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On 11 April, the Interoperable Europe Act came into force, which aims to ensure that public services are better connected to people and businesses. In a statement, Brussels explains that the law is essential to achieving the goals of the EU's Digital Decade, such as having 100 per cent of the main public services available online by 2030.

Cross-border data exchange will be facilitated and the digital transformation of the public sector will be accelerated. In what ways? Here are some examples: services including mutual recognition of academic degrees or professional qualifications, exchange of vehicle data for road safety purposes, access to social security and health data, exchange of tax or customs information, accreditation of public tenders, digital driving licences and business registers. 

It is also planned to set up a multi-level co-operation framework, bringing together the most experienced digital public administration professionals from the Member States, as well as a broad community of civil society, experts, academics and local stakeholders, to define a common interoperability agenda and an evolving ecosystem of common interoperability solutions. This framework will be led by the European Interoperability Board and supported by the European Interoperability Community.