Interoperability Assessments: Introduction

Less than an hour

Beginner

Course details

The main aim of the course is to provide a solid understanding of the newly introduced interoperability assessments which aim to increase interoperability within the public sector, especially for digital public services across borders. The main intended learning outcome is to get a good understanding of the main concepts of the instrument and how to apply them in a real-world scenario, thanks to a practical case. The course is meant to be accessed by different profiles working in the life-cycle of digital public services, from policy design to implementation as well as those studying or generally interested in public sector innovation and digital government.

Target audience

Public sector employees who are obliged to carry out interoperability assessments. These can have a variety of backgrounds, e.g. legal, IT, business analysis, policy. The course would also be interesting to all those interested in interoperability in the public sector as well as in change processes, in general, regardless of an obligation to carry out the assessments. It could also be interesting to those studying digital government/governance or digital public policy and EU policy.

Learning objectives

The learner should:

Know what interoperability assessments are, including their key concepts
Understand how they work, i.e., their applicability in the real-world
Know what support exists and where they can find further information and contribute to developments

Offered by

This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.