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: 28/02/2023
EIF and BDM results 2021
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: 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: 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…
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Last update: 14/09/2023
The EIF Toolbox is live !
The EIF Toolbox, interactive portal bridging the gap between public administrations and interoperable digital public services, is going live on 12/11/2020 ! ? Have a look at the Joinup page ? here The EIF Toolbox is designed as a guidance for national public administrations (covering the 3 or 4 administrative levels) to equip them with the tools necessary to support the implementation of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) in order to foster interoperable digital services at national and European level. The structure of the toolbox provides a complete and holistic approach on…
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Last update: 23/10/2020
Connecting the EIF with Smart Cities & Communities (EIF4SCC)
Interoperability is one of the main challenges, and a key component, for local administrations due to their interaction with the higher levels of public administration and the private sector. Furthermore, it facilitates the wider adoption of connected technologies and assures the compatibility of devices for citywide adoption, along with the development and deployment of services across sectors, cities, regions and borders. An Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities (small- and medium-sized, as well as metropolises) and Communities (villages and municipalities) based on EIF will help pave…
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Last update: 04/11/2020
The state-of-play report 2020 is now live!
The ISA2 programme, through the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO), is delighted to announce the publication of a new study providing a snapshot of the developments of digital public administration and interoperability in Europe. The report articulates around four main chapters. The first one provides an in-depth analysis and clustering of more than 500 measures related to political communications, legal frameworks and infrastructures implemented in 36 European countries during the last three years in the field of digital public administration and interoperability. The…
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The new editions of the Digital Public Administration factsheets for the European countries and their related Infographics are now online!
The new 2020 Digital Public Administration factsheets for Member States and other European countries and their related Infographics are now available on Joinup. These factsheets, published as part of the ISA2 programme, represent a main source of information on the digital transformation that public administrations are currently undergoing in Europe, providing an up-to-date overview of the initiatives undertaken by 36 European countries (the 27 EU Member States and the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, Montenegro, Turkey and the Republic of North Macedonia)…