Interoperable Europe: Building seamless digital public services across
the EU
services for citizens and businesses 

The Interoperable Europe Act
[http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/903/oj] entered into force in
2024, creating a new framework to strengthen cooperation and
interoperability across public administrations in the European Union.
The regulation aims to ensure that digital public services can work
seamlessly across borders, making it easier for citizens, businesses
and authorities to exchange information and access services. By
supporting the EU's Digital Decade objectives,
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/europes-digital-decade]
the act is expected to improve the delivery of public services while
reducing administrative burdens. 

The act introduces several key measures to support cross-border
interoperability. These include the creation of an Interoperable
Europe Board
[https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/governance-board],
which brings together Member States and EU institutions to coordinate
interoperability efforts, and mandatory interoperability assessments
for new or updated public sector IT systems. In addition, innovation
initiatives such as GovTech
[https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eugovtech] and
other regulatory sandboxes will help test and scale new digital
solutions which can be shared on the Interoperable Europe Portal
[https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/]. 

Effective data sharing between public administrations relies on common
standards, formats and governance frameworks. By promoting the reuse
of interoperable solutions and more consistent approaches to data
exchange, the Interoperable Europe Act helps create more accessible
and connected public sector data ecosystems. This supports the
objectives of the European Data Strategy
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/strategy-data] and
helps unlock the value of public sector information across Europe. 

To learn more, explore the Interoperable Europe portal
[https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/] and read the European
Commission's overview of the Interoperable Europe Act
[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/903/oj/eng]. You can also
discover datasets, standards, and data-sharing initiatives o the
European Data Portal. 

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Publication Date/Time
2026-09-28T08:00:00+00:00
How the Interoperable Europe Act is helping public administrations
work together and improve services for citizens and businesses