This article describes the upcoming events for the month of June 2024.
eGovernmentSemanticsStandardisation
Last update: 30/05/2024
New Open Source law in Switzerland
Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.
Digital-ready policymakingeGovernment+4 topics
Last update: 29/05/2024
ITB in support of EMSA and the EMSWe
The Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) will be used to support the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for the conformance testing of Member States using the European Maritime Single Window environment Common Databases. The European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) is a legal and technical framework for the electronic transmission of information in relation to reporting obligations for port calls in the Union defined by Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 establishing interoperability and reducing the administrative burden for shipping companies. The EMSWe facilitates the transmission of…
ICTOpen Source Software+2 topics
Last update: 08/05/2024
New complex test development guide
The Test Bed team has published a new guide with detailed information and a step-by-step tutorial to support test developers with complex conformance testing needs. The Interoperability Test Bed, and in a particular the GITB software and its supporting specifications, is a comprehensive conformance testing solution for a project’s semantic and technical specifications. Its typical use case is to validate exchanges between IT systems, in which the Test Bed acts as a testing counterpart to the systems under test, exchanging data with them according to specific scenarios, and validating…
ICTOpen Source Software+2 topics
Last update: 04/06/2024
Upcoming Events May 2024
This article describes the events that will take place during the month of May 2024.
eGovernmentSemanticsStandardisation
Last update: 12/04/2024
ITB v1.22.0 released
A new release of the Interoperability Test Bed software is now available. Release 1.22.0 of the Interoperability Test Bed software, based on the GITB CWA specifications, is now available.This release significantly extends the Test Bed’s reporting capabilities by introducing new report types at various aggregation levels, as well as customisable certificates and XML reports at all levels for machine-based post-processing. In addition, conformance status monitoring was enhanced by allowing users to view their status in earlier conformance snapshots, and by introducing a new hierarchical view per...
ICTOpen Source Software+2 topics
Last update: 06/04/2024
Ukraine publishes DIIA under EUPL
After a long announcement period, the Ukrainian government makes it's e-governance application Diia open-sourced under the EUPL-1.2 license. Diia is an alternative solution to the BankID and electronic government services. 42 repositories are available for code review and contribution.Diia proposes a mobile application providing access to the most important digital documents and government services, which Ukrainian citizens may now keep in their pocket.The most obvious benefit is the convenience of such a platform. Citizens can have many documents on their smartphones at once, without concern…
Demography and populationeGovernment+4 topics
Last update: 02/04/2024
Upcoming Events April 2024
The Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) organises several workshops and webinars on various topics impacted by interoperability challenges in 2024. Are you curious about the planning for the coming month? You can check out the upcoming events on the SEMIC Support Centre.Over the course of the month April, SEMIC will organise three webinars. One of which will be on the Core Vocabularies, another on the revision of GeoDCAT-AP, and the last for the month of April on LDES. The first webinar of April will take place on the 9th from 13:00 to 15:00 CEST. This webinar is on the review of Core…
eGovernmentSemanticsStandardisation
Last update: 25/03/2024
New SEMIC Style Guide validator available
In collaboration with the Interoperability Test Bed, SEMIC has launched a new validator for the validation of OWL vocabularies and SHACL shapes to ensure their alignment with the SEMIC Style Guide. The mission of SEMIC is to foster semantic interoperability through the definition of common semantic specifications and the sharing of knowledge and best practices on their application. The SEMIC Style Guide is an important tool in this effort as it defines guidelines for semantic engineers, helping them extend and reuse SEMIC specifications such as the eGovernment Core Vocabularies to address…
ICTSemanticsStandardisation
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: 08/03/2024
Translating regulatory reporting principles into actions
New practical guide for policy officers is now released! You can deepen your knowledge on the five regulatory reporting principles – Fit for purpose, Coherent, Clear, Technology driven, and Interoperable - and learn how to implement them into policy design. Aligned with Better Regulation Tools #43 and #44, the document presents a step-by-step approach to designing policy initiatives, and showcases key tools and services that can aid policy officers in achieving their regulatory reporting objectives.You can access the paper here. Also, you might be interested in our previous paper on data…
CommuniCity organises 100 pilots in cities around Europe
CommuniCity is a transformative citizen-centred project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme. This initiative is aimed at enhancing community connectivity and fostering open innovation across member states. It seeks to support projects that leverage technology and collaborative efforts to solve communal challenges, improve local infrastructure, and enhance the quality of life for citizens.CommuniCity encourages applications from public sector bodies, NGOs, technology firms, and research institutions, all working together to create scalable, sustainable solutions...