Further to the 30 years of the Single Market and the establishment of an independent High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market, the former Italian head of government, Enrico Letta, wrote a report, to define the future of the Single Market for years to come.
The report is now available here: Enrico Letta's Report on the Future of the Single Market - European Commission (europa.eu) .
About cross-border data exchange: "To remove barriers to knowledge sharing, the EU must harmonise cross-border data flow mechanisms, particularly interoperability and data protection regulations, and invest in robust digital infrastructure. This facilitates the secure and efficient transfer of non-personal data vital to research and innovation within the EU, supporting the development of European data spaces in key sectors to promote data sharing and use for the benefit of the economy and society, and strengthen cybersecurity through regulations, standards, and practices that protect critical infrastructures and citizens' data."
About public procurement: "Public buyers should be directed towards requiring products that are based on common standards and are interoperable".
About interoperability of the public digital services: "A key area for territorial cooperation is the interoperability of public digital services. Despite the existence of several EU initiatives to support the development of interoperable digital services, in practice there is limited interoperability between digital public administrations in the EU. This represents constitutes an important limit to the free movement of goods, services and capital, as burdensome administrative procedures can create significant obstacles, especially for SMEs. According to a Joint Research Centre report, full interoperability could boost EU GDP by 0.4% and would increase the number of citizens using online public services by 15%. It would also help citizens save up to 24 million hours per year – representing monetary savings of €543 million – and businesses up to €30 billion hours per year – translating into cost savings of €568 billion. The EU has recently adopted the Interoperable Europe Act which sets a new EU governance structure and various measures Much more than a market – Speed, Security, Solidarity Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU Citizens to promote and support interoperability solutions between public administrations. It is crucial to ensure an effective implementation of this new regulation to guarantee the interoperability of digital public services in the Single Market."
About the European Health Data space: "Patient summary records and e-prescriptions will become interoperable available within and across borders. Under the new rules, citizens will have immediate and easy access to their digital health data wherever they are in the EU. Health professionals will be able to access the medical records of a patient when required for treatment in a different Member State, allowing for evidence-based decision making, in full compliance with EU data protection rules. Patient summaries and e-prescription services exist in two-thirds of all Member States, but only in a few countries can they be sent or received across borders and 11 countries are still using paper printouts for prescriptions. Now that the legislative process is complete the implementation challenges should not be underestimated."