Workshop - Core data models for public administrations - 12 November 2014, Brussels

Wed 12 November 2014

10:00 - 17:00 (CET)

• About the workshop
• Agenda
• Online registration
• Workshop facilitators

Download the presentation of the workshop: 2014-11-12-Workshop-Core-data-models-Presentation_v1.00.pdf

Download all other materials (factsheets, pictures, sticky notes) of the workshop: 2014-11-12_Core_data_models_workshop/

About the workshop

On 12 November 2014, the ISA Programme of the European Commission will host the Workshop “Core data models for public administrations”. The workshop invites e-Government experts to share their views on how Europe can maximally benefit from core data models, which are defined as foundational data models that capture the fundamental characteristics of data entities in a context-neutral fashion. In the last decade, several core data models have been created by public administrations to foster cross-domain semantic interoperability. These initiatives include among others:

• the library of the German XÖV Framework;
• the data dictionary of the Dutch base registries 'Stelselcatalogus.nl';
• the Swedish Company data model;

• the Danish Basic Data Model;

• the Core Data Model of the US National Information Exchange (NIEM);

• the vocabularies of the Japanese Infrastructure for Multilayer Interoperability (IMI); and
• the Core Vocabularies of the ISA Programme.

Additionally, standardisation organisations have created core data models that are being used in information exchanges by public administrations. These include among others:

• the UN/CEFACT Core Component Library (CCL);
• the OASIS UBL Common Library;
• the Health Level Seven (HL7) Reference Information Model (RIM); and
• the business term vocabulary in the CEN/BII workshop agreements.

Core data models can be extended in order to be applied in specific application domains and are thus the starting point for agreeing on new domain models and information exchange models. The use of core data models guarantees a minimum level of cross-sector and/or cross-border semantic interoperability.

The European Commission promotes cross-domain semantic interoperability with the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) Programme. Within Europe we see countries that are already mature and countries that are less familiar with creating and using core data models. The workshop intends to capitalize on this trend and bring together different stakeholders from different Member States in order to discuss the following questions:

• Creation: Which core data models exist? Why and how are they created?
• Use: How to use? What is the real use? How to measure conformance?
• Maintenance: How are they maintained? What are the benefits? What are the costs?
• Coordination: How to coordinate and align? Should we create a community of practice or an observatory on core data models? Should we operate a common metadata register?

Agenda

Download the presentation of the workshop: 2014-11-12-Workshop-Core-data-models-Presentation_v1.00.pdf

Download all other materials (factsheets, pictures, sticky notes) of the workshop: 2014-11-12_Core_data_models_workshop/

Online registration

Attendance to the workshop is free, but registration for the workshop is invitation-only. If you are interested to participate, please express your interest by contacting the event organiser via the eventbrite system:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-core-data-models-for-public-administrations-registration-12287150197

Workshop facilitators

Vassilios Peristeras is a Programme Manager in the ISA Unit. He is the responsible project officer for Action 1.1 on semantic interoperability. He holds a PhD in eGovernment and is an elected Assistant Professor at the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki and worked as researcher and consultant in various organisations on the field of e-Government.

Expected Participants:

The workshop is invitation-only and invites civil servants in public adminstrations who are working with core data models.