Interoperability Assessments: Introduction

The main aim of the course is to provide a solid understanding of the newly introduced interoperability assessments which aim to increase interoperability within the public sector, especially for digital public services across borders. The main intended learning outcome is to get a good understanding of the main concepts of the instrument and how to apply them in a real-world scenario, thanks to a practical case. The course is meant to be accessed by different profiles working in the life-cycle of digital public services, from policy design to implementation as well as those studying or generally interested in public sector innovation and digital government.

Target Audience:

Public sector employees who are obliged to carry out interoperability assessments. These can have a variety of backgrounds, e.g. legal, IT, business analysis, policy. The course would also be interesting to all those interested in interoperability in the public sector as well as in change processes, in general, regardless of an obligation to carry out the assessments. It could also be interesting to those studying digital government/governance or digital public policy and EU policy.

Course duration: 30 minutes

Upon completion of the course you will be able to:

• Know what interoperability assessments are, including their key concepts
• Understand how they work, i.e., their applicability in the real-world
• Know what support exists and where they can find further information and contribute to developments