WHAT IS IT?The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is part of the Communication (COM(2017)134) from the European Commission adopted on 23 March 2017. The framework gives specific guidance on how...
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Last update: 03/10/2023
EIF Monitoring
Context and background Under the umbrella of the Digital Single Market Strategy and the ISA² programme, the European Commission adopted in March 2017 a Communication on Interoperability, which...
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Last update: 01/03/2024
The European Interoperability Framework in detail
Here below you can find the details of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), which gives specific guidance on how to set up interoperable digital public services. The EIF provides 47...
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Last update: 25/07/2023
EIF and BDM Webinar key takeaways 27 June
On 27 June 2023, the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) team held an online webinar gathering the National Contact Points of European countries, together with other stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to discuss the results of the 2022 editions of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) and Berlin Declaration (BDM) Monitoring Mechanisms and hear from the experience of four EU countries in the fields of cross-border interoperability, empowerment, and digital literacy. The webinar was divided into two sessions, the first one being dedicated to the EIF…
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Last update: 28/08/2023
Berlin Declaration report 2023
In the context of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission published the second progress report on the Berlin Declaration on Digital Society and Value-Based Digital Government. The declaration was signed on the 8th of December 2020 by all EU Member States. The document builds on the political commitments of the Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment and it takes the user-centricity principles that were formulated a step further by strengthening the pioneering role of public administrations in the value-based digital transformation. This second edition of...
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Last update: 28/02/2023
EIF and BDM results 2021
The results of the first monitoring exercise of the Berlin Declaration are finally out, providing an overview of the progress made by the Member States in implementing the 22 Policy Actions of the Declaration they had agreed on in December 2020. These Policy Actions are meant to foster the level of digitalisation of the public sector at both the national and EU level. In addition, this monitoring exercise also aims to identify and share the measures and initiatives put in place by each country to implement said Policy Actions. In addition, the results of the third monitoring exercise of the…
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Last update: 11/10/2022
The United Nations E-Government Survey is out
The United Nations E-Government Survey 2022 is the 12th edition of the United Nations’ assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States. The E-Government Survey is informed by over two decades of longitudinal research, with a ranking of countries based on the United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI), a combination of primary data (collected and owned by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) and secondary data from other UN agencies. This edition of the Survey includes data analysis in global and regional contexts, a study of local…
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Last update: 01/06/2022
NIFO coffee talk #2 - Key takeaways
We, the NIFO Team, would like to thank all those who have participated to the second edition of the NIFO coffee talks on how the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) has helped European public administrations reach higher levels of interoperability, that was held on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. Special thanks go to our three guest speakers: Ms. Carla Marques Pereira, Director of Strategies and Digital Government at Portugal's Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA); Ms. Vicky Margariti, Head of eGovernment and Interoperability Unit at the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance; and M…
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Last update: 08/04/2022
Share your ideas for the future developments of the EIF Toolbox!
During the past years, we have worked to adapt the EIF Toolbox to your needs. Following your suggestions, a new feature of the EIF Toolbox was deployed: a legal mapping of relevant EU legislations contributing to EIF recommendations. This feature allows you to consult relevant EU legal initiatives that are linked to the different EIF recommendations. One year after its deployment, we are launching a short survey to collect your feedback on how to further enrich the content of the legal mapping. We are counting on you to share with us any comments you may have and ideas to continue making the…
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Last update: 25/01/2022
What is NIFO?
Join the NIFO community to be always up to date on the latest developments and advances on digital public administration and interoperability matters across Europe! The European Commission’s National Interoperability Framework Observatory is a lively digital policy and interoperability hub, which is regularly updated in close collaboration with 35 different European countries. It provides all the latest and most up-to-date news and resources on digital public administration and interoperability matters, as well as guidance and support to European national public administrations willing to…
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Last update: 11/01/2022
EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard
Dear colleagues, Happy New Year 2022 ! In order to start it with a fresh look on the status of implementation of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), we invite you to consult the new and re-designed EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard that has been revamped by the NIFO Team following valuable advice from the users to make it simpler and easier to follow. The EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard represents a key tool in the NIFO collection that provides stakeholders and other interested third parties with a clear overview of the status and level of implementation of the EIF within each…
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Last update: 13/12/2021
The Digital Public Administration factsheets 2021 are live!
The 2021 edition of the Digital Public Administration factsheets for Member States and other European countries are now live on Joinup! These factsheets are published as part of Interoperable Europe, the Commission’s initiative for a reinforced interoperability policy and the successor of the ISA2 programme under the National Interoperability Framework Observatory. They represent a main source of information on the digital transformation that public administrations are currently undergoing in Europe, providing an up-to-date and detailed overview of the initiatives undertaken by 35 European…