Changes from plenary report to adopted text

RemovedNational competent authorities

Removed1. By … at the latest [the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall designate one or more competent authorities as responsible for the application of this Regulation. Member States may designate an existing authority to that effect.

Removed2. The competent authority shall have the following tasks:

Removed(a) appoint a member to the Interoperable Europe Board;

Removed(b) coordinate within the Member State all questions related to this Regulation;

Removed(c) support public sector bodies within the Member State to set up or adapt their processes to do interoperability assessment referred to in Article 3;

Removed(d) foster the share and reuse of interoperability solutions through the Interoperable Europe portal or other relevant portal;

Removed(e) contribute with country-specific knowledge to the Interoperable Europe portal;

Removed(f) coordinate and encourage the active involvement of a diverse range of national, regional and local entities in the Interoperable Europe Community and their participation in policy implementation support projects as referred to in Article 9 and innovation measures referred to in Article 10;

Removed(g) support public sector bodies in the Member State to cooperate with the relevant public sector bodies in other Member States on topics covered by this Regulation.

Removed3. The Member States shall ensure that the competent authority has adequate competencies and resources to carry out, in an effective and efficient manner, the tasks assigned to it. In this regard, the Commission shall put forward proposals aiming to ensure that competent authorities of Member States receive appropriate funding and guidance to support the performance of related tasks.

Removed4. The Member States shall set up the necessary cooperation structures between all national authorities involved in the implementation of this Regulation. Those structures may build on existing mandates and processes in the field.

Removed5. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission, without undue delay, the designation of the competent authority, its tasks, and any subsequent change thereto, and inform the Commission of other national authorities involved in the oversight of the interoperability policy. Each Member State shall make public the designation of their competent authority. The Commission shall publish the list of the designated competent authorities.

RemovedInteroperability coordinators for institutions, bodies and agencies of the Union

Removed1. All institutions, bodies and agencies of the Union that provide or manage network and information systems that enable public services to be delivered or managed electronically shall designate an interoperability coordinator under the oversight of its highest level of management to ensure the contribution to the implementation of this Regulation.

Removed2. The interoperability coordinator shall support the concerned departments to set up or adapt their processes to implement the interoperability assessment.

RemovedInteroperable Europe Agenda

Removed1. After organising a public consultation process through the Interoperable Europe portal that involves, among others, the members of the Interoperable Europe Community, the Interoperable Europe Board shall adopt each year a strategic agenda to plan and coordinate priorities for the development of cross-border interoperability of network and information systems which are used to provide or manage public services to be delivered or managed electronically. (‘Interoperable Europe Agenda’). The Interoperable Europe Agenda shall take into account the Union’s long-term strategies for digitalisation, existing Union funding programmes and ongoing Union policy implementation.

Removed2. The Interoperable Europe Agenda shall contain:

Removed(a) a needs assessment for the development of interoperability and infrastructure solutions;

Removed(b) a list of ongoing and planned Interoperable Europe support measures;

Removed(c) a list of proposed follow-up actions to innovation measures;

Removed(d) identification of synergies with other relevant Union and national programmes and initiatives;

Removed(da) indications of available financial opportunities in support of the priorities included;

Removed(db) the main objectives and key performance indicators for measuring the achievement of those objectives.

Removed3. The Interoperable Europe Agenda shall not constitute financial obligations and further administrative burden. After its adoption, the Commission shall publish the Agenda on the Interoperable Europe portal and provide regular updates on its implementation.

RemovedMonitoring and evaluation

Removed1. The Commission and the Interoperable Europe Board shall monitor the progress of the development of cross-border interoperable public services to be delivered or managed electronically in the Union. The monitoring shall make use of the indicators set by the Interoperable Europe Board and reuse of existing international, Union and national monitoring data and to automated data collection in order to achieve an accurate reflection of actions and activities on national, local and regional level.

Removed2. As regards topics of specific interest for the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission shall monitor:

Removed(a) the implementation of the EIF by the Member States;

Removed(b) the take-up of the interoperability solutions in different sectors, across the Member States, and at local level;

Removed(c) the development of open source solutions for the public services, public sector innovation and the cooperation with GovTech actors, including SMEs and start-ups, in the field of cross-border interoperable public services to be delivered or managed electronically in the Union;

Removed(ca) the impact of the Regulation on advancing transparency, good governance, accessibility, social inclusion and good-quality public services, especially with regards to the reduction of the administrative burden, to the benefit of citizens, public sector workers and businesses, in particular SMEs;

Removed(cb) the impact of interoperability solutions on the areas with lower levels of connectivity such as rural and peripheral areas as well as islands;

Removed(cc) training, upskilling and reskilling of public sector employees;

Removed(cd) cost-benefit analysis on the implementation of cross-border interoperability measures in the Union;

Removed(ce) the accessibility of cross-border interoperable public services to relevant users.

Removed3. Monitoring results shall be published by the Commission on the Interoperable Europe portal. Where feasible, they shall be published in a machine-readable format.

Removed4. By ... at the latest [three years after the date of application of this Regulation], and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Regulation, which shall include conclusions of the evaluation. The report shall specifically assess the need for establishing mandatory interoperability solutions.

RemovedCosts

Removed1. Subject to the availability of funding, the general budget of the Union shall cover the costs of:

Removed(a) the development and maintenance of the Interoperable Europe portal;

Removed(b) the development, maintenance and promotion of Interoperable Europe solutions;

Removed(c) the Interoperable Europe support measures.

Removed2. These costs shall be met in compliance with the applicable provisions of the relevant basic act.

RemovedEntry into force

RemovedThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

RemovedIt shall apply from [3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

RemovedThe requirement to perform interoperability assessments provided in Article 3 shall apply from [3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], except for the following:

Removed(a) Article 3 shall apply to institutions, bodies and agencies of the Union and public sector bodies at State level from [6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

Removed(b) Article 17(1) shall apply from [6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation];

Removed(c) Article 3 shall apply to regional and local public sector bodies [12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

RemovedThis Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

RemovedDone at …,

RemovedFor the European Parliament For the Council

RemovedThe President The President