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A non-EU perspective on EU regulatory activity
On Wednesday 31 March, the Support Centre for Data Sharing (SCDS) and European Data Portal (EDP) team were joined by Julia Reinhardt, an expert in technology governance and public policy consultation, to discuss EU regulatory activity from a non-EU perspective. Julia advises companies in the United States (US) on compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and gives strategic advice on evolving technology policies world-wide as well as the complex “global privacy patchwork”. Having represented the German government as a diplomat, most recently on the US West
European Commission launches the European Innovation Council (EIC)
On 18 March 2021, the European Commission launched the European Innovation Council (EIC) as part of the Horizon Europe programme. With a budget of over €10 billion this council will support and further develop breakthrough innovations between 2021 and 2027. The EIC sponsors small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups, and spinout companies to grow and scale up through the EIC Accelerator, a team of EIC Programme Managers helps to transform these ideas into reality. In addition, the council offers an EIC Transition funding scheme to turn research results into full-blown innovations
Recordings of ENDORSE 2021 are now live!
The European Data Conference on Reference Data and Semantics took place between 16 and 19 March. The Publications Office of the European Union and the ISA² programme of the European Commission joined forces to offer an opportunity for experts to tackle current and future issues in the fields of interoperability and knowledge management. Over the course of four days, the event focused on: Reference data governance in cross-organisational environments ‘Law as code’ and interoperability Procurement and interoperability Linking data spaces Curious to learn more? Access all videos and presentations
How do cities create value from their open data?
The Smart City Innovation Framework Implementation (SCIFI) is a project where several European cities collaborate to activate the market for innovative solutions and improve public service delivery by making use of data. Recently, this project has identified potential avenues for cities to create value from their open data, including better quality data and improved findability. Better quality data is less prone to errors, and therefore more valuable. To assess if a dataset is of good quality, public authorities can make use of the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System
Can open data help prevent corruption?
In collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration and Services (TAPAS) project, recently published an analytical report assessing how open data impacts the Ukrainian economy, in particular in the road sector. Before 2013, it was impossible to track public spending on road reconstruction and maintenance in Ukraine. Changes in legislation between 2014 and 2016 have enabled public access to procurement data in the road sector greatly improving transparency and accountability. Nevertheless, corruption is still
Haridussilm – an Estonian use case
Haridussilm, the Estonian portal for education statistics portal, provides data of primary, general, secondary, vocational, and higher education for citizens of Estonia. This allows users to monitor various indicators such as success of lifelong learning, or labour market statistics. The website serves as a useful tool for education representatives and policy makers to keep track of their education strategy goals and quantify their progress towards those goals. On an intuitive, easy-to-use platform, users can dynamically create statistical reports and compare indicators such as exam results
EU launches nano-pharmaceutical project: Phoenix
A part of the EU’s Horizon2020 Framework Programme an innovation project that aims to create an “Open Innovation Test Bed” for nano-pharmaceuticals – “ Phoenix” – was launched on 1 March 2021. This cross-European project is coordinated by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and consists of 11 partners from academia and industry across Europe. Nano-pharmaceuticals have the potential to drive scientific and technological development in Europe and offer great clinical and socio-economic benefits to society, industry, and patients. Yet, due to the lack of resources, the
MTender: Supporting public procurement in Moldova
MTenderis a Moldovan website created by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova. The website: Provides electronic public procurement records to raise the efficiency of spending and to increase transparency of the state’s budget; Shortens the time between procurement planning and payment, time for tenders, and waiting time for suppliers and contractors; and Enables users to trace how taxpayers’ money is being spent. MTender combines publicly available data from several platforms, including Lonar IT Solutions, Achizitii, yptender.md, EBS integrator and e-licitatie. MTender is one of
Save the date and join the DigitALL Public conference!
Save the date and join the DigitALL Public conference taking place from 20 to 22 April 2021. The DigitALL Public conference is the closing event of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital and the Interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA²) programmes. In collaboration with the Member States, these programmes have helped build cross-border public services for citizens, provided free interoperable solutions to companies, and connected various organisations in different sectors. The DigitALL Public conference will celebrate the next step in this
Data Talks: a non-EU perspective on EU regulatory activity
Tomorrow, on Wednesday 31 March 2021 at 16:00 CET, the Support Centre for Data Sharing (SCDS) and European Data Portal (EDP) team will be joined by Julia Reinhardt, an expert in technology governance and public policy consultation, to discuss EU regulatory activity from a non-EU perspective. Julia advises companies in the United States on compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and gives strategic advice on evolving technology policies world-wide as well as the complex “global privacy patchwork”. Having represented the German government as a diplomat