General information
Name of the solution:
Solution's owner: European Commission
TES stands for Trans-European Solutions. A Trans-European solution is an operational Interoperable European Solution (IES) owned by the European Commission or other bodies (in some cases co-funded by MSs) in support of the implementation and advancement of EU policies. An Interoperable European Solution (IES) is an ICT interoperability solution, developed or used by Public Administrations that facilitates the delivery of electronic Public Services by supporting business capabilities involving the cross-border exchange of information between Public Administrations and Public Administrations (or Citizens or Businesses) in support to the implementation and advancement of EU, national or local Public Policies.
TES cartography means a repository of Trans-European interoperability solutions for European public administrations provided by European Union institutions, presented in a common format and modeled using the European Interoperability Reference Architecture (EIRA)[1].
The TES Cartography implements the following:
Interoperability layers
Conceptual model
TES Cartography implements the following EIF recommendations as explained below:
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Recommendation 4 | Openness
TES Cartography contains a list of trans-European solutions, which are largely based on open specifications.
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Recommendation 6 | Reusability
Public officials, upon request, can reuse nearly 100 TES solutions available in the TES Cartography.
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Recommendation 8 | Technological neutrality and data portability
By consulting the TES Cartography, public officials can select the most appropriate solutions to citizens', business' and their own needs.
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Recommendation 23 | Interoperability governance
By consulting TES Cartography, public officials are accessing a repository (a catalogue) of solutions, which are described using a common standard and modelled against EIRA.
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Recommendation 45 | External information sources and services
TES Cartography is an external information source of reusable trans-European solutions.