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CPSV-AP 3.0.0 Major Release is available now!
We would like to inform you about the major release of the Core Public Service Vocabulary Application Profile (CPSV-AP) 3.0.0. In January 2022, the major release cycle for the Core Public Service…
NEWSCreated: 10/05/2022Updated Date: 02/06/2022
The Catalogue of Services Action has released its new handout
The new handout presenting the Action is officially available online ! You will find a detailed explanation of the support available, as well as different case studies illustrating the services…
NEWSCreated: 09/12/2020Updated Date: 30/05/2022
ICEGOV 2020: A COS paper selected as one of the 3 Best Short Paper
ISA² Action 2016.29 “Catalogue of Services proudly announces that its paper “How data vocabulary standards enhance the exchange of information exposed through APIs: the case of public service…
NEWSCreated: 12/10/2020Updated Date: 13/10/2020
Webinar on the Catalogue of Services tools and technical support taking place on February 3rd from 10:00 (GMT+1)
The Catalogue of Services (CoS) Action of the ISA² Programme invites you to a webinar on tools and technical support taking place on February 3rd from 10:00 to 11h30. (GMT+1) During the last webinar…
EVENTCreated: 11/01/2021Updated Date: 18/02/2021
Pilot : Creating a federal catalogue of Public Services in Belgium
Technical documentation about this pilot activity can be found on the dedicated GitHub repository. Introduction In highly federated countries such as Belgium, citizens and businesses regularly face…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 07/01/2021
Pilot : Creating a cross-border catalogue of Public Services with Finland and Estonia
Technical documentation about this pilot activity can be found on the dedicated GitHub repository. Introduction Citizens and businesses from Estonia and Finland face a number of challenges both at…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 07/01/2021
Pilot : Adapting the CPSV-AP Validator for CPSV-AP_IT in Italy
Introduction Italy is working to create a national catalogue of public services. To achieve this, they are collecting the descriptions from different sources throughout the country. Frequently, the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 07/01/2021
Pilot : Tailoring the public service description editor to the Dutch national data model (Samenwerkende Catalogi)
Technical documentation about this pilot activity can be found on the dedicated GitHub repository. Introduction The Netherlands wanted to have a simple way of creating public service descriptions that…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 28/06/2021
Controlled Vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies are clearly defined lists of names and concepts that ensure proper understanding when used for labelling, indexing or categorising. Therefore, controlled vocabularies allow the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 25/01/2021
Case Study : Making catalogues interoperable
Problem statement Every region and municipality has its own way of describing public services and maintaining or publishing those descriptions. This can lead to one public service being described…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 18/05/2021
Case Study : Improving the access to public services information through new technologies and higher data quality
Problem Statement Even when public service descriptions are harmonised, citizens and businesses still have trouble finding and accessing the right information. This can be due to the quality of the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 07/01/2021
Case Study : Creating a catalogue of services
Problem Statement Public administrations from countries, regions and municipalities promote and offer services to the citizens and businesses through online portals. However, within the same country…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021Updated Date: 26/01/2021