The EIF purpose Interoperability Storyline

•• To inspire European public administrations in their 2003

efforts to design and deliver seamless European Public Sector
2013
EU Directives Information Directive
2006 Directive 2013/37/EU
public services to businesses and citizens which are, (2003/98/EC)
Service Directive amending Directive 2003/98/
2004 (2006/123/EC)e EC on the re-use of public
to the degree possible, digital-by-default, cross- Public Procurement
2007 sector information
1998 (Directive 2004/18/EC)
border-by-default and open-by-default; Standards Directive
Inspire Directive
(2007/2/EC) NEW EIF
(199888/34/EC) EIF V1 EIF V2 (2017)
•• To provide guidance to public administrations for
the design and update of National Interoperability 1990 2000 2010 2020
Framework (NIFs), or national policies, strategies 1995 – 1999 1999 – 2004 2005 – 2009 2010 – 2015 2016 – 2020
and guidelines promoting interoperability; Interchange of Data between
Administrations (IDA) Programme The follow-on Programme IDA II IDABC Programme ISA Programme ISA2 Programme

•• To contribute to the establishment of the Digital 2000 2005 2009 2011 2015
Lisbon Strategy for growth • Manchester Ministerial • Decision Commission • DSM Strategy
Single Market (DSM) by fostering cross-border and and employment Declaration 2009/922/ Communication • Decision 2015/2240 establishing
• ModinisIDM Programme EC Adopting (COM(2011) 882 the ISA2 Programme
cross-sectoral interoperability for the delivery of 2001
• eEurope 2005 Action Plan the ISA final) on Open
Related eGovernment Ministerial
• eEurope 2005 Initiative Programme Data, an engine 2012
European public services. EU Initiatives
Conference in Brussels
2006 • Malmo for innovation, Regulation (1025/2012) on
2003 Ministerial growth and European Standardisation
eGovernment Ministerial Commission Communication
on Interoperability for Declaration transparent 2013
Conference in Como governance Regulation (1316/2013) establishing
Pan-European eGovernment 2010
2004 Services • Digital the Connecting Europe Facility
Decision 2004/387/ Agenda
EC Adopting the IDABC 2007
• Lisbon Ministerial • Europe 2020
Programme Strategy
Declaration
Why a revised EIF • I2010 Initiative

The revised EIF Conceptual Model

Interoperability Governance Integrated Public Service Governance
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To align To extend To place more Interoperability

Public Service Governance

with policy and align with focus on EIF
development emerging trends implementation
Organisational

Security and Privacy

Integrated Public Services

Integrated
To better align ••European ••To make Interoperability
Catalogues
with existing EU Reference recommendations
policies, such as Architecture more concrete
Semantic Coordination for Integrated
the Digital Single (EIRA) and ••To refer to specific Interoperability Service Delivery
Market, revised Cartography (EIC) solutions that
Internal Information Sources and Services
Public Sector ••Information can facilitate External Information Sources Services
Information
Information, Management implementation Technical sources Base
Registries
Other
Authentic
Sources
Open
Data • Shared Services

INSPIRE and (e.g. Big Data, ••To propose an Interoperability and Services • Basic Services

eIDAS. Open Data) interoperability

••Security and action plan
privacy Interoperability Principles
••Interoperability
governance
••Integrated service Recommendation 39:
delivery Match each base registry with appropriate metadata including the description of its content, service assurance
and responsabilities, the type of master data it keeps, conditions of access and the relevant licences, terminology,
a glossary, and information about any master data it uses from other base registries.
The EIF Elements
•• A conceptual model for integrated public services,
promoting the idea of "interoperability-by-design" as
a standard approach for the design and operation of
European public services.
•• Four levels of interoperability to be considered when
implementing European public services.
•• A set of 12 interoperability principles as fundamental
behavioural aspects to drive interoperability actions.
•• A set of 47 recommendations as actionable ideas to
be implemented by public administrations.
An action supported by ISA2
The revision of the European Interoperability Framework
(EIF) is supported by the ISA2 Programme of the European
Commission.
ISA2 is the European Commission’s programme for Inter-
operability solutions for European public administrations,
business and citizens.
EIF implementation monitoring by ISA2
The implementation of the European Interoperability
Framework, and in particular the action plan, is only
possible through joint ownership by the Commission and
the Member States. The Commission, supported by

1 the ISA² programme, will govern and coordinate

implementation and monitoring.
conceptual model
The Commission will create an integrated framework
for monitoring, assessing and reporting on progress
in implementing the European Interoperability
4 Framework and the action plan. These activities will
be carried out within the remit of the interoperability
levels of interoperability observatory work under the ISA² programme, using key
EIF

performance indicators and measurable targets.

ISA² supports digital administrative collaboration. Through

12 more than 40 actions it provides tools, services and
frameworks for the modernisation of public administrations
underlying principles in Europe, across e-borders and sectors.
new EUROPEAN
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More on the programme
INTEROPERABILITY
recommendations
https://ec.europa.eu/isa2
FRAMEWORK
Contact ISA2:
Promoting seamless services and data
isa2@ec.europa.eu flows for European public administrations

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