Vassilios Peristeras, project officer of Action 1.1 of the ISA programme, gave this presentation at the EGOV 2013 conference in Koblenz on September 17 2013.

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Abstract:

Semantic interoperability problems are perceived a major obstacle by the EU Digital Agenda and Member States for the exchange of information and the execution of cross-border public services. The European Commission promotes cross-domain interoperability with the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) Programme. Amongst others, the ISA Programme raises awareness on the importance of semantic standards. These standards are perceived as important assets that need to be carefully managed by governments and public agencies. The Programme tries to increase the visibility of already available semantic standards. In addition, it facilitates and promotes agreements on basic information models, creating a “thin”, cross-domain, semantic interoperability layer.

 

About Dr. Vassilios Peristeras:

Dr. Vassilios Peristeras works as Programme Manager in the European Commission, Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administration (ISA) Unit. He also teaches at universities, and is elected Assistant Professor at the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki, Greece. He has worked as eGovernment researcher and consultant in international, public and private organizations in several countries. He has initiated, and coordinated several international R&D projects. His interests include eGovernment, semantic technologies, open and linked data, and interoperability. He has published over 100 papers in scientific journals/conferences and has served as editor, program committee member and reviewer in more than 60 journals, books, conferences and workshops.

 

Nature of documentation: Technical report