Interoperable Europe Act börjar snart gälla

[Maria_Dalhage]

Re: Interoperable Europe Act

I en pressrelese från 4 mars 2024 går att läsa att Europeiska rådet nu antagit förordningen och att denna nu kommer att publiceras i EU:s officiella tidning inom de kommande veckorna. Förordningen kommer att träda i kraft 20 dagar efter detta.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/04/interoperable-europe-act-council-adopts-new-law-for-more-efficient-digital-public-services-across-the-eu/

Vad står då i denna förordning?
Bland annat markerar förordningen markerar en tydlig inriktning mot öppen källkod och open source-lösningar, vilket är ett betydande steg framåt för att främja öppenhet och samarbete inom Eus förvaltningar.

Nedan paragrafer kommer från i EU:s Interoperabilitetsförordning.

laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)
(21) The Interoperable Europe portal should make publicly available solutions that follow the EIF principles of openness, technical neutrality and security. As open source enables users to actively assess and inspect the interoperability and security of the solutions, it is important that open source supports the implementation of interoperability solutions. In this context, the use of open source licences should be promoted to enhance legal clarity and mutual recognition of licences in the Member States.

Article 8 Interoperable Europe portal
2 (c) use a licence that allows at least for the reuse by other public sector bodies or institutions, bodies or agencies of the Union or be issued as open source. An open source licence means a licence whereby the reuse of the software is permitted for all specified uses in a unilateral declaration by the right holder, and where the source codes of the software are made available for users;

3 When a public sector body or an institution, body or agency of the Union provides a portal, catalogue or repository with similar functions, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure interoperability with the Interoperable Europe portal. Where such portals collect open source solutions, they shall allow for the use of the European Union Public Licence.

Artikel 15 Interoperable Europe Board
4. (p) propose measures to collaborate with international bodies that could contribute to the development of the cross-border interoperability, especially international communities on open source solutions, open standards or specifications and other platforms without legal effects;
Artikel 20 Monitoring and evaluation
(c) the development of open source solutions for the public services, public sector innovation and the cooperation with GovTech actors in the field of crossborder interoperable public services to be delivered or managed electronically in the Union.