Strategic views on Collaboration

Szabolcs SzekacsEuropean Commission

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Why to cooperate?

Improve visibility

Reduction of costs

increase transparency

no eBarriers - true Internal Market

Reduced time-to-market (political priorities)

Demand from citizens/businesses for more customised services

Fast reaction time

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Rationale for co-operation

Similar Challenges

Similar answers

Different solutions?!

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ISA Programme

FFacilitating acilitating cross-cross-

border and border and cross-cross-

sectoral sectoral interactioninteraction

Enabling the Enabling the delivery of delivery of

electronic public electronic public services services

supporting the supporting the implementation of implementation of

Community Community policies and policies and

activitiesactivities

SupportSupport cooperationcooperation

provide common and shared solutions facilitating interoperabilityprovide common and shared solutions facilitating interoperability

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Key Principles

Technological neutrality and adaptability

Openness

Reusability

Privacy and security

Effectiveness and efficiency

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Tools for collaboration

Sharing of codeSharing of code Sharing of assetsSharing of assets Sharing good Sharing good practicepractice

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How is it all related to OSS?

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Care to share?

For further information on other projects related to OSS and interoperability visit the ISA website – www.ec.europa.eu/isa

Visit, register and start collaborating on:

OSOR.eu visit www.osor.eu

SEMIC.eu visit www.semic.eu

ePractice visit www.epractice.eu