| elap:PURI | http://data.europa.eu/2sa/elap/interoperability |
| dct:title | Interoperability |
| dct:description | (Statement) Interoperability ensures that systems, services, and organisations can work together seamlessly across different domains and borders, safeguarding European security, strategic assets, and interests while respecting European values and requirements. |
| dct:description | (Rationale) Interoperability allows European Institutions and Administrations to collaborate effectively, ensuring the holistic development of European society. By promoting interoperability, organisations can avoid silos, reduce duplication, and enhance efficiency. This principle supports the seamless exchange of data and services across different legal, organisational, semantic, and technical frameworks, fostering innovation and improving public service delivery. Interoperability is crucial for achieving the goals of the Interoperable Europe Act, which aims to create a unified digital space that enhances the mobility of citizens and businesses across the EU. Moreover, considering interoperability at all levels (legal, organisational, semantic, and technical), is a key approach. Interoperability by design ensures that systems and services are built with interoperability as a core requirement, facilitating easier integration and collaboration. |
| dct:description | (Implications) Organisations must ensure that their systems and services comply with relevant legal frameworks and facilitate cross-border cooperation, aligning with EU regulations such as the GDPR and the Interoperable Europe Act. Effective governance structures must be established to support interoperability, including creating multidisciplinary teams, involving relevant stakeholders, and fostering a culture of collaboration. Data and services must be described using standardised vocabularies and ontologies to ensure consistent interpretation across different systems. This involves using controlled vocabularies, publishing metadata in machine-readable formats, and ensuring that data models are aligned with international standards. Systems must be designed to support the seamless exchange of data and services by adopting open standards and protocols, ensuring data integrity and security, and implementing robust data management practices. Technical solutions should be scalable, flexible, and capable of integrating with other systems. By addressing these aspects and embedding interoperability by design, organisations can create interoperable systems that enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and resilience of public services across Europe. |
| elap:scope | Business agnostic |
| elap:Category | Digital Public Service Governance |
| dct:source | Regulation (EU) 2024/903 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act) |
| dct:source | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R0903 |
| rdfs:comment | The Interoperable Europe Act aims to enhance digital cooperation and data sharing across EU member states by establishing common standards and frameworks. It seeks to improve public sector efficiency and cross-border services, ensuring seamless interaction between different national systems. This legislation supports the creation of a unified digital market, fostering innovation and economic growth within the EU. |
| dcat:theme | Legal IoP, Organisational IoP, Semantic IoP, Technical IoP |
| elap:paGovernance | Common |
| elap:influenceInDPSLifecycle | Obligation |
| elap:influenceInDPSAttribute | Obligation |