Synergy 12 - February 2009

The 12th issue of Synergy presents the results of the most recent survey regarding the progress made in the EU’s digital content industry.  The benefits of the new electronic tool – the Internal Market Information System (IMI) – developed by Commission are also being demonstrated. In the current issue the Director of Information Policy and Services at UK’s National Archives underlines the ways new technologies shape public services. Moreover steps taken and solutions proposed in this period towards the eProcurement, the European Interoperability Strategy and the eSignature and eIdentification are described; the approach to eGovernement data modeling is also highlighted.

• Editorial by Karel de Vriendt
• PSI Directive paves the way for better re-use of public sector information
• The Power of Information in an e-world
• Towards the European Interoperability Strategy
• Commission launches IMI -  the Internal Market Information System
• New generation of eProcurement demostrators launched with Helpdesk support
• Towards a European approach to eGovernment data modelling
• Vienna workshop looks at eProcurement Solutions
• European Action Plan on eSignatures and eIdentification
• Agenda