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PURPOSE: to
facilitate the efficient and effective electronic cross-border and cross-sectoral
interaction between European public administrations enabling the delivery of
electronic public services supporting the implementation of Community
policies and activities. LEGISLATIVE
ACT: Decision No 922/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
interoperability solutions for European public administrations (ISA). CONTENT: in
accordance with a first reading agreement reached with the European
Parliament, the Council adopted a decision establishing, for the period
2010-2015, a programme on interoperability solutions for European public
administrations, including local and regional administrations and
Community institutions and bodies, providing common and shared solutions
facilitating interoperability (the ISA programme). The ISA
programme is a follow-on to the IDABC
programme (interoperable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to
public administrations, businesses and citizens), which will end on 31
December 2009. Objective: this programme aims to support cooperation between European
public administrations by facilitating the efficient and effective electronic
cross-border and cross-sectoral interaction between such administrations. The ISA
programme shall support and promote: - the
establishment and improvement of common frameworks in support of
cross-border and cross-sectoral interoperability;
- the
assessment of the ICT implications of proposed or adopted Community
legislation and planning for the introduction of ICT systems to support
the implementation of such legislation;
- the
operation and improvement of existing common services and the
establishment, industrialisation, operation and improvement of new
common services, including the interoperability of public key
infrastructures (PKI);
- the
improvement of existing reusable generic tools and the establishment,
provision and improvement of new reusable generic tools.
General
principles: actions launched or continued under
the ISA programme shall be based on the following principles: (a)
technological neutrality and adaptability; (b) openness; (c) reusability; (d)
privacy and protection of personal data; and (e) security. Solutions: common frameworks shall be established and maintained by means
of studies which shall also serve as a means of supporting the assessment of
the ICT implications of proposed or adopted Community legislation and the
planning for introduction of solutions to support the implementation of such
legislation. Studies shall be published and forwarded to the European Parliament
committees responsible as a basis for any future legislative amendments
necessary to ensure the interoperability of the ICT systems used by European
public administrations. Implementation
rules: in the implementation of the ISA programme
due consideration shall be given to the European Interoperability Strategy
and the European Interoperability Framework. Involvement of the largest
possible number of Member States in a study or project shall be encouraged. A
study or project shall be open for accession at any stage, and Member States
not involved in a study or project shall be encouraged to join at a later
stage. In order to ensure interoperability between national and Community
systems, common frameworks, common services and generic tools shall be
specified with reference to existing European standards or publicly available
or open specifications for information exchange and service integration. Monitoring
and evaluation: the ISA programme shall be
subject to an interim evaluation and a final evaluation, the results of which
shall be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council by 31
December 2012 and 31 December 2015 respectively. In this context the responsible
committee of the European Parliament may invite the Commission to present the
evaluation results and answer questions put by its members. Interaction
with stakeholders: the Commission shall bring
together relevant stakeholders for the purposes of exchanging views among
themselves and with the Commission on issues addressed by the ISA programme.
To this end, the Commission shall organise conferences, workshops and other
meetings. The Commission shall also make use of electronic interactive platforms
and may use any other means for interaction which it considers appropriate. International
cooperation: the ISA programme shall be open to
participation, within the framework of their respective agreements with the Community,
by the countries of the European Economic Area and the candidate countries. Cooperation
with other third countries and international organisations or bodies shall be
encouraged, notably within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean
Partnership and Eastern Partnership and with neighbouring countries, in
particular those of the Western Balkans and of the Black Sea region. The ISA
programme shall promote, where appropriate, reuse of its solutions by third
countries. Financial
provisions: the financial envelope for the
implementation of the Community action under this Decision for the period
from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015 shall be EUR 164 100 000, of
which EUR 103 500 000 is for the period from 1 January 2010 until 31 December
2013. For the period following 31 December 2013, the amount shall be deemed
to be confirmed if it is consistent for this phase with the financial
framework in force for the period commencing in 2014. ENTRY INTO
FORCE: 23/10/2009. APPLICATION:
from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2015.
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