Legal Acts Format (LAF) is a specification for the five types of the legal acts of the European Union: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions of the European Union. In LAF the schema is a DTD and acts are in XML.
Standardisation
Last update: 10/03/2023
Decision supporting tool on interoperability
The Decision supporting tool on interoperability (the Tool) is being developed as part of the Legal Interoperability ISA2 action, which aims to ensure that digital and interoperability aspects are considered in EU policies from their earliest stage. Upon the design of a new legislation that brings changes to existing digital environments, especially at a trans-European level, policymakers have to choose which would be the most effective and efficient approach for implementation. In this decision they may want to consider, among other aspects, the costs and benefits of including…
Digital innovationLegal+14 topics
Last update: 27/11/2020
Regulatory Reporting Principles
The main challenges associated with the regulatory reporting process across the EU are universal. Subsequently, Principles for Setting Regulatory Reporting Requirements offer holistic guidance to those working with setting regulatory requirements for a piece of legislation. Following an in-depth research exercise and interview with policy officers from the European Commission, a total of five principles were identified. The process of setting regulatory reporting requirements should be: Fit for purpose, implies that it should be well aligned with the needs of broader policy objectives…
Legal
Last update: 27/10/2020
ICT Impact Assessment Guidelines | Practical tools and guidelines for assessing ICT implications
When considering policy options, it is important to take advantage of all the opportunities that technology can offer thus fostering innovation and productivity. The ICT Impact Assessment Guidelines provide practical tools and templates for assessing, both in qualitative and quantitative terms, the ICT impacts of new Commission initiatives undergoing an IA. ICT impacts are the consequences a specific Commission initiative can have in relation to the use of ICT for the implementation of EU policies. This may entail the development of new ICT solutions or the adaptation of existing ones…
LegalOpen Source Software+13 topics
Last update: 09/12/2022
How to contribute to the community
Joinup is moving ahead to become a one-stop-shop for Digital Government. We believe that such a service can only be co-created by all involved stakeholders. This is why we want to renew our call to contribute to this Joinup space by publishing your latest findings, solutions, studies, events etc. You can also open a discussion on a related topic and ask other community members for their thoughts. Interesting discussions can be the starting point for one of our next webinars. To help you to get started, we have put together a short step by step guide on how to publish content in our community…
Last update: 17/02/2023
What we do
Virtual webinars, newsletters and many more... This page is gathering all interesting activities that have been organised by our community as of 2020! You also have the chance to check the latest released newsletter, as well as the older newsletter editions. Are you curious what Legal Interoperability team is up to? Our team advocates for better legislation fit for digital age. While we have many initiatives and ideas in our pipeline, we would like to share with you some of the examples of what we are working on! In the upcoming months, we will invite you for more interesting virtual…
Last update: 10/03/2023
BLSI Learning Hub
The BLSI (Better Legislation for Smoother Implementation) Learning Hub is a continuously evolving space gathering learning material on different topics linked to BLSI. It is for all types of profiles involved into policymaking (e.g. policymakers, legal drafters, IT and business profiles). Like a tree, it will keep growing and evolving over time and will be co-created with our community. The Hub is based on a number of “learning needs” related to BLSI. These needs were identified via research and different activities carried-out as part of the BLSI community (including the virtual breakfasts)…
Last update: 30/11/2022
Legislation & technology | Other relevant solutions and projects
Other solutions and projects in which technology supports policy activities: Digital Transformation of Decision-making (Uni Amsterdam) Legal Technology Hub Looking for more content on the topic? Have a look at the documentation below and feel free to propose any relevant content in comments! To learn more about AI-powered screening tools such as SeTA and ManyLaws, check out the takeaways and presentation of the March 2021 Virtual breakfast This Presentation on Legal Ontologies from the EU Publications Office and from IGSG-CNR (Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems National…
Last update: 25/06/2021
Legislation & technology | Analyse legal and non legal resources
Learn about solutions and tools to analyse legal and non legal resources, including text mining, visualization tools, and solutions to measure the impact of policy proposals: Lynx Project SeTA ManyLaws Any suggestions? Do not hesitate to contact us if you think of any additional solutions or tools that could be referenced here.
Last update: 12/05/2021
Our activities
Guidance and good practices We are providing guidance to policymakers and sharing good practices, news and information on the following topics: Formulating digital-ready policies Using cutting-edge technology-driven approaches to support policy activities Streamlining regulatory reporting activities Events We are currently organising of our next Virtual Breakfast on AI and Ethics (June 2021). Stay tuned as more information and the registration link will be shared soon! Trainings We are currently designing training courses on the following topics: Formulating digital-ready policies Legislation…
Last update: 12/05/2021
Read more about Legislation & Technology
You would like to learn more about solutions and initiatives supporting policymaking activities? Have a look at the documentation below and feel free to propose any relevant content in comments! To learn more about AI-powered screening tools such as SeTA and ManyLaws, check out the takeaways and presentation of the March 2021 Virtual breakfast This Presentation on Legal Ontologies from the EU Publications Office and from IGSG-CNR (Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems National Research Council of Italy) shows how legal information in EU policy can be organised and presented for…
Last update: 29/09/2021
Legislation & technology | Make law machine readable
Learn about solutions and tools to make law machine readable, including using legal text standards and law as code: Leos Rule as Code (Australia) CodeX (US) Any suggestions? Do not hesitate to contact us if you think of any additional solutions or tools that could be referenced here.
