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Tools and specifications for achieving interoperability in the EU public sector improve coordination, data sharing, and decision-making across sectors. They enable seamless communication and facilitate the exchange of data and services.

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Last update: 13/02/2024

EIRA

About the European Interoperability Reference Architecture The European Interoperability Reference Architecture (EIRA©) is an architecture content metamodel defining the most salient architectural building blocks (ABBs) needed to build interoperable e-government systems. The EIRA© provides a common terminology that can be used by people working for public administrations in various architecture and system development tasks. The EIRA© was created in the context of Action 2016.32 of the ISA² Programme and is being maintained under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP). The EIRA uses (and extends)…
ToolsStandardisation
Last update: 20/02/2024

TESTA, THE secure network infrastructure for cross-border information exchanges between EU Member States and EU public bodies

TESTA is a private managed underlying secured & trusted communication network infrastructure allowing secure information exchange capabilities for operational co-operation & collaboration between the EU Institutions, EU Agencies, public authorities located in the Member States, UK, EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) & in the candidate countries (currently Montenegro and North Macedonia).TESTA is meant for sensitive pan-European information exchanges between public authorities requiring guaranteed service levels for network availability, performance and/or security…
CollaborationeGovernmentICT security
Last update: 13/02/2024

Interoperability Test Bed

The flow of information between IT systems lies at the core of the digital services used today by citizens, businesses and public administrations. Such exchanges are made possible by ensuring IT systems are interoperable, meaning that they communicate in a common way and share an understanding over exchanged messages and the processing they entail. Interoperability in turn is built on the specifications that formally capture the requirements IT systems must implement. Testing IT systems against such specifications is the process of conformance testing. This is important from a quality…
ToolsReusable Software Components+3 topics
Last update: 18/05/2023

Mosaico, the tool for the design and development of digital public services centered on citizens and companies

Currently, citizens communicate with the Government through several different channels, and there is no systematic approach, method or shared reference between Portuguese public entities, on the design and development of digital public services. Therefore, this makes it difficult to implement principles and good practices generally accepted by the various governments, both nationally and internationally.​ Given the complexity of navigating through the Portuguese Government multiple online services, Mosaico was launched in October of 2022 as Digital Service Standard, also known as the common…
Legal
Last update: 14/03/2024

ELIS

EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications (ELIS)*The EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications (ELIS) is an Artifact that links the EIRA architectural building blocks (ABBs) to the standards and specifications that can be used to implement Solution Building Blocks based on those EIRA ABBs. The aim of this library is to support solutions architects when modelling using EIRA.The EIRA Library of Interoperability Specifications (ELIS) is a CAMSS Solutions aimed specifically at fostering interoperability in the architecture of digital services. EIRA (European Interoperability Reference…
ToolsStandardisation
Last update: 13/02/2024

ELAP

About the Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS)CAMSS is the European guide for assessing and selecting standards and specifications for an eGovernment project, a reference when building an architecture and an enabler for justifying the choice of standards and specifications in terms of interoperability needs and requirements. It is fully aligned with the European Standardisation Regulation 1025/2012.European Library of Architecture Principles (ELAP)*The European Library of Architecture Principles (ELAP) is intended to direct government organizations in initiating…
ToolsStandardisation

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Last update: 28/02/2024

XML validator

IntroductionThis is a web application to validate XML content against XML Schema and Schematron. Validation is possible via several channels:Web user interface for manual use by users,REST API for machine-to-machine integration.SOAP API for machine-to-machine integration and use in GITB TDL conformance test cases.This validator, offered as a public Docker image on the Docker Hub with its source published on GitHub, acts as a generic foundation for specific validator instances which are provided with the configuration to apply. This configuration includes:The validation artefacts to use (one or…
ToolsReusable Software Components+3 topics
Last update: 27/02/2024

Welcome

Interoperability is the backbone that enables public administrations, businesses, and citizens to interact efficiently in a digital ecosystem. It ensures that services and data can be shared across...
CollaborationTools+3 topics
Last update: 28/02/2024

JSON validator

IntroductionThis is a web application to validate JSON content against JSON Schema. Validation is possible via several channels:Web user interface for manual use by users,REST API for machine-to-machine integration.SOAP API for machine-to-machine integration and use in GITB TDL conformance test cases.This validator, offered as a public Docker image on the Docker Hub with its source published on GitHub, acts as a generic foundation for specific validator instances which are provided with the configuration to apply. This configuration includes:The validation artefacts to use (one or more JSON…
ToolsReusable Software Components+3 topics

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Last update: 18/03/2024

New course on "European Interoperability Reference Architecture"

Discover our new 30-minute e-learning course on EIRA - the "European Interoperability Reference Architecture". Find out more about this reference architecture and how it can help you design your digital services. Attend freely the course on EU Academy: https://academy.europa.eu/courses/introduction-to-the-european-interoperability-reference-architecture Discover also our other courses on https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/digital-skills-public-sector/solution/interoperable-europe-academy/elearning
ToolsCulture and educationStandardisation
Last update: 08/03/2024

Translating regulatory reporting principles into actions

New practical guide for policy officers is now released! You can deepen your knowledge on the five regulatory reporting principles – Fit for purpose, Coherent, Clear, Technology driven, and Interoperable - and learn how to implement them into policy design. Aligned with Better Regulation Tools #43 and #44, the document presents a step-by-step approach to designing policy initiatives, and showcases key tools and services that can aid policy officers in achieving their regulatory reporting objectives.You can access the paper here. Also, you might be interested in our previous paper on data…
Digital-ready policymakingEuropean Policies+2 topics
Last update: 04/03/2024

Know everything about MIMs

The mission of Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) is to build a market for solutions, services, and data based on the needs of cities and communities.To achieve this mission, OASC provides a set of practical capabilities based on open technical specifications that allow cities and communities to reuse solutions. MIMs provide the technical foundation for procurement and deployment of urban data platforms and end-to-end solutions in cities & communities. Know more about MIMs and MIMs Plus (on Joinup):https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/joinup/document/minimal-interoperability-mechanisms…
Smart citieseProcurementStandardisation