WHAT IS IT?The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is part of the Communication (COM(2017)134) from the European Commission adopted on 23 March 2017. The framework gives specific guidance on how...
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Last update: 03/10/2023
EIF Monitoring
Context and background Under the umbrella of the Digital Single Market Strategy and the ISA² programme, the European Commission adopted in March 2017 a Communication on Interoperability, which...
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Last update: 01/03/2024
The European Interoperability Framework in detail
Here below you can find the details of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), which gives specific guidance on how to set up interoperable digital public services. The EIF provides 47...
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Last update: 30/01/2024
Interoperable Europe Act proposal and NIFO
The legislative journey of the Interoperable Europe Act proposalOn 18 November 2023, the European Parliament and the presidency of the Council, held by Spain until December 2023, have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed legislation regarding measures on a high level of public sector interoperability across the EU, commonly known as the Interoperable Europe Act. The deal has come almost one year after the adoption of the proposal by the European Commission. The proposal follows Member States’ call to strengthen European interoperability cooperation and digital transformation more…
The results of the first monitoring exercise of the Berlin Declaration are finally out, providing an overview of the progress made by the Member States in implementing the 22 Policy Actions of the Declaration they had agreed on in December 2020. These Policy Actions are meant to foster the level of digitalisation of the public sector at both the national and EU level. In addition, this monitoring exercise also aims to identify and share the measures and initiatives put in place by each country to implement said Policy Actions. In addition, the results of the third monitoring exercise of the…
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Last update: 11/10/2022
The United Nations E-Government Survey is out
The United Nations E-Government Survey 2022 is the 12th edition of the United Nations’ assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States. The E-Government Survey is informed by over two decades of longitudinal research, with a ranking of countries based on the United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI), a combination of primary data (collected and owned by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) and secondary data from other UN agencies. This edition of the Survey includes data analysis in global and regional contexts, a study of local…
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Last update: 01/06/2022
NIFO coffee talk #2 - Key takeaways
We, the NIFO Team, would like to thank all those who have participated to the second edition of the NIFO coffee talks on how the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) has helped European public administrations reach higher levels of interoperability, that was held on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. Special thanks go to our three guest speakers: Ms. Carla Marques Pereira, Director of Strategies and Digital Government at Portugal's Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA); Ms. Vicky Margariti, Head of eGovernment and Interoperability Unit at the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance; and M…
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Last update: 25/01/2022
What is NIFO?
Join the NIFO community to be always up to date on the latest developments and advances on digital public administration and interoperability matters across Europe! The European Commission’s National Interoperability Framework Observatory is a lively digital policy and interoperability hub, which is regularly updated in close collaboration with 35 different European countries. It provides all the latest and most up-to-date news and resources on digital public administration and interoperability matters, as well as guidance and support to European national public administrations willing to…
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Last update: 11/01/2022
EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard
Dear colleagues, Happy New Year 2022 ! In order to start it with a fresh look on the status of implementation of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), we invite you to consult the new and re-designed EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard that has been revamped by the NIFO Team following valuable advice from the users to make it simpler and easier to follow. The EIF Monitoring Mechanism Dashboard represents a key tool in the NIFO collection that provides stakeholders and other interested third parties with a clear overview of the status and level of implementation of the EIF within each…
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Last update: 31/01/2022
The state-of-play report 2021 is now live!
Interoperable Europe, through the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO), is delighted to announce the publication of the 2021 edition of its State-of-play report, providing a snapshot of the developments of digital public administration and interoperability in Europe, from 2020 through 2021. The report sheds light on the national initiatives, both binding and non-binding, that have been put in place, or modified, by the 35 European countries under the scope of this study over the course of these two years. The readers will also be provided with an overview of the current…
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Last update: 13/12/2021
The Digital Public Administration factsheets 2021 are live!
The 2021 edition of the Digital Public Administration factsheets for Member States and other European countries are now live on Joinup! These factsheets are published as part of Interoperable Europe, the Commission’s initiative for a reinforced interoperability policy and the successor of the ISA2 programme under the National Interoperability Framework Observatory. They represent a main source of information on the digital transformation that public administrations are currently undergoing in Europe, providing an up-to-date and detailed overview of the initiatives undertaken by 35 European…
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Last update: 01/07/2021
Takeaways from the 2021 EIF Webinar
On 15 June 2021, the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO), which is part of the ISA² work programme, held a webinar gathering the NIFO contact points of the European countries to discuss the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Monitoring Mechanism and its 2020 results. The EIF Monitoring Mechanism measures the level of implementation of the 47 EIF recommendations and 12 principles throughout European countries in accordance with the EIF Implementation Strategy COM(2017). This mechanism helps them to identify areas where they are performing well and where their…