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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: 05/01/2021New 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: 20/11/2019An EC decision on Oct. 31, 2014 designates OASIS UBL 2.1 a referable standard
Article 1 (EC Decision) "Universal Business Language version 2.1 developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is eligible for referencing in public procurement…
NEWSCreated: 07/11/2014NL – Awareness around Standard Business Reporting is growing
A recent survey shows that Dutch accountants and intermediaries are becoming aware of the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) specification. This is much needed, as Dutch Government decided that as from…
NEWSCreated: 27/03/2012DE: Gummersbach: 'Open source desktops much easier to manage'
Easier management is one of the main reasons for the German city of Gummersbach to switch its almost 350 PCs to the open source operating system GNU/Linux, a move that began already four years ago…
NEWSCreated: 28/09/2011ES: Guidelines to help local administrations procure open source
A guide aiming to help local governmental organisations to improve their IT procurement, was made public yesterday in Madrid. "This will help make it technically, legally and procedurally feasible for…
NEWSCreated: 21/10/2010Public Review of UBL 2.1 under way
The OASIS consortium has started the public review of revision 2.1 of the Universal Business Language (UBL), open until 2010-11-24. The Universal Business Language is designed to provide a universally…
NEWSCreated: 13/10/2010CH: Solothurn hints it will not scrap open source desktop
The Swiss canton of Solothurn on Monday suggested it will not scrap its open source plans. However, it wants to be able to also use proprietary desktop and email solutions. "The IT strategy, based on…
NEWSCreated: 21/09/2010FI: Over a hundred schools using open source
More than a hundred schools across Finland are using open source for all of their desktop PCs, according to Opinsys, an open source services provider. The company assists ninety schools in 28…
NEWSCreated: 13/05/2010DK: Competition authority wants EC's take on office market competition
The Danish Competition Authority wants to discuss with the European Commission how to enhance competition in the market for office software. It thinks the Danish public sector is too small to do this…
NEWSCreated: 18/09/2009