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Recommendation 4

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Recommendation 4 | Principle 2: Openness

Give preference to open specifications, taking due account of the coverage of functional needs, maturity and market support and innovation. 

Solutions

List of all available solutions that implement this recommendation
The Asset Description Metadata Schema
Asset Description Metadata Schema (ADMS)
ADMS is based on open source, hence it helps to promote the usage of open specifications by public administrations. 
CAMSS Assessments library
CAMSS Assessments library
The CAMSS library gives access to existing assessments of technical specifications produced through the use of the CAMSS Tools. This can facilitate the selection of open specifications. 
camss list of standards
CAMSS List of Standards
The CAMSS List of standards facilitates the selection of open specifications.
CAMSS Tools
CAMSS Tools
The CAMSS tools, by allowing public administrations to assess compliance against (open) specifications and standards, directly promote and support the use of open specifications. 
camms as a service
CAMSSaaS
CAMSSaaS supports the assessment and selection  of open specifications and standards. 
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CEF Big Data Test Infrastructure
The CEF Big Data Test Infrastructure is based on open specifications and open standards.
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Context Broker 
The CEF Context Broker is based on open specifications and open standards.
Core Assessments Vocabulary
Core Assessments Vocabulary (CAV)
The CAV is a Open Source that allow any stakeholder to reuse it. 
Core Public Service Vocabulary Application Profile
Core Public Service Vocabulary Application Profile (CPSV-AP)
The CPSV-AP data model is based on open specifications. Hence, by reusing it, public administrations will in turn be giving preference to open specifications. 
Core Standards and Specifications Vocabulary
Core Standards and Specifications Vocabulary (CSSV)
The CAV is a Open Source that allow any stakeholder to reuse it. 
Core Vocabularies
Core Vocabularies 
Core Vocabularies are fully open source data models that can be used by any stakeholder. 
Crypto-tool
Crypto Tool 
Crypto Tool is an open source tool. Hence, by using it, public officials are endorsing the use of open source in public administrations. 
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Data models
CISE data models are based on open specifications. 
DCATAP
DCAT-AP
DCAT-AP is a solution that is based on open specifications and it is actively maintained by a community of developers. 
eArchive
eArchiving
The CEF eArchiving building block is based on open specifications and open standards.
cef_edeliv
eDelivery 
The eDelivery building block puts forward and provides services and resources around AS4, an open specification for secure data exchange. This can be reused by any organisation throughout Europe. 
cef_eID
eID
The CEF eID building block is based on open specifications and open standards.
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eInvoicing 
The Invoicing building block provide services to support the use electronic invoices compliant with the European Standard (EN 16931) for electronic invoices.
EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications
EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications
The library, in the spirit of EIRA, contains and encourages public officials to give preference to open specifications. 
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ELI Ontology
ELI gives preference to open standards by building on standard semantic web technologies (RDF, OWL) and vocabularies (FRBR, SKOS, Dublin Core).
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eSignature
eSignature provides the Member States with the Digital Signature Software (DSS) open-source library to ensure that their eSignatures are created and verified in line with European legislation and standards.
ESPD exchange data model
ESPD exchange data model
ESPD exchange data models are based on open specifications. 
etrustex
eTrustEx open source software package
eTrustEx is an open source software with a base of users and it is a mature solution. 
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European Union Location Framework Blueprint

 

Recommendation 12 of the EULF Blueprint recommends the use of open standards where possible. 
Interoperability Quick Assessment Toolkit (IQAT)
Interoperability Quick Assessment Toolkit (IQAT)
 The IQAT assesses whether the solution is based on open specifications, when possible. 
LEOS software components
LEOS software components (under EUPL)
The LEOS software components are all open source. Hence, by using them public officials are ensuring that they are giving preference to open specifications. 
Online Collection Software
Online Collection Software
The Online Collection Software is an open source tool, which can be used and modified in the way necessary by the public administrations. Hence, by using it, public officials are endorsing the use of open source in public administrations. 
Re3gistry
Re3gistry
The Re3gistry is a source of common reference codes,  hence it enables public administrations to use and reuse open specifications in relation to geospatial domain. 
Ref2Link
Ref2link package (under EUPL)
Ref2Link proactively supports emerging EU legal identification standards: ELI for law and ECLI for case law.
Reference Architecture for e-Documents
Reference Architecture for e-Documents (produced in previous phases of the action)
The Reference Architecture gives preference to open specifications. 
Statistical Production Reference Architecture
Statistical Production Reference Architecture V1.0 and subsequent
The ESS Statistical Enterprise Architecture builds on and promotes the use of commonly accepted statistical standards, such as standard frameworks for the official statistics industry: GSBPM (Version 5.0) , GSIM (Version 1.1) , GAMSO (Version 1.1) and the Common Statistical Production Architecture (CSPA Version 1.3). 
TES Cartography
TES Cartography v3.0.0
TES Cartography contains a list of trans-European solutions, which are largely based on open specifications. 
European union public licence
The European Union Public Licence v1.2
The EUPL is an open source software license. By using it, individuals ensure that they give preference to open specifications by default. 
VocBench
VocBench3
VocBench is a fully open source solution that can be used and maintained by any stakeholder.