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: 31/01/2023
Interview: Maria Dalhage of DIGG (Sweden) on FOSS in government
DIGG is Sweden's Agency for Digital Government. Maria Dalhage is Data and open source specialist at DIGG as well as Community Manager for the National Dataportal. OSOR (Ciarán O'Riordan): DIGG published two new guidelines in September, one for the procurement of free / open source software, and one for development and releasing. What feedback are you getting? Ms Dalhage: The purpose of our guidelines are to make it easier to comply with the internal policy from 2019, stating that DIGG should consider OSS as a first choice, and that the code developed by the government agency should be…
Open Source Software
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: 21/07/2022
Sweden refers to EUPL and JLA
Under the title “Rekommendation om öppna licenser och immaterialrätt” (Recommendation on open licenses and intellectual property rights) the Swedish policy details the licensing options regarding the distribution or communication of both public sector data and computer source code. Regarding public sector data, the policy details the various disribution possibilities provided by the Creative Common (CC) licences: CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA - adding, when appropriate, the provision "ND" (no derivatives allowed) or "NC" (no commercial use allowed). Regarding computer programs (source code and object…
SportOpen Source Software+5 topics
Last update: 23/02/2022
An open school platform
In the Swedish capital Stockholm, IT savvy parents banded together to make a better version of the official app for school administration. The project of volunteers, completely developed in open source, was first rejected, but is now expanding further. It’s no secret that developing an IT project that needs to work between a number of different IT systems, user groups and has many implementation sites is a complex business. The city of Stockholm decided in August 2013 that its existing online school platform could not be renewed and would have to be replaced to serve its function in line with…
Culture and educationOpen Source Software
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...