The Data Governance Act entered into application on 24 September 2023. Why a Data Governance Act? The Regulation creates a new European way of data governance based on increasing trust in data sharing across sectors and Member States to benefit society and the economy. The reuse of public sector data that cannot be made available as open data will also be enhanced. What new stakeholders will be involved? The Data Governance Act also allows novel data intermediaries to act as trustworthy actors in the data economy. Entities engaging in data altruism can register voluntarily as data altruism…

A funding opportunity for those working on digital twins and smart cities was published today. The subject of this call for tenders is “Development of the Local Digital Twins (LDT) toolbox for Advancing the transformation of Smart Communities” as described in the Digital Europe Work Programme 2021-2022, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of the above-mentioned development. It will be divided in 2 lots: - Lot 1: Development of the EU Local Digital Twins (EU LDT) toolbox for Advancing the transformation of Smart Communities. - Lot 2: Monitoring, evaluation and quality review of the…

The term “public governance” is used to describe the way that the roles of stakeholders, actors and servants are organised, structured, and administered with the objective to strengthen core state functions and guaranteeing citizen participation. Recently, public governance is becoming increasingly relevant in the context of digitalisation and emerging technologies. A report on the Impact of digital transformation on public governance was published on June 19 2023, to deliver public value benefits that promote the prosperity, wellbeing and flourishing of all people and all parts of society, as…

On July 4th, 2023, the Commission welcomed the handover by the Alliance members of two main outputs: the updated cloud-edge strategic industrial roadmap and the requirements for a cloud-based platform for the Aeronautics, Security and Defence sector. The updated cloud-edge strategic industrial roadmap is the main European cloud and edge industry players’ effort to identify areas of investment for the joint development and deployment of the next generation of European cloud and edge technologies. Various European digital investment programmes are on the way and this roadmap will play a crucial…

The Digital Product Passports (DPP) is a tool for collecting and sharing product data throughout its entire lifecycle used to illustrate a product's sustainability, environmental and recyclability attributes. On 12 June 2023, the European Commission organised a webinar about the preparatory work of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). The complete video recording of this webinar is now available below! If the video does not work, you may also click here. Also, you may access the presentations and the draft standardisation request here. What do you think of this initiative? Leave you answer in…

Big Data Testing Infrastructure (BDTI) is a project funded under the Digital Europe Programme with its main objective being to encourage the re-use of public sector data, information and tools within European public administrations. The BDTI provides these administrations with the chance to test and experiment with a variety of ready-to-use and open-source technologies. All local, regional, and national European public administrations are eligible to participate in the BDTI and they are all offered access for free, during six-month pilot period. On the 4th of July 2023, an info session was…

The 2030 Digital Decade is upon us! The European Commission has adopted Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure progress in achieving the 2030 Digital Decade targets. These indicators will assess the EU's advancements in digital infrastructure, skills, business, and public services. A report will be released after the summer by the European Commission, which will include an update on the progress made and on the state of the Digital Decade. Member States are expected to adopt national roadmaps by October 9th, outlining their trajectories and policy measures to contribute to the EU's…

The 2023 edition of the Digital Assembly took place on the 15th and 16th of June in Stockholm. It was co-hosted by the European Commission and the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with opening messages by Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Erik Slottner, Swedish Minister for Public Administration. The Digital Assembly featured five plenary sessions, addressing the delivery of the Digital Decade, the single market for data, quantum technologies, the scaling of EU cybersecurity and ICT sectors and the secure European Digital Identity wallet. It…

Get inspired by a webinar on the re-use of public sector data for a data-informed public sector. On Thursday, April 20, the European Commission and the Slovenian Ministry of Digital Transformation hosted a webinar for the country’s civil servants, aiming to promote the use of more and better data in policymaking and public administration. The event specifically highlighted the support available from the European Commission to Member States, including the Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI) service. Data is vital to provide better services to citizens and drive innovation. However, the public…

The ComPAct (Commission Communication on enhancing the European Administrative Space) will present a set of actions to support the public administrations in Member States to better face current and future challenges. The aim is to enable enhanced cooperation among public administrations and offer a shared framework between all national components of the European Administrative Space to serve the unprecedented effort needed to stimulate growth, ensure stability and meet the goals of the green and digital transitions. The call for evidence for ComPAct was published on 14 June 2023 on the ‘Have…

The report highlights the key role of the public sector in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and presents important conclusions for the future of this technology in the European context. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) jointly organised a conference entitled "AI for the Public Sector: Science for Policy" in 2022. The published report compiles the results of this conference, as well as the associated webinars, providing an in-depth perspective on the use of AI in the public sector. The public sector plays a crucial…

Digital technologies are shaping our society and new services such as virtual worlds will have a profound impact on the way people will interact. One example is the so-called CitiVerse that will allow citizens and other stakeholders to «navigate and interact» in physical/virtual environments for multiple purposes from urban planning to educational services. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has just established a 1-year expert focus group on the metaverse to contribute to the technical pre-standardization work of virtual worlds. The objective is to offer a venue to start laying…