Interoperable Europe Act: A real game changer?
summary
Overview of the proposed Interoperable Europe Act: it creates an interoperability board and community, a single-entry interoperable Europe portal and requires mandatory interoperability assessments before new or heavily modified public systems are procured. It builds on decade-old voluntary frameworks and EU repositories and adds an EU public code repository and Open Source Office but contains no dedicated budget, few clear definitions, and no progress indicators. Public Money Public Code campaign has 200+ organizational signatories and seven public administrations backing mandatory public‑sector release of code.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:42Free software and interoperability
- 3:30Existing interoperability frameworks
- 7:41EC funding for interoperability
- 10:09EC open source strategy limits
- 13:02Member states' procurement efforts
- 19:24Interoperable Europe Act proposal
- 21:10Key Act components
- 26:07Stakeholder inclusion concerns
- 28:13Need indicators and budget
- 30:41Monitoring and auditing rules
- 32:29Procurement reform
- 34:23Public Money Public Code role
- 36:16Next steps for the Act
- 38:04Support the campaign
- 41:31Q&A: Procurement challenges
- 44:21Q&A: Interoperability vs collaboration
- 46:06Q&A: Open source in Sweden
- 48:14Q&A: Enforcing open source barriers
- 50:44Q&A: National policies and EU
- 54:02Closing remarks
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