Public Sector Tech Watch provides insights into emerging technologies in the European public sector, such as artificial intelligence and blockchains.
Digital innovationObservatories+2 topics
Last update: 13/02/2024
European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
A blockchain initiative by the EU, enhancing public services with security, transparency, and efficiency. It supports cross-border verifiable credentials, benefiting citizens, EU institutions, and national administrations. It is an EC solution.
Open Source SoftwareBlockchain
Last update: 27/06/2023
Blockchain Based Notary Proof Of Concept
DIGIT has developed a Blockchain-based notarisation proof of concept for log files and documents. The main functionality of the system is to notarise any kind of digital content by creating a unique hash (fingerprint) of any digital document format and to store this hash in a distributed and decentralized ledger. This POC considers two processes: - Notarisation: this process aims at securely registering data associated with selected files, in a view to ensure in time their integrity, authenticity, ownership and time of creation. - Verification: this process aims at verifying the integrity…
Open Source SoftwareBlockchain
Last update: 02/10/2017
FENIX Workstation
The FENIX Workstation (FENIX stands for Food Security & Early warning Network and Information eXchange. It has replaced the previous name: GIEWS workstation) is a Web 2.0 application able to handle, analyse and publish via tables, text, charts and maps a large variety of early warning- and food security-related information like GIS layers, datasets, satellite images and texts. The tool allows users to efficiently access information and to easily perform data analysis just by using their web browser. The FENIX Workstation is conceived of as a network that facilitates data sharing among the…
Food
Last update: 22/11/2023
Resources
In this section, you will find an extensive list of resources on interoperable solutions for innovations in public administration and services. You can filter by content type and by topic to find the...
European PoliciesArtificial intelligence+2 topics
Last update: 20/10/2023
GovTech
GovTech is a crucial driver for innovative public services. GovTech refers to the use of technology to improve and transform public services provided by the government. By fostering collaboration...
Business and competitionICT+3 topics
Last update: 02/05/2024
2024 Public Sector Tech Watch “Best Cases Award”
The Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW) observatory has launched the ‘2024 Best Cases Award’. The award aims to:Generate a virtuous mechanism for sharing the best experiences on the use of emerging technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, etc.) in the public sector;Rewarding and giving visibility to the most innovative public administrations.This award is spotlighting solutions using emerging technologies (AI, BC, etc.) in public administrations at all levels to enhance public services for citizens or to improve their internal processes. They welcome also submissions from the…
ObservatoriesArtificial intelligenceBlockchain
Last update: 19/02/2024
GR digiGOV-innoHUB achieves 2nd badge stage on its DMA Services
Athens, Greece, 17/02/2024GR digiGOV-innoHUB, a pioneering European Digital Innovation Hub focusing on digital government innovation, has reached a significant milestone in its quest for excellence. The hub has been honored for its outstanding achievement in attaining both the 1st and 2nd badge stages on the "DMA" service, as announced by the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) Network.This prestigious recognition marks a pivotal moment in GR digiGOV-innoHUB's journey towards proficiency and underscores its commitment to pushing the boundaries of digital innovation in government services…
Business and competitionCollaboration+7 topics
Last update: 26/02/2024
Event Highlights: Unveiling the PSTW Observatory
Held on February 7th, the unveiling of the Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW) & GovTech Connect webinar provided a comprehensive showcase of AI and Blockchain's transformative role in public services. Organised to highlight the PSTW Observatory's impact on innovation through technology adoption and public-private partnerships, the webinar facilitated a rich dialogue on integrating these technologies to enhance government operations, efficiency, transparency, and citizen engagement. The event agenda included a comprehensive set of topics revolving around the adoption of emerging technologies in…
ObservatorieseGovernment+2 topics
Last update: 11/03/2024
FIWARE has taken over the implementation of the NGSI-LD API
ETSI created in Jan 2017 an Industry Specification Group (ISG CIM) for defining a Context Information Management API. The NGSI v2 defined by FIWARE provided the basis for the NGSI-LD specs published by ETSI (October 2019). NGSI-LD is a simple but powerful REST API for getting access to context data in right-time. FIWARE community provides several open source implementations of ETSI NGSI-LD, called Context Broker. One of this implementations, Orion Context Broker-LD, has become the CEF Building Block recommended to public and private sector for publication of right-time context data and useful…
Smart citieseGovernment+10 topics
Last update: 15/01/2024
Sustainability initiatives in the EU food chain
The European Union’s food chain has been moving towards a more sustainable direction, based on the requirements of the European Green Deal. The farm-to-fork (F2F) strategy has made sustainability a policy priority in the EU, with the aim being to promote and adopt a fair, healthier, and more environmentally friendly approach towards the food chain and the food industry, while at the same time maintaining the sector’s economic viability.The JRC has recently published a report that investigates the sustainability initiatives being implemented by private operators in the EU food chain. The…
FoodeHealthHuman resources
Last update: 01/11/2023
GR digiGOV-innoHUB- 1st call for proposals
The European Digital Innovation Hub for Digital Governance (GR digiGOV-innoHUB) , a project coordinated by GRNET S.A. - National Infrastructures for Research and Technology,, addresses the 1st call for innovative proposals to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of addressing key issues that concern citizens and businesses, in their relations with the Public Administration. The invitation is addressed to companies with experience and expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI), High Performance Computing (HPC), Cyber Security and 5G. The areas in which interested…