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Semantic interoperability enables systems and services to exchange and interpret data meaningfully. It improves communication, coordination, and decision-making among stakeholders, leading to more efficient and effective public services. Stay informed on specifications (DCAT-AP, core vocabularies...) and the the ICT standardiation plan for achieving semantic interoperability.

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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.
SemanticsStandardisation
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.
Semantics
Last update: 11/04/2025

Rolling Plan 2025

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).
Standardisation
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.
Semantics
DCAT-AP
Last update: 02/12/2025

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.
Standardisation

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Building Interoperable Digital Public Services through EIRA© & eGovERA©
Last update: 20/11/2025

New learning path on EIRA© & eGovERA©

A learning path is a collection of different courses enabling you to acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in specific topics.
Culture and educationInteroperable Europe policy
DCAT-AP: The Standard for EU Data Discoverability
Last update: 04/12/2025

New Policy Brief: The DCAT-AP standard for EU Data Discoverability

Peer-learning policy briefs are a new initiative carried out by the Interoperable Europe Academy aimed at fostering the improvement of digital government policy implementation instruments through exchange of experience, innovative approaches, and capacity
CollaborationDigital governmentCulture and education

Latest News

SEMIC 2025 the largest SEMIC Conference to date
Last update: 08/12/2025

SEMIC 2025 the largest SEMIC Conference to date

SEMIC 2025 the largest SEMIC Conference to date
SemanticsDigital-ready policymaking+3 topics
SEMIC 2025 logo
Last update: 24/11/2025

Watch the SEMIC livestream and explore the agenda

Watch the SEMIC 2025 livestream, explore the agenda and discover the speakers
Semantics