Portal support glossary

A taxonomy is a classification of the standardised terminology for all required and involved terms within a knowledge domain. In a taxonomy, all elements are grouped and categorised in a strict hierarchy and are usually presented by a tree structure. In a taxonomy, the individual elements are required to reside in the same semantic scope, therefore all elements are semantically related with…

Assesses whether different public organisations’ network and information systems can be securely and properly interconnected, as required for the provision of the trans-European digital public services (e.g. ensuring that national disability cards are issued in a digital format that can be processed by other Member States).

A document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, process, service or system.

A thesaurus is a set of controlled vocabulary used within ontologies. In contrast to a taxonomy, the individual elements of a thesaurus are not necessarily required to be semantically related with each other but may well be an independent collection of vocabulary (non-hyponym character).

Topics on the Portal refers to the various subject areas or themes that are covered by the platform. These topics can be related to open source software, e-Government initiatives, policies, standards, and other relevant areas. The Portal's Topics section (located on the Home Page) provides a comprehensive overview of the platform's focus areas, making it easier for users to find information…

Digital services provided by Union entities or public sector bodies to one another or to natural or legal persons in the Union, requiring interaction across Member State borders, among Union entities or between Union entities and public sector bodies, by means of their network and information systems.