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Italy organises digital transformation hackathon
On 7 and 8 October, Italy’s governmental Digital Transformation Team is organising a country-wide hackathon, inviting software developers, IT experts and students to help make public-sector software…
NEWSCreated: 27/09/2017Bulgaria prompts towns to build free Wi-Fi networks
Municipalities in Bulgaria are encouraged to get EU funding to construct public Wi-Fi networks. The Ministry for ITC (MTITC) has invited all of the country’s mayors to a briefing in Sofia next week…
NEWSCreated: 17/08/2017Italy seeks comments on draft eInvoice standard
Italy’s Agency for the Digitalisation of the Public Sector (AGID) is looking for comments on a draft eInvoice standard. The standard is a key component of Italy’s transposing of the European eInvoice…
NEWSCreated: 17/08/2017Italian towns seek R&D for cloud-based workflow
Municipalities in Italy’s Puglia and the Campania region are looking for innovative, cloud-based solutions to streamline their operations, and for provisioning of eGovernment services. The…
NEWSCreated: 02/08/2017Poland plans to equip schools with broadband
By 2020, all schools in Poland should have free, high-speed Internet access, according to a law from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Digitisation, adopted on 13 June. The law establishes…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2017Polish public sector information rules ‘too complex’
Poland should relax its rules on the reuse of public sector information, recommends the ePaństwo Foundation, a Polish NGO advocating open government. “Provisions that lack clear justification are…
NEWSCreated: 28/07/2017‘Italy’s use of eInvoicing has saved EUR 1 billion’
Public administrations have handled over 55 million electronic invoices since June 2014 - when eInvoicing became mandatory, announced AGID, the country’s Agency for the Digitalisation of the Public…
NEWSCreated: 22/06/2017Italy approves 3-year digital transformation plan
On 31 May, the government of Italy approved its 3-year digital transformation plan, coordinating some EUR 4.6 billion in eGovernment actions. The goal is to make public administrations more efficient…
NEWSCreated: 06/06/2017Poland tests phone-use to access official documents
In May, the cities of Łódź, Ełk, Koszalin and Nowy Wiśniczu in Poland started testing mDokumenty, a solution that makes it easier for citizens to use or access official documents using only their…
NEWSCreated: 02/06/2017European IT security talents preparing for contest
Teams of budding IT security specialist have begun preparing for the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC). The 150 winners from national competitions will gather for the final tournament, to be…
NEWSCreated: 31/05/2017Italy implements first digital revenue stamp
Five municipalities in the Italian region of Lombardy and two municipalities in the Veneto are the first to offer citizens and business digital revenue stamps. These can now pay the fees required for…
NEWSCreated: 28/04/2017Poland’s officials switch to online asset declaration
Starting next month, public officials in Poland will be required to declare their assets online, using a newly unveiled eGovernment platform. The system is intended to fight corruption and reduce the…
NEWSCreated: 27/03/2017