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DE: Notification of infectious diseases - Electronic data transmission trial successful
9 February 2012- Germany
| Domain: eHealthWhether it is an EHEC-infection or the swine flu, the quick reporting of infectious diseases to the responsible federal authority, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin, is getting more important than ever. The notification process is expected to be simplified and optimised following the ...
FR: One more step towards paperless public procurement
8 February 2012- France
| Domain: eGovernmentSince 1 January 2012, French contracting authorities have been obliged to accept applications and bids transmitted by electronic means for all purchases worth at least €90 000 excl. VAT, regardless of the subject matter of the public procurement contract (supplies, works, provision of ...
LV: Virtual eSignature - Remote application enabled for smart card-based eSignature holders
7 February 2012- Latvia
| Domain: eGovernmentThe holders of the smart card version of the secure Latvian eSignature (eParaksts) can now apply for a virtual eSignature and receive it from the comfort of their home, the Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LSRTC) announced on 13 December 2011.
ES/EU: Campaign for a single EU Open Data Licence launched in Spain
6 February 2012- Spain
- EU Institutions
| Domain: eGovernmentCoinciding with the review process of the European Directive on the Reuse of Public Sector Information, the Spanish Open Data Community has recently launched a campaign for a common European Open Data License in the European Union, open for support to all EU citizens.
AT: Activation of the mobile signature in all Austrian tax offices
6 February 2012- Austria
| Domain: eGovernmentThe mobile phone signature, which is the mobile version of the Citizen Card, was first introduced in Austria in December 2009. Two years later and in order to make the assessment of income tax easier, all tax offices in Austria provide the activation of the mobile phone signature, free of charge.
CZ: Data Boxes - Government to save 20 million Czech crowns a year
3 February 2012- Czech Republic
| Domain: eGovernmentFollowing a recent agreement between the Ministry of the Interior and Czech Post, as from April 2012 the cost of sending a single message to a Data Box will drop from CZK 15.04 without VAT (approx. €0.59) to CZK 11.68 without VAT (approx. €0.46). This is expected to save the government ...
BE: Portal on PSI re-use launched
2 February 2012- Belgium
| Domain: eGovernmentThe Belgian Federal Agency for Administrative Simplification (ASA/DAV) recently deployed a Public Sector Information (PSI) portal. It allows users to find a wide range of information and data which has been issued by the federal public services and can be re-used by third parties for commercial ...
LT: National SNOMED CT Terminology Management Centre established
1 February 2012- Lithuania
| Domain: eHealthOn 2 January 2012, the newly created National SNOMED CT Terminology Management Centre at the Lithuanian Medical Library officially started its activities.
EU: "Open source not yet very popular in healthcare organisations"
31 January 2012- United Kingdom
- Pan european
| Domain: eHealthThe use of free and open source software is not yet very common in Europe's healthcare organisations, says Thomas Karopka, chair of the International Medical Informatics Association. However, several online and offline networks of healthcare specialists interested in this type of software are ...
EU: Open Forum Europe: Cloud computing a way out of vendor lock-in
31 January 2012- Pan european
- EU Institutions
| Domain: eGovernmentEuropean public administrations can avoid being locked-in by IT vendors when moving to cloud computing that is firmly based on principles of transparency, open access and open standards, says Open Forum Europe (OFE), an organisation advocating the use of open standards in ICT.
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