Change is inevitable in life, in business as well. New projects and tasks are created everyday, furthermore the organization and company is performing like big organism where employees are changing their positions and project roles. All of it brings transformation of business processes, new business rules, policies and active organizational structures. To keep all of information up to date and secure is more than important. From technical point of view it is needed to set up approval processes, synchronize data, integrate systems, format and transformate data, set protocols leading to speeding…

This is the source code for Joinup (https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/). Joinup is a collaborative platform created by the European Commission and funded by the European Union via the Interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA²) Programme. It offers several services that aim to help e-Government professionals share their experience with each other. We also hope to support them to find, choose, re-use, develop and implement interoperability solutions. The Joinup platform is developed as a Drupal 9 distribution, and therefore tries to follow the 'drupal-way' as…

On 9 November 2023, the Joinup Team held the second User Group Meeting of 2023. The meeting was held virtually, and the objectives of the meeting were to present the latest highlights of Joinup, explore Joinup’s content, discuss the future of Joinup and interact with the participants. During the meeting the Joinup Team presented some interesting Joinup statistics, which included the Joinup users’ monthly increase and metrics such as the total annual page views and visitors. Also, the team provided an overview of the top visited collections and solutions on Joinup, the popularity of the 8 new…

In this interview with Bernard Claes, Joinup’s EC Project Officer, we learn about the progress and highlights achieved until now for the platform. Joinup introduced a new layout design and an additional method of organising content via Topics. How do users benefit from these? We have been steadily working to improve how content is displayed on the Joinup platform. By introducing the topic-based approach, we offer users an additional way of accessing information in a simple manner. Topics cover main thematic areas such as Semantics, Observatories and Digital-ready policymaking. They provide…

On the 30th of March 2023, the Joinup Team welcomed users to the first hybrid Joinup User Group Meeting (UGM) of this year. During the meeting, the latest and most notable improvements and new features of the platform were highlighted, such as the possibility to Collection/Solution Managers to reach out to their communities through the "Announcements" feature. In addition, the new Topic-Based navigation was introduced, which offers a new way to find content and information according to your subjects of interest. The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss about the future of Joinup…

In this interview with Natalia Aristimuño Pérez, the Digital Services Director at DG DIGIT of the European Commission, we discuss Joinup’s role in the upcoming Interoperable Europe Act and explore the future of the Joinup platform in its aim to support the ever-shifting world of digital public services. How important is Joinup’s role in facilitating interoperability in the public sector? Joinup plays a key role in assisting and supporting Member States in the deployment of their digital public services. Its value lies in its ability to put together digital government related policy and…

What is an interactive geographical map? As a Community manager on Joinup you can add interactive geographical maps to your Custom Pages. These maps can facilitate users’ navigation when seeking country-related information and resources. Additionally, they provide a visual representation of any regional content you may wish to present to your users in a more responsive way. How can I add a map to my page? By consulting this How-To article, you will find a step-by-step explanation on how to create an interactive map in your Community space. The How-To article explains in depth the different…

This webinar was organised under the European Commission’s ISA² Programme on 28 May 2019. It targets all platform user profiles, and aims to provide all the needed background information, key concepts, and guidelines for effectively using Joinup to everyone’s advantage. This webinar also provides viewers with a glimpse of some interesting and upcoming improvements planned for the platform. Among other things, the following topics are covered: Why Joinup (what it is & what are its benefits) Highlights of new features & improvements Custom pages (automatic table of contents & query builder) RSS…