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Banking and financial servicesStatistics and information
Last update: 11/08/2023
Testing the European Digital Identity Wallet
The European Commission is investing €46 million from the Digital Europe Programme to pilot and enhance the European Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet. This wallet aims to revolutionise how citizens and businesses can digitally identify themselves when accessing public and private services throughout Europe, using their smartphones securely and conveniently. The investment supports 4 pan-European pilot projects that will develop and test the EUDI wallet for various everyday use-cases, covering both national and cross-border interactions. The goal is to prepare for the entry into force of the…
eDelivery and eInvoicingeIdentity and eSignature+5 topics
Last update: 31/03/2023
Five more statistical tools under EUPL
The November 2022 catalogue of ISTAT (Instituto Nazionale di Statistica – Italy) documents five statistical tools: FS4 is an open source generalized software for first stage stratification and selection in sampling related to two or more stages, implemented completely in R language and with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). MAUSS-R is an open source generalized software for the determination of the sample allocation, developed using the R language and provided with a Java interface to facilitate the selection of data and parameters of interest. Multiway Sample Allocation allows to allocate…
Banking and financial servicesStatistics and information
Last update: 23/03/2023
GovTech and other innovations in public procurement
GovTech and other innovations in public procurement This research paper provides insight into GovTech and innovation in the context of public procurement. It examines the possibilities for developing an EU GovTech Platform with the aim of supporting the modernisation of the public sector; the further development of the European GovTech market; and engagement with citizens and businesses. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO). The study discusses…
Banking and financial servicesLegal+4 topics
Last update: 18/05/2022
Funding Sustainability
European public services should focus not only on innovative new projects, but also on funding maintenance of vulnerable small open source projects they rely on, a study for the European Commission’s Open Source Programme Office (EC-OSPO) concludes. The report, made public today, shows that most funding is for new projects favouring break-through and scientific innovation. Hardly anything is awarded for long-term maintenance projects. The European funding mechanism study (funded by ISA² 2020 Sharing and Re-Use Action (2016.31)) examined funding mechanisms for two specific groups of open source…
Banking and financial servicesOpen Source Software+2 topics
Last update: 17/02/2022
White House meeting on security of open source software
On 13 January the White House organised a meeting on improving security of open source software with actors representing governmental agencies, private sector and open source foundations. Acknowledging that open source is in almost all software solutions used nowadays and that it brings a unique value, the US government discussed the challenges and potential related to open source with major stakeholders in the field. The meetings are said to be continued in the future to respond to the widespread usage of open source and the need for ensuring its security. The meeting took the form of a group…
Banking and financial servicesOpen Source Software+3 topics
Last update: 16/12/2021
Funding Opportunity: PCP on green digital solutions
Interested in EU funding for your next public procurement that is looking for new innovative solutions? But you were not able to attend the Horizon Europe info day on 30 November... Watch the video now and get ready to submit your proposal for the open PCP call on green digital solutions (9M EURO funding available, submission deadline: 30 March 2022) This call supports public buyers in any field of public sector activity to get new green digital solutions developed, tested and possibly also deployed. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 March 2022 for the open PCP call (Topic…