The state-of-play report on digital public administration and interoperability 2020 published

A new study The state-of-play report on digital public administration and interoperability 2020 is now available. The report was published within the framework of the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) action of the ISA² Programme. The report provides a snapshot of the developments of digital public administration and interoperability in Europe and is divided into four main chapters.

The first chapter provides an in-depth analysis of more than 500 measures related to political communications, legal frameworks and infrastructures implemented in 36 European countries during the last three years in the field of digital public administration and interoperability. The analysis is based on the Highlights sections of the 2018 and 2019 Digital Government factsheets and on the 2020 Digital Public Administration factsheets. In addition, this chapter provides an overview of the main national actors responsible for digital public administration and interoperability oversight. The report provides graphic representations of the findings to help the reader have a clear picture of the main digital trends.

The second chapter tracks the evolution of the Commission’s priorities with regard to digital public administration and interoperability in the public sector, based on the recent political initiatives, legislative measures, and planned funding programmes. Key measures like the European Data Strategy, Shaping Europe's Digital Future, the Regulation on the Single Digital Gateway, and the Open Data Directive, among others, are examined to understand their intended goals, and to reflect on the current state-of-play of their implementation.



The third chapter provides a summary of the results of the first data collection for the implementation of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) by the 36 European countries included in the sample of the study. The fourth chapter is a snapshot of what comes next in the domain of digital public administration and interoperability, by identifying potential areas of improvement for the future, both at country-level and at Commission-level, and by suggesting interesting and promising focus areas for the future. 



Click here to access the full report.