This public multilingual knowledge management infrastructure will support e-commerce solutions, such as machine translation, localisation and multilingual search, by creating interoperable multilingual classifications and terminologies that will be easily reusable by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public administrations. Learn more information about the initiative here.

DISCOVER HELSINKI: AUDIO BASED INFORMATION SERVICE FOR USERS WITH POOR READING AND WRITING SKILLS Löydä Helsinki (“Discover Helsinki”) is a web application information service for users with poor reading and writing skills. It provides information on the City of Helsinki and its services in audio form. The application speaks Finnish, Arabic and Somali. Discover Helsinki does not contain any written text and using it does not require reading or writing skills. The development of Discover Helsinki is funded by the European Social Fund ESF as part of KYKY II Project. Discover Helsinki is…

The Commission has launched the Digital Services Act (DSA) Transparency Database, putting in action one of the many ground-breaking transparency features mandated by the DSA. Currently, under the DSA, providers of hosting services are required to openly share information with their users, when they remove or restrict access to their content. These announcements are called “statements of reasons” and the new Transparency Database will collect these statements and include them in a single database. From February 2024 onwards, all providers of online platforms (except micro and small enterprises)…

October is the European Cybersecurity Month and this year marks the 11th edition of the EU’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness raising and sharing of good practices. This year’s campaign addresses ‘social engineering’, a growing phenomenon where scammers try to manipulate people into performing actions online or giving sensitive and/or personal information that is then used for malicious reasons. The Threat Landscape published by the European Union Agency for…

Learn how open data facilitates digital solutions to improve management and efficiency of the urban environment Smart cities go beyond the use of digital technologies for better resource utilisation and reduced emissions; they involve making traditional networks and services of the urban environment, such as transport or water supply, more efficient through digital solutions. The goal is to improve operational efficiency, share more accurate information with the public and provide better quality of government service and citizen welfare. Open data plays a crucial role into the transformation…

A new EU Commission Communication is out! It describes the past progress achieved in digitalising the coordination of social security, presents the ongoing initiatives in this area, and proposes future actions to make full use of the benefits that digitalisation can provide. With four key measures (see the image for how they relate to each other), the Commission calls on Member States to: Accelerate the national implementation of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) so that it is fully operational by the end of 2024 across Europe. EESSI digitalises the exchanges among…

EU Missions is the EU’s initiative to solve some of Europe’s greatest challenges, and includes various targets to be implemented by 2030, resulting in tangible results overall world improvement. They are part of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme for the years 2021-2027. One of its missions, 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, is engaging local authorities, citizens, businesses, investors and regional and national authorities and aims to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, and ensure that these cities act as experimentation and innovation hubs to…

With the term “smart cities” or “smart communities” we refer to societal groups that offer digital services to their members (citizens, visitors, administrators, organisations etc.) which ultimately aim at the at their welfare and overall quality of life. Smart cities target to achieve the optimal management of resources, progress towards more environmentally friendly methods of heating, aim at the reduction of local traffic, waste and pollution and generally offer better services to their members. The aim is to form better structured communities, that can ultimately reach the European Green…

Discover examples of how open data on education can be used to analyse and address the difference in education quality by enabling citizens, policymakers, researchers, and teachers to analyse and compare these data and make informed decisions. An example of this is the portal from the World Bank, Education Statistics (EdStats), which publishes worldwide education data on topics such as access, policy, learning and expenditures. It also provides tools, like EdStat StatPlanet, a visualisation and mapping tool which allows users to create interactive maps and graphs based on educational…

The “Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture” campaign has been launched by the European Commission and the 27 EU Ministries of Culture have been invited to participate. This campaign aims to promote the adoption of 3D in the common European data space by raising awareness regarding the opportunities and benefits it can bring and to also assist the EU Member States in increasing their capacity of heritage institutions. Currently 57 million cultural heritage assets can be accessed through Europeana, out of which only 0.01% is in 3D. For that reason, the 27 Ministries have been asked to select and…

The European Commission is investing €46 million from the Digital Europe Programme to pilot and enhance the European Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet. This wallet aims to revolutionise how citizens and businesses can digitally identify themselves when accessing public and private services throughout Europe, using their smartphones securely and conveniently. The investment supports 4 pan-European pilot projects that will develop and test the EUDI wallet for various everyday use-cases, covering both national and cross-border interactions. The goal is to prepare for the entry into force of the…