| Projects | Country | Organisation | Level of government | Sector | Short english description | | SignWiki Web and Mobile Access to Sign Languages | Iceland | Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | National level | Information society, technology, media and audiovisual | SignWiki is a collaborative web and mobile platform which enables the collection, dissemination and analysis of sign language (SL) resources and knowledge via a dictionary and various materials for teaching and learning. |
| GreenEvo: Green Technology Accelerator | Poland | Ministry of Environment | National level | Environment, climate change, agriculture (incl. food safety) and fishery | GreenEvo: Green Technology Accelerator is an innovative project from the Ministry of Environment, with the task of promoting environmentally sound technologies and supporting the growth of this sector domestically and abroad. The project aims to support organisations pursuing the development of green technologies in navigating and promoting their unique solutions in
international markets. |
| Towards a Paperless Administration | Spain | Ministry of Finance and Public Administration of Spain | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | According to the Law on Electronic Administration, Spanish citizens have the legal right to present any application to public administration, either face to face or using the electronic channel. An innovative suite of platforms has been developed: the offices interconnection system (called SIR), an Application for Face-to-Face Offices (called ORVE) and a Generic Electronic Office (called ACCEDA). |
| Risk-Based Trade Control System (TAREKS) | Turkey | Ministry of Economy of Turkey, DG Product Safety and Inspection | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | Since inspecting 100% of goods at export and import stage resulted in a heavy burden on government and the private sector, the Ministry of Economy launched a tailor-made system ‘Risk-Based Trade Control System (TAREKS)’ designed to carry out quality and safety checks electronically and on a risk basis. |
| Projects | Country | Organisation | Level of government | Sector | Short english description | | Austrian Business Service Portal (BSP) | Austria | Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance | National level | Economic affairs, competition, SME | The Business Service Portal (‘Unternehmensserviceportal’) is the flagship project of the Austrian Federal Government’s initiative to cut red tape. It is jointly coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the Federal Chancellery (BKA). The portal serves as a single entry point to Government for businesses. By offering information and transaction services it enables businesses to meet their reporting obligations to the authorities as simply and efficiently as possible. |
| EDM Environment Austria | Austria | Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of Austria | National level | Economic affairs, competition, SME | EDM is a cloud-based e-Government tool developed by the Austrian Ministry of Life, in cooperation with the federal regions over a period of many years. It is one of the most extensive and complex e-Government tools in Europe and comprises a network of 22 applications with which reporting obligations (e.g. of emission data), applications for permits and verification requirements are processed uniformly in compliance with different environment-related laws. |
| Transforming Federal IT Services: Doing More with Less and Helping Others Do Better | Germany | Federal Office of Administration, Bundesverwaltungsamt | National level | Information society, technology, media and audiovisual | The Federal Office of Administration (Bundesverwaltungsamt, BVA) is one of the most important service providers for federal agencies in Germany. Since the 1990s, BVA faces the challenge of ‘doing more with less’. Its key to mastering this challenge consists of utilising and expanding its strong IT competencies – for the BVA, ‘Public Administration is IT’. It has shown what a huge contribution IT can make in difficult financial times. |
| NEDA Platform | Greece | Computer Technology Institute & Press | National level | cross-sectoral | NEDA is designed to enhance existing knowledge, decision-making, workflow, and interaction of
middle and senior managers. It is developed using modern web technologies allowing all stakeholders to access the business processes from anywhere, anytime and anyhow. Currently NEDA provides a multi-dimensional, cross-functional solution for project management, financial administration and knowledge management. |
| Librodigital | Iceland | The Icelandic Talking Book Library | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | The Icelandic Talking Book Library’s role is to make printed media accessible to people with print disabilities, such as the blind and people with dyslexia. |
| 3000 Ambassadors for Road Safety | Italy | Automobile Club of Italy (ACI) | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | A survey from the beginning of 2012 on road accidents in Italy showed that 13.5% of the foreign-born driving population (estimated at 2.7 million people) is involved in road accidents – the Egyptian, Peruvian and Albanian communities being those most affected. This led to an investigation of the reasons behind the statistics, and a study on what actions could be taken to curb the phenomenon, while also making an impact on the integration of foreign-born residents in the fabric of Italian society. |
| Nova Belgica | Netherlands | Dutch Prison Service (DJI) | National level | Justice, police, human rights and security | Nova Belgica is the result of a unique cooperation between Belgium and the Netherlands, in which Dutch prison capacity is used to (temporarily) house Belgian prisoners. To put this cooperation into practice, a special treaty was drawn up between the two governments, followed by a formal cooperation agreement. |
| Multilingualism and New Technologies: Sharing Know-How with the Next Generation | Pan-European | European Parliament, Directorate-General Interpretation and Conferences | EU institutions | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | Underpinning democratic debate in the European Parliament (EP) is a cutting-edge multilingual conference service that allows members to express themselves freely in any of the 24 official languages of the Union. As the lawmaking powers and stature of Parliament have grown steadily since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, so has the importance of delivering a competent, professional and flexible interpreting service, provided by the Directorate-General for Interpretation and
Conferences (DG INTE). |
| Portugal Did IT: The National Public Procurement System – Developing and Implementing an e-Procurement Solution | Portugal | ESPap, Public Administration Shared Services Unit, IP | National level | cross-sectoral | The Portuguese Public Procurement reform of 2007 created a new paradigm in Portugal and affected all aspects of the system (legal, regulatory and economic). One of the most central and powerful elements of the reform was the adoption of e-Procurement, which led to impressive results in terms of savings, transparency and enhanced competition. |
| Partnership for Internal Audit in Local Administration | Romania | Ministry of Public Finance of Romania, Central Harmonisation Unit for Public Internal Audit | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | In 2009-2010 a twinning project with partners from Austria and France was carried out to identify good practices regarding the association process of small public entities for assuring the internal audit function. |
| InterMediation Platform: Data Query and Verification Services and SCSPv3 Portfolio | Spain | Ministry of Finance and Public Administration of Spain | National level | Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform | The Mediation Platform has become the cornerstone of interoperability in the Spanish public administration, a key tool meant to facilitate citizens’ dealings with the public administration, saving about €51 million in 2012 (€40 million saved during 2011). |
| RISP Fuel Prices | Spain | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain | National level | cross-sectoral | RISP Fuel Prices is an Open Data initiative in the field of web 2.0 by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, which provides citizens with information on current fuel prices, allowing them to save money while refuelling. |