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Save the date: SEMIC 2026, in Dublin on 30 November
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Save the date: SEMIC 2026 is coming to Dublin on 30 November

Organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT) with the support of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, SEMIC 2026 will take place on 30 November 2026 under the theme “Interoperable Europe
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Last update: 16/03/2025

SEMIC Support Centre

​The Semantic Interoperability Community develops solutions to help European public administrations perform meaningful cross-border and cross-domain data exchanges.
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Last update: 30/01/2025

Knowledge Hub

The SEMIC knowledge hub provides a collection of resources to tackle interoperability challenges, from reports, studies and guidelines to knowledge-sharing sessions and webinar recordings.
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Last update: 30/03/2026

Rolling Plan 2026

This space collects the annual versions of the Rolling Plan for ICT standardisation, a document co-developed by the European Commission and the expert group European Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation (MSP).
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Last update: 19/03/2025

Data Spaces

The European Commission adopted a European strategy for data in 2020 which aims at creating a single market for data that will ensure Europe’s global competitiveness and data sovereignty.
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DCAT-AP
Last update: 07/05/2026

DCAT Application Profile for data portals in Europe

DCAT-AP is a specification for metadata records, enhancing semantic interoperability across European data portals. Based on W3C's DCAT, it supports standardised dataset descriptions, enabling efficient data exchange and reuse. It is an EC solution.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Introduction to DCAT-AP
Last update: 05/08/2026

Introduction to DCAT-AP

This free e-learning course introduces DCAT-AP, helping learners understand its core concepts and apply good practices for publishing and validating compliant metadata.
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DCAT-AP and its variations
Last update: 05/08/2026

DCAT-AP and its variations

This free e-learning course introduces DCAT-AP and its variations and explains their role in enabling interoperable metadata exchange for datasets and data services across Europe.
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SEMIC 2026
Last update: 06/08/2026

SEMIC 2026: from Dublin to Dublin

SEMIC 2026: from Dublin to Dublin and thirteen years of shaping interoperability in Europe
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July 2026 highlighted content and updates on the Portal
Last update: 07/08/2026

July 2026 highlighted content and updates on the Portal

Discover what is new on the Portal this month. This article highlights newly published solutions, technical releases, and e-learning courses.
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Introduction to DCAT-AP
Last update: 16/07/2026

New course alert! Learn the essentials of DCAT-AP

New introductory course on DCAT-AP, the EU’s recommended standard for describing and sharing data across portals. Learn about DCAT-AP fundamentals, explore its components and discover how it makes datasets more interoperable, and reusable.
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