Dutch Standardisation Forum - "Comply or explain"-standards
Contains all standards from the 'Comply or Explain' list of the Dutch Standardisation Forum
Standardisation
Last update: 23/04/2018
ICCS-CIEC Civil Status Forms
About ICCS-CIEC The International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS), an intergovernmental organisation consisting of 15 member states, intends to facilitate the cross-border exchange of information regarding civil status data between registrars. Since its foundation in 1948, the ICCS organization has developed 33 conventions, written 9 recommendations to its member states and compiled documentation on legislation and case-law of the member states. In the context of the active conventions, specific document templates have been formulated in order to facilitate the harmonized document creation…
Demography and population
Last update: 19/05/2014
Codelist for bio-geographical regions, Europe 2011
Europe 2011 - The biogeographical regions dataset contains the official delineations used in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and for the EMERALD Network set up under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) Biogeographical boundaries were obtained from the EU Member States and from the Emerald Network countries. These were merged together to produce a European wide map of the biogeographical regions independent of political boundaries. A number of the regions were updated during the work under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (92/43…
Standardisation
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from birth registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of extracts from civil-status records concerning birth registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from birth registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from birth registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from death registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of extracts from civil-status records concerning marriage registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from marriage registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from marriage registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from marriage registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of Civil Status Certificates extracts concerning marriage registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from marriage registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from marriage registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 31/03/2023
EUPL for DigiD app (NL)
The Dutch government uses several login methods: SMS verification, Username and password, Identity card reader and a specific application: DigiD app, which is presented as the easiest way to log in securely. This is because users no longer have to remember a complicated password, but only a device PIN code of their choice. DigiD app users can arrange everything for their digital ID, such as changing their e-mail address or the language setting. The app can be used on up to 5 different devices. The DigiD source code has been disclosed on GitHub in response to a request under the Dutch Open…
eGovernmenteIdentity and eSignature+2 topics
Last update: 26/01/2023
No competition infringement for sharing Open Source software
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has upheld its decision not to investigate allegations that several municipalities in the country are unfairly competing with software companies by publishing source code as open source. The software in question, ID Contact (repository), is an innovation pilot developed by the municipalities of Arnhem, Nijmegen, and the Drechtsteden, which allows residents to securely identify themselves remotely and exchange personal data. ID Contact has a focus on ease-of-use and reliability. Because it is Open Source, other companies and municipalities can...
Open Source Software
Last update: 28/04/2022
Environmental screening tool in the US
Back in February, the White House published a beta version of an open source environmental justice tool that features an interactive map of communities in the United States and indicators on climate change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transit and others. Based on an advanced formula it identifies disadvantaged communities that are marginalised, underserved and overburdened by pollution in order to inform policymakers' decisions related to climate in the Justice40 initiative. This initiative aims to provide 40 percent of benefits of certain Federal investments in seven key…
Energy and environmentEnergy and environment+4 topics
Last update: 17/02/2022
White House meeting on security of open source software
On 13 January the White House organised a meeting on improving security of open source software with actors representing governmental agencies, private sector and open source foundations. Acknowledging that open source is in almost all software solutions used nowadays and that it brings a unique value, the US government discussed the challenges and potential related to open source with major stakeholders in the field. The meetings are said to be continued in the future to respond to the widespread usage of open source and the need for ensuring its security. The meeting took the form of a group...
Banking and financial servicesOpen Source Software+3 topics
Last update: 18/02/2022
Open source in U.S. cyber defence
The U.S. Department of Defence CIO urged the Department to prefer open source over proprietary solutions. On 24 January 2022, the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) Chief Information Officer John Sherman released internally (and published two days later) a Memorandum for the Senior Pentagon Leadership, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Commanders of the Combatant Commands, the Defence Agency and the DoD Field Activity Directors. Particularly, it provides the Department of Defence with new guidelines on software development and open source software, addressing the opportunities and…
ICT securityOpen Source Software+4 topics
Last update: 30/09/2021
VocBench 3 v10.0 is now available
VocBench is a web-based, multilingual, collaborative development platform for managing and sharing reference data and controlled lists of codes and terms used to organise information. With persistent URIs, managed concepts are correctly referenced in any domain. Developed in a context neutral way as an open-source project, it can be deployed or further developed for any sector wanting to have authentic reference data/codes made available for information systems and human users. Reference data, such as code lists and authority tables, means data that are used solely to characterise or relate to...