During the fully virtual SEMIC 2020 conference this year we organised an interesting session called the ‘’Interoperability Academy Speaking Corner’’ that aimed to present current and relevant research ideas for interoperability by young academics. This session attracted more than 75 participants and several graduate and MSc Students from several universities across Europe. ++The event was moderated by Maximilian STROTMANN – EC , Joep CROMPVOETS, - KU Leuven & Georges LOBO - EC (on the initiative of Seth Van Hooland).
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Nine graduates and MSc. students from Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Ghent University (Belgium), KU Leuven (Belgium), Münster University (Germany) and Taltech – Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) were asked to pitch their research somehow related to interoperability in 3 minutes. The (ex-)students briefly introduced their research (idea) in a way such that the participants could understand it in a short period of time. Such pitches allow young researchers to learn the ability to simplify the content and deliver the research in a less complicated manner by providing the information in a cut-down fashion that gets rights to the point. The pitch was followed by a 2.5 minutes Q&A session during which participants had the opportunities to exchange with the audience about the content of their pitch. |
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Based on the excellent performance of the pitchers, the outcome was a very lively speaking corner, rich in content, with interesting debates on current issues related to interoperability. The pitches clearly showed the relevance, wide diversity and comprehensiveness of interoperability as a research topic across Europe. The presented topics covered research on relevant emerging technologies (such as APIs, AI, blockchain, IoT), data models principles (Once-Only, Proactivity) services (Smart Cities, Single Digital Gateway), and required human competences applied in a wide range of policy applications. Moreover, the pitches gave the young researchers the opportunity to present their research ideas to a wider audience. In summary, it was a unique event in which the young generation set the scene for the future of interoperability policy.
The book of abstracts can be downloaded below.
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Topic |
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Palwasha Ahmadzai |
Tallinn University of Technology (Taltech) |
Designing Cross-Border Services in Smart Cities of Tallinn and Helsinki |
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Isidora Gonzalez Rios |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
Role of dynamic capabilities for sustainable interoperability solutions |
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Stefan Dedović |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
Interoperable implementation of eID into the Single Digital Gateway |
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Ekaterina Fedko |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
Implementation of the Once-Only Principle in the cross-border context |
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Ines Holzegger |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
AI and EU policy making
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Stanislav Mahula |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
Opportunities and challenges for self-sovereign identity in the public sector |
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Begimai Marlenova |
KU Leuven, Münster University, Taltech |
A data model for semantic interoperability delivering tax services |
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Bas Oude Luttighuis |
Delft University of Technology |
Identifying Design Principles for Proactive Public Services in the Netherlands |
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Dwight Van Lancker |
Ghent University |
Maintainable Web APIs at the Flemish Information Agency |