The EU Digital Agenda discussion on Interoperability, Cloud and eID

My colleague David Osimo asked me, an assistant professor of eGovernance Systems in Aegean University, in Samos, to moderate an on-line discussion on Digital Agenda 2020 issues around Interoperability, Cloud and eID. This on-line group of experts and citizens will produce a  report on findings and actions proposed, including on-line contributions.



When I accepted the task, the first suggestion was to list a few sources of relevant background material and gather some existing on-line discussion forums.



So here we are:



Area I : Online material

• The basic definitions of Digital Agenda 2020 (on Pillar II: Interoperability and Standards): http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/pillar.cfm?pillar_id=44&pillar=Interoperability%20and%20Standards


• The DA2020 workshop report (on interoperability, eID, Cloud): http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/cf/daa11/workshop-results.cfm


• The EC/DIGIT ISA Web Site (on EU interoperability policy): http://ec.europa.eu/isa/

Area 2: On-line forums and communities

• CROSSROAD  Group on eGovernance (200+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2594136


• FINES Group on Future Internet and Enterprise Interoperability (100+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMembers=&gid=3375465


• Enterprise Interoperability Group (150+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Enterprise-Interoperability-123301


• The SEMIC.EU group on Semantic Interoperablity Assets: http://www.semic.eu/idabcJForum/forums/list.page


• The ePractice.EU Group on eProcurement/eInvoicing (400+ members): 


• The ePractice.EU Group on eID (150+ mbrs): http://www.epractice.eu/en/community/eureid 


• The ePractice.EU Group on Governance and Policy Modelling (150+ mbrs): http://www.epractice.eu/en/community/egovernance

 Also, check some more interoperability and cloud related sites: http://bit.ly/oE1S65 



Area 3: On-line discussion initiation

By looking at the main topics of the online discussion, we could depict Interoperablity (as a framework) and

e-Invoicing (as a specific interoperability and organisational challenge for enterprises). A classification of topics would yield:

Interoperability 

- standards

- frameworks

- national status

- approaches for eBus and eGov

- Break-through approaches

e - invoicing

- status, barriers,technical implementations

- feedback form practice

- Break-through ideas



Then, on a more national level at local events in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, the discussion will evolve around cloud, eID and internet of things, to be integrated at a later stage:

• e - Identity (frameworks, technical implementations, barriers, best practices)


• Cloud Computing (typology, status for public, private and hybrid, PaaS-SaaS orientation, cloud interoperability)


• Internet of things (standards, status of adoption, outlook)

It is easy to join the discussions at: http://linkd.in/n1rdIP