The GovTech sector is witnessing unprecedented growth, with over 1,447 start-ups established since 2010 and a staggering $20.7 billion in venture capital investments, according to a report by UVC Partners and GovMind
eGovernment
Last update: 11/06/2024
Gradually align on open source practices
Open source programme offices (OSPOs) in public services from across the European Union are meeting regularly, aiming to align their approach on open source best practices.
Open Source Software
Last update: 04/06/2024
Chamilo LMS, une étape majeure dans l’évolution de Chamilo LMS.
BeezNest, éditeur principal de Chamilo LMS et fournisseur officiel de services, ainsi que l’Association Chamilo sont ravis de commencer à communiquer sur la dernière version de la plateforme de gestion de la formation, Chamilo 2.0 !
Culture and educationScience and technologyOpen Source Software
Last update: 28/05/2024
Enrico Letta's report on the Single Market
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…
Trade
Last update: 17/04/2024
A look into… GÉANT
GÉANT results from the collaboration of European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). The project aims to deliver an information ecosystem of infrastructure and services to advance research, education, and innovation on a global scale.The GÉANT Software Tools form a technology stack which supports the full software development life-cycle from requirements management via issue/task management to source code repository and through continuous integration and deployment service to binaries repository and production deployment. The stack includes Jira, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Sonarqube…
European PoliciesLicensingOpen Source Software
Last update: 27/03/2024
EU Digital Identity Wallet ARF
How exactly will the EU Digital Identity Wallet work? Explore the specifications outlined in the Architecture and Reference Framework which outlines how the wallets distributed by Member States will function. On 3 June 2021, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation calling on Member States to work towards the development of a Toolbox including a technical Architecture and Reference Framework a set of common standards and technical specifications and a set of common guidelines and best practices.The Recommendation specifies that these outcomes will serve as a basis for the…
eIdentity and eSignatureReusable Software Components
Last update: 27/03/2024
Discover the EU digital Wallet
The EU Digital Identity Wallet is the European Union's response to the challenges of digital identification. Every EU Member State will offer its own wallet app, built to the same specifications, to all citizens, residents and businesses in the next few years.Your wallet will allow you to securely identify yourself online when accessing a wide range of public and private services, as well as store, present and share digital documents (which include everything from university diplomas to train tickets) and electronically sign or seal documents.The wallet will be built with privacy and data…
eGovernmenteIdentity and eSignature
Last update: 19/03/2024
Apply for Digital Skills Awards 2024
The European Digital Skills Awards 2024 (EDSA24) are now open for applications. The EDSA24 aims to promote initiatives focused on bridging the digital skills gap in Europe.For the 2024 Digital Skills Awards, we are looking for initiatives dedicated to enhancing digital skills across Europe. In 2023, we have received 330 applications in five categories.This year’s categories are:Digital Upskilling @WorkDigital Skills for EducationInclusion in the Digital WorldWomen in ICT CareersCybersecurity SkillsThe deadline for applications is April 2, 2024.Organisations from all sectors – public, private…
Culture and education
Last update: 18/03/2024
New course on "European Interoperability Reference Architecture"
Discover our new 30-minute e-learning course on EIRA - the "European Interoperability Reference Architecture". Find out more about this reference architecture and how it can help you design your digital services. Attend freely the course on EU Academy: https://academy.europa.eu/courses/introduction-to-the-european-interoperability-reference-architecture Discover also our other courses on https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/digital-skills-public-sector/solution/interoperable-europe-academy/elearning
ToolsCulture and educationStandardisation
Last update: 19/03/2024
The Interoperable Europe Act is adopted
We've been talking about the upcoming Interoperable Europe Act for a long time. As a reminder, the Commission's proposal for a regulation was published on 18/11/2022 (EURLEX). Now, the proposal with certain amendments from the Council and Parliament has been adopted by these two co-legislators. Finally, the regulation will enter into force when it is published in the "Official Journal of the European Union" around mid-April.So stay tuned!
European PoliciesLegal
Last update: 13/03/2024
GPL-2.0 facing Court ruling in Paris
On February 24 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal rendered its (final?) decision in a dispute which since 2011 pitted the small open source company Entre’Ouvert (hereafter EO) against the giant Orange telecom company. This is the conclusion of a 13-year-old dispute, which duration can be explained by an attempt at mediation followed by multiple appeals (first instance, appeal, cassation, new ruling of the court of appeal).Orange had integrated the LASSO tool (software library distributed by EO under GPL-2.0) into its Identity Management Platform (“IDMP”) and had sold the solution to the French…
Open Source Software
Last update: 06/03/2024
Smart Cities Coffee Talk Highlights
A coffee talk on the new Guidance document on organisational and cultural interoperability, was held on Tuesday March 27th, 2024, with participants from different EU Member States and beyond. The Guidance document was published in the framework of the ‘Study on organisational and cultural interoperability issues arising in local administrations when establishing local, regional or national data spaces or local digital twins’ conducted by the Directorate General DIGIT and the Directorate General CONNECT of the European Commission. The coffee talk took the form of an informal exchange on the…