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) launched the EIF Toolbox on Joinup. Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez, NIFO’s EC Project Officer, explains why this initiative is so special.
Targeted consultations to evaluate ISA² and the EIF and design a new interoperability policy for the EU public sector (18/01/2021)
Do you have experience with ISA² solutions and the EIF or suggestions for a new interoperability policy? Then please complete this online survey carried out by CEPS for the European Commission!
The Portuguese Digital Identity Ecosystem (21/01/2021)
Portugal is a spearhead in digital identity system. Here is an overview of its different digital identity solutions.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are the connecting nodes of the digital society. APIs are strategic components but they raise security concern, as they are vulnerable points in digital infrastructures.
Open data (06/10/2020)
Open data solutions covering datasets, data visualisations, data analysis tools and services, best practices and guidelines will be shared in this collection.
Common Mapping of Innovation Supporting Actors (06/10/2020)
Several websites provide information for SMEs on innovation supporting actors, which result in fragmented information. This project aims at developing a common interoperable model, so these websites exchange information with each other.
eParticipation and eVoting (06/10/2020)
Digital eParticipation solutions for petitioning, consultation on matters of common interest and e-Voting.
A lot of fresh content in Digital Skills for the Public sector! (06/10/2020)
New collaborations, first Interoperability Academy course, interviews, projects and a lot of other news!
New CSV validation service available (07/10/2020)
The Interoperability Test Bed launched a new service and detailed guide to support the configuration of validators for CSV data based on Table Schema specifications.
Digital Government Transformation MOOC (08/10/2020)
The Gov3.0 project consortium has launched the Massive Open Online Course on the Basics of Digital Government Transformation. 32 modules are available from e-government 1.0 to e-government 3.0.
EU Datathon 2020: the open data competition (08/10/2020)
121 proposals later, discover who our 12 finalists are for EU Datathon 2020!
The Hellenic OCR Team (08/10/2020)
The Hellenic Optical Character Recognition Team represents the first distributed scientific platform that aims exclusively at the processing and analysis of parliamentary data.
CEF eInvoicing use case (08/10/2020)
The Interoperability Test Bed for eInvoicing conformance represents an interesting case study, given the service's evolution and certain novel concepts that have been included in its design.
Canadian startup uses Re3gistry to Win Inspire Helsinki 2019 Data Challenge (08/10/2020)
This is an example how semantic data interoperability can be implemented by the private sector, making use of tools created by the European Commission.
eIDAS Made Easy: The Quickstart Guide and Checklist for Your Business (08/10/2020)
What is eIDAS Regulation? Which eID and trust service is right for your organisation? How can they be used to benefit your SME or startup?
Initiative "Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age" and Interoperability Academy (08/10/2020)
A new initiative by an international community of professors, teachers and practitioners creates synergy with the Interoperability Academy.
DINAcon 2020 (23/10/2020)
DINAcon 2020 is the fourth edition of this annual event on digital sustainability. Experts and opinion leaders from politics, business, public sector, NPOs and open source communities will present their digitally sustainable innovations
November Virtual Breakfast: Policymaking after shock is digital-ready. Are you ready? (17/11/2020)
The current COVID19 crisis is teaching us many lessons in many different fields. This workshop tackles what it teaches us on policymaking.
Tracking the COVID-19 (09/10/2020)
For COVID-19 contact tracing, here are 21 tools in whole or in part distributed as free, open source software, from various EU and third countries.
How to create a post in the Joinup Community LinkedIn Group (14/10/2020)
The LinkedIn group was created with the purpose to facilitate the exchange of best practices and to initiate discussions on the use of open source software and solutions in public administrations.
2020 Digital Public Administration factsheets (16/10/2020)
The 2020 edition is now out and provides an up-to-date overview of initiatives in the digital public administration and interoperability domains both at country and EU levels!
New resources in the OSOR Knowledge Centre (19/10/2020)
Check out the OSOR Knowledge Centre for new resources and information on open source software - a new list of OSS repositories, reports on open source policies in 28 European countries, and many more useful resources.
Shaping the future interoperability policy (20/10/2020)
The European Commission is currently evaluating the ISA² programme and the European Interoperability Framework to present a reinforced public sector interoperability policy in 2021. It’s now your time to have your say!
Innovation through collaboration (21/10/2020)
Tackling Covid-19 by using an ad-hoc platform powered by Joinup (21/10/2020)
EASME’s EIC COVID-19 Challenge platform was launched following up on the COVID-19 EUvsVIRUS Hackathon and the EUvsVIRUS Matchathon event. How was it set up? How did Joinup help? We talked with Christoforos Korakas, who has been coordinating this new initiative.
Connecting the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) with Smart Cities and Communities (EIF4SCC) (22/10/2020)
This work in progress intends to support primarily local administrations and, in particular, local policy makers.
Connect University (22/10/2020)
Explore a new solution dedicated to the latest digital trends and challenges, and linked to relevant EU policies.
New step-by-step guide on how to use Test Bed to define sandboxes - pre-configured Test Bed instances.
EUPL in Italy (10/06/2020)
RELAIS (REcord Linkage At IStat) is a toolkit for dealing with record linkage projects and EUPL-licensed.
Your ideas: Our plan! (10/06/2020)
The new Joinup collection on "Better legislation for smoother implementation" is now launched! Shape it with us!
Interoperability Academy – updates! (10/06/2020)
We aim to offer the best learning experience to the European Public Servants! What features would you like to add to the eLearning platform?
ICEGOV2020 (23/09/2020)
The 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance will be about "Digital Governance in the Era of Disruptive Technologies and Globalisation".
Government after shock – an unconventional event for unconventional times (17/11/2020)
This event will build on and explore the successes and lessons learned from government responses to Covid-19, examining how governments can integrate innovation and new ways of working.
Shared solutions in the public sector of Catalonia. AOC Consortium (14/06/2020)
The Open Administration of Catalonia (AOC) Consortium's mission is to promote the digital transformation of the Catalan authorities.
New release on EU Vocabularies (15/06/2020)
Among the new additions to the standard set of the assets there are authority tables for EU Strategic priorities, Scoring values and also new tables associated with e-procurement.
Access to Base Registries (15/06/2020)
This collection looks at whether and how the opening up of the registries – with the appropriate security and privacy measures – can help foster the establishment of European public services.
This bridge is a pilot focusing on providing a cross-border identity solution compliant with the eIDAS trust framework.
RDF validation service (15/06/2020)
The Test Bed offers a generic RDF validation service that can be used to validate arbitrary RDF content using SHACL shapes to check both syntax and business rules.
CEF European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) (15/06/2020)
EBSI is a joint initiative from the European Commission and the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) to deliver EU-wide cross-border public services using blockchain technology.
Federation of solutions (15/06/2020)
By federating solutions with Joinup, external repositories instantly expand their user-base and expose their interoperability solutions to like-minded parties in need of them.
ELISE webinar (09/07/2020)
What is the potential of Artificial Intelligence for geospatial thinking and how can geospatial data contribute to the momentum of AI? Join the ELISE webinar!
New IMAPS specialisations: LIMAPS, OIMAPS, SIMAPS and TIMAPS! (16/06/2020)
Discover the new specialisations of IMAPS and assess the legal, organisational, semantic and technical interoperability maturity of your digital public service!
Assessing the impacts of digital government transformation in the EU (18/06/2020)
Now available the new report "Conceptual framework and empirical case studies" of the ELISE "Exploring Digital Government Transformation study: Assessing the impacts of Digital Government transformation."
Data makes the world go round (22/06/2020)
Software Reuse Catalogue (Belgium) (22/06/2020)
How to reduce cost, increase quality and decrease complexity in e-government? The Software Reuse Catalogue is a platform that contains more than 90 reusable components, contributed by a dozen government institutions in Belgium.
New Joinup features & improvements put the user at centre stage (25/06/2020)
The latest releases for Joinup include numerous improvements, features, bug and security fixes, all adding up to a friendlier and more enhanced user experience.
Webinar of "Better Legislation for Smoother Implementation" community! (08/07/2020)
Are you curious on how to formulate digital-ready policies and how to assess digital impacts of legislation? Join us for our first webinar!
Data Analytics for Member States and Citizens (25/06/2020)
As the COVID-19 crisis has made clear, data analytics is essential not just for public services to innovate but also to manage crises and save lives. This collection aims to foster discussion and collaboration.
10th Samos 2020 Summit on ICT-Enabled Governance (13/07/2020)
The Interoperability Academy team will present the vision of the eLearning platform and its achievements. Register to test the first training module on EIF!
Publications Office of the EU (30/06/2020)
Discover how you can benefit from using code lists, EU Vocabularies and Eurovoc!
ICEGOV2020: Digital Governance in the Era of Disruptive Technologies and Globalisation (23/09/2020)
ICEGOV has established itself over the years as a major conference in the domain of Electronic Governance (EGOV). The conference promotes the interaction and cooperation between universities, research centres, governments, industry, and international organisations, all of which are essential to the development of EGOV and its community.
Empowering Joinupers (25/03/2020)
The latest releases for Joinup include numerous improvements, features, bug and security fixes, all adding up to a friendlier and more enhanced user experience.
Covid-19: "We vs Virus" hackathon (DE) (25/03/2020)
The hackathon is a starting point for an ongoing participatory process to develop collaborative solutions for the challenges posed by COVID-19.
Using serious games in the geospatial domain (25/03/2020)
Serious games offer possibilities to improve communication and can be used to stimulate stakeholder involvement in collaboration in both policy-making and (on-line) service delivery.
OEB Global 2020 (02/12/2020)
OEB, ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, is the global, cross-sector conference and exhibition on technology supported learning and training. Every year, OEB pushes boundaries, challenges preconceptions and catalyses new ideas.
We’re in this together (29/03/2020)
Website Evidence Collector (29/03/2020)
This tool supports the automation of privacy and personal data protection inspections of websites.
A Common Structured Format for EU Legislative Documents (29/03/2020)
Akoma Ntoso for European Union (AKN4EU) is the future machine-readable structured format for the exchange of legal documents in the EU decision-making process.
YUCCA Smart Data Platform (29/03/2020)
It is a cloud self-service platform enabling to develop applications based on Big Data from the Internet of Things, the Internet of People (social network), the systems and from public and private institutions.
Better legislation for smoother implementation (29/03/2020)
Are you curious about the way legislation can foster the effective implementation of public policies? Join our community and you will learn about best practices around future-proof and interoperable legislation, share your own experience, connect with other practitioners, and stay tuned on related news and events.
The new phase of the Interoperability Academy! (29/03/2020)
We are happy to announce that the Interoperability Academy action opened a new chapter! Learn what we are preparing and how you can contribute to its development!
Interoperability Test Bed (31/03/2020)
EIRA conformance testing extended to support solution validation against detail-level SATs.
Webinar on Open Source Software Policies (08/04/2020)
This webinar will be dedicated to open source country intelligence reports with guests from France and Italy speaking about the impact of formalised open source policies in their home countries.
Digital response to COVID-19 (02/04/2020)
The repository of digital responses to COVID-19 is a live project, which is updated on a regular basis and relies on your contribution too! Here you have access to a large resource database including open source software, websites, and platforms that are useful for public administrations, businesses, and citizens dealing with the ongoing crisis.
Digital response to COVID-19 (06/04/2020)
On 2 April, a new Joinup collection was launched. It contains a large (and still growing) database of digital solutions, resources and projects that help tackle the coronavirus crisis. We have talked to Monika Sowinska, Project Officer from DG DIGIT’s Interoperability Unit, who has been coordinating this new initiative.
Joinup is migrating to the EU Login authentication service (16/12/2019)
The integration of Joinup with EU Login brings a robust, highly secure, privacy-wary authentication mechanism to the platform’s users. With only a single account, Joinup users can connect seamlessly to all supported European Commission services and/or systems, including, of course, Joinup.
Report on Web Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) (16/12/2019)
This report addresses the current use of APIs in digital government and their added value. It also assesses the feasibility of establishing an European API framework for digital government.
INSPIRE Conference (12/05/2020)
For the 2020 INSPIRE conference, the focus will be on sustainable digitalisation (digital transition) and digital sustainability (social, economic and environment) – in line with the reflection paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030".
#KubeCon #CloudNativeCon Europe 2020 (30/03/2020)
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation will organise the #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon Europe 2020, a four-day event on open source solutions and cloud-native solutions.
Blockchains Unchained (16/12/2019)
You can now read this guide about blockchains, which aims to equip public servants with the necessary knowledge to understand what Blockchain architecture is and the implications it could have on government services.
About OSLO - Open Standards for Linked Organisation (16/12/2019)
The main philosophy behind the OSLO-approach is to ensure the reusability of existing international standards (W3C, EU ISA Core Vocabularies, INSPIRE...) and to seek the involvement of a multitude of different stakeholders such as government, industry and academia.
Specification of Registry of Registries Version 1.00 (16/12/2019)
Here comes the stable and fifth release of the Specification of Registry of Registries!
ISA² interoperability test bed software 1.7.2 (16/12/2019)
This version focuses mainly on the extension of the templating capabilities that can be leveraged within GITB TDL test cases.
Attendance Record Management Application (REGWEB) (16/12/2019)
REGWEB is an application to manage attendance records in public bodies. The application creates a record number and a stamp with the information in the record (office, date and time) to be printed on record documents.
Best wishes for 2020! (16/12/2019)
Pavlina Fragkou, from SEMIC (16/12/2019)
Semic is a thriving community and maintains one of the most dynamic collections on Joinup. In this interview, Pavlina Fragkou, Project Manager at the European Commission’s Interoperability Unit, sheds some light on Semic's goals and achievements. Find out how they use Joinup to reach them!
Interoperability Academy Workshop (19/12/2019)
Interoperability Academy team was glad to welcome 46 participants, including students, public servants, experts from private & public sector, representatives of similar initiatives and academia to present a new ISA² action: Interoperability Academy.
A new release of VocBench3 is available (04/10/2019)
VocBench3 is the most mature OSS platform for advanced thesaurus management and its full compliance with W3C standards makes it perfect for the evolution of many organisations and authorities towards production and publication of Linked Open Data.
SEMIC-NIFO collaborate on LOD (04/10/2019)
SEMIC is collaborating with NIFO to provide a mechanism that converts NIFO factsheets into Linked Open Data, machine-readable.
API, chatbot & taxonomy study! (04/10/2019)
All reports include a section on how these technologies can support the Single Digital Gateway and the role of a standard data model like CPSV-AP in using efficiently those technologies in the public administration’s context.
Interoperability Academy Winter School (11/12/2019)
The Winter School will provide participants with practical and theoretical insights on how to develop and implement interoperability solutions for digital public services offered to citizens, business and other public administrations.
Open Source Summit Europe 2019 (OSSEU) (28/10/2019)
OSSEU is a conference and trade fair organised annually by the Linux Foundation. It is the leading conference for developers, architects, and other technologists, as well as open source community and industry leaders.
E-Government Innovation Center (EGIZ) (09/10/2019)
The Austrian eGovernment Innovation Center (EGIZ) deals with a great variety of eGovernment topics and can draw on many years of experience in the field of IT security.
Enter the ARE3NA! (09/10/2019)
ARE3NA is a resource sharing interoperability solutions in geospatial and e-government domains. To help the EU to implement the Infrastructure for Spatial Information for Europe (INSPIRE), ARE3NA is creating several reusable solutions that could be also adopted in other sectors, especially e-government.
Take the X-ROAD and exchange data safely (09/10/2019)
X-Road is an open source data exchange layer solution that enables organisations to exchange information over the Internet. X-Road ensures confidentiality, integrity and interoperability between data exchange parties.
Open Data BCN (09/10/2019)
Open Data BCN is the open data portal of the Barcelona City Council. The data catalogue uses CKAN software (Python), over which the opendatabcn extensions are built.
Interoperability Test Bed (10/10/2019)
The ISA² interoperability test bed is a set of hardware and software resources offered as a central, standards-based reusable service, to facilitate interoperability and conformance testing.
Unity is strength (11/10/2019)
Digital Government Factsheets - 2019 (14/10/2019)
A novelty in this year’s factsheets is the use of a new template, providing streamlined information concerning the legal frameworks, strategies and infrastructure in place to support the Digital Government activities in each country. This has been done to reflect the ongoing paradigm shift from the concept of eGovernment to the broader one of Digital Government.
Elena Muñoz of CTT (18/10/2019)
Spain’s Technology Transfer Centre (CTT) federated its repository of ICT solutions with the Joinup platform. Spain is now the first country whose solutions, 249 in total, can be found through Joinup and reused by users from across Europe and beyond.
Innovative public services (18/10/2019)
Modernising Public Administration is a race against the rapid development of new innovative digital technologies.
Governments can do more to invest in innovative digital solutions to drive social impact, pull innovation to the market and foster value creation for example through promoting a European Gov.Tech or Civic.tech sector.
SEMIC Conference 2019: follow it live! (18/10/2019)
Follow the conference live! Via live stream - starting on 21 October at 9:25 a.m. EEST (UTC+03:00). During the event, participants will have the possibility to use a conference app to engage with moderators. Join the discussions too!
Interoperability Academy - New ISA² action! (18/10/2019)
The Interoperability Academy action aims to teach the importance of Interoperability in the Public Sector and solutions from the ISA² programme.
Open Source alternative to WhatsApp, Telegram or Slack: Tchap (21/10/2019)
The French government’s interministerial digital service created Tchap, an encrypted messaging service for public servants only to exchange confidential information. The main goals of the project are to ensure the security of the communication network and to improve the interoperability of the service between different administrations.
CTT: System of Interconnection of Registries (SIR) (21/10/2019)
It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 registration offices in Spain. The implementation of SIR allows eliminating the transit of paper between administrations, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
