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INSPIRE reference validator is getting a new look!
The INSPIRE Reference Validator is one of the central INSPIRE infrastructure components used every day by tens of data providers to test the conformity of their data, metadata and web services against…
NEWSCreated: 20/04/2021
New version of the INSPIRE Reference Validator and migration of the community space
A new version (v2021.0) of the INSPIRE Reference Validator has been just released. This version introduces new tests for INSPIRE Data Specifications for Annex II/III themes, which complement those…
NEWSCreated: 09/02/2021
ELISE action-funded Reference Validator powers INSPIRE Monitoring and Reporting
A new report titled “Establishing a new baseline for monitoring the status of EU Spatial Data Infrastructure” was published in December 2020 and is available for download here. The report describes…
NEWSCreated: 05/01/2021
EU-FOSSA 2 project has come to an end
The EU-FOSSA pilot project was set up in the wake of the 2014 Heartbleed bug, which caused over €500M of damage worldwide. EU-FOSSA 2, the preparatory action, continued the remit to improve the…
NEWSCreated: 19/06/2020
New EC open source security audit poll: Respondents recommend EC to focus on Linux, OpenSSL and Firefox
A record number of respondents to a recent EU-FOSSA 2 survey favour the European Commission to audit Linux, OpenSSL and OpenSSH on servers. For PC Workstations, respondents want the EC to boost the…
NEWSCreated: 19/03/2020
EU-FOSSA 2 Ask Me Anything session was a big success
An innovative way to meet the open-source community On Thursday 26 November, the EU-FOSSA 2 team organized a highly successful Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. The online event took place in the r…
NEWSCreated: 10/12/2019
Commission brings together experts on open source software and open source hardware
For the first time and as a joint-effort of DG DIGIT and DG Connect, the Commission has brought together thought leaders, experts, and research specialists on open source software (OSS) and open…
NEWSCreated: 25/11/2019
EU-FOSSA team to hold an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit, 28 Nov, 4-5pm CET
Be there! On Thursday 28 November, from 4pm to 5pm CET, the EU-FOSSA 2 team will hold an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit's: https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/dzlef8/ama_announcement…
NEWSCreated: 21/11/2019
New version of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
Started under ARE3NA and currently funded by ELISE, the INSPIRE Reference Validator solution is the tool used by EU Member States data providers to validate their resources (metadata, data sets and…
NEWSCreated: 20/11/2019
Key FOSS stakeholders gather to shape Open Source Beyond 2020
On 14-15 November 2019, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Informatics, DIGIT and Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, CONNECT are holding a joint…
NEWSCreated: 07/11/2019
EU-FOSSA 2 Cyber Security Hackathon Post Event
Close to a hundred FOSS enthusiasts meet in Brussels to work on eight European Commission open source projects, supporting European Cyber Security month in October. In the first weekend of October…
NEWSCreated: 31/10/2019
Director Digital Business Solutions to kick off ApacheCon Europe in Berlin
Thomas Gageik, Director Digital Business Solutions at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) will give a keynote presentation on the use of open source software at the…
NEWSCreated: 16/10/2019