Interoperable Europe Seasonal School 2026

Build your Interoperable Digital Public Service through a five‑step process

Tuesday, 09 June

• STEP 1 :How do we define clear requirements starting from policy needs?

      9:00   | Welcome and opening
      9:30   | Digital-ready policymaking: from theory to practice
    10:15   | Get to know the Assessment Toolbox
    10:45   | Break

• STEP 2: How do we reuse existing European solutions instead of starting from scratch?

    11:00   | A practical walk-through of the Assessment Toolbox
    11:30   | Explore interoperability solutions you can reuse in your project
    12:00   | From code to reuse: inside the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue
    12:30   | EIRA & eGovERA in practice: real-world applications in Digital Public Services
    13:00   | Lunch break

• STEP 3: How do we collaborate and govern interoperable initiatives effectively?

    14:00   | Organisational methodologies for Europe: the European Commission’s PM² Methodologies
    14:30   | Where collaboration meets interoperability: the Interoperable Europe Community
    15:00   | Break
    15:15   | Starting Digital Public Service development from the organisational perspective
    16:15   | Peer-learning policy briefs: a source of inspiration for public administrations
    16:45   | Summary of the first day of the event

Get the most out of Day 1!
Consider enrolling in these short, free e-learning courses to better follow and contribute to discussions:

• Interoperability: An introductory course
• Interoperable Europe Act: Introduction
• Digital-ready policymaking
• Interoperability Assessments: Introduction
• Introduction to the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue
• Introduction to EIRA
• Introduction to eGovERA©
• PM C1 - PM² Essentials, Project Management Methodology

Wednesday, 10 June

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• STEP 4: How do we deploy interoperable solutions?

      9:00   | Introduction to the second day of the event
      9:15   | Guidelines on Sharing Interoperability Solutions
      9:45   | Building Semantic Interoperability: the SEMIC Way
    10:45   | Break
    11:00   | EIF Compliance Assessment with CAMSS – a practical introduction
    11:45   | GovTech and innovation in the public sector
    12:30   | Lunch break

• STEP 5: How do we ensure quality over time?

    13:30   | Test your system with the Interoperability Test Bed – a hands-on introduction
    14:15   | From Monitoring to Impact: Exploring the Interoperable Europe Portfolio
    14:45   | Break
    15:00   | Building skills: what does it take to implement an Interoperable Digital Public Service?
    15:45   | Quiz
    16:15   | Closing session and event summary

Get the most out of Day 2!
Recommended courses:

• Getting started with the Interoperability Test Bed
• Interoperability Test Bed: conformance testing for managers
• European Interoperability Framework (EIF) Online Training
• What is semantic interoperability?
• Introducing the Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS)
• Introduction to GovTech and the GovTech Connect Community
• Design Thinking Methodology for Stakeholder Engagement in GovTech