1. Dr. Renke Fahl-Spiewack ]init[ AG für digitale Kommunikation SEMIC.EU – Semantic Interoperability Centre Europe

2. Wherever Information is exchanged between  different technical or professional domains  different countries and languages  different public administrations we need to find the common ground of the meaning of what is exchanged – semantic understanding. This common understanding is what we refer to as interoperability asset. SEMIC.EU takes up this challenge to create the library, the shared memory in which these valuable results of practical collaboration are reposited and are made available to others. There is a need for memory in Europe! The Mission of SEMIC.EU

3. 1.SEMIC.EU within 3 minutes 2.SEMIC.EU Communities – first experiences 3.Next steps – SEMIC.EU Roadmap

4. SEMIC.EU – what is it?  Open platform as a single point of contact and information for semantic interoperability in Europe  Collaborative tool permitting the sharing and reuse of semantic assets between European public administrations  Managed by the IDABC programme of the European Commission December 2007 (start of project) June 2008 (Launch of the platform www.semic.eu)www.semic.eu

5. SEMIC.EU service and functionality COLLABORATION PLATFORM SERVICE

6. Collaboration www.semic.eu SEMIC.EU cooperates with national initiatives to create synergy on semantic interoperability  Living community to solve semantic interoperability  Collaborating with national initiatives to be prepared for future federation  Cooperation with European organisations for standardisation

7. Growing SEMIC.EU partner network

8. Platform www.semic.eu  Sharing concepts and data models to improve interoperability  Distributing code lists and mappings for specific domains  Providing methodologies and tools to improve the quality of data exchange  Community functionalities to communicate with potential European partners

9. www.semic.euwww.semic.eu - news, assets, projects

10. Services www.semic.eu  Clearing process to assure the quality of pan-European data exchange  Coaching to use methods and tools published on SEMIC.EU SEMIC.EU provides services to pan-European eGovernment projects to enable seamless data interchange

11. Asset Clearing Clearing Process SEMIC.EU repository Registration Maturity Conformance Semantic assets

12. 1.SEMIC.EU within 3 minutes 2.SEMIC.EU Communities – first experiences 3.Next steps – SEMIC.EU Roadmap

13. Why contribute to SEMIC.EU? Perspective of the European e-Justice Community Scope  Growing network of judicial data interchange in Europe Issues  Judicial Registers (NJR)  Insolvency registers  Commercial register portal  Land Registers

14. First Step – Network of Judicial Registers „one by one“  03/03 – France and Germany  11/03 – Spain  11/04 – Belgium  03/06 – Czech Republik  10/06 – Luxembourg  06/07 – Slovakia, United Kingdom  07/07 – Poland, Slovenia, Italy  12/07 – Portugal Network of Judicial Registers (NJR): For just one administrative procedure!

15. First Step – Network of Judicial Registers „one by one“ Total number of bilateral interfaces between 27 member states: 702  03/03 – France and Germany  11/03 – Spain  11/04 – Belgium  03/06 – Czech Republik  10/06 – Luxembourg  06/07 – Slovakia, United Kingdom  07/07 – Poland, Slovenia, Italy  12/07 – Portugal Network of Judicial Registers (NJR): For just one administrative procedure!

16. First Step – Network of Judicial Registers „one by one“ Total number of bilateral interfaces between 27 member states: 702  03/03 – France and Germany  11/03 – Spain  11/04 – Belgium  03/06 – Czech Republik  10/06 – Luxembourg  06/07 – Slovakia, United Kingdom  07/07 – Poland, Slovenia, Italy  12/07 – Portugal Network of Judicial Registers (NJR): For just one administrative procedure! Never again!

17. The Idea – Using SEMIC.EU services 1.Coaching – Asset development 2.Clearing – Asset improvement 3.Reusing – Asset integration Asset SEMIC.EU Support Enable semantic interoperability

18. The process – Implementation of Interoperability 1.Coordination of the first movers 2.Methodical validation of the asset concept 3.Roll out in various Member States Asset SEMIC.EU Coaching Services for Communities

19. The process – Implementation of Interoperability 1.Coordination of the first movers 2.Methodical validation of the asset concept 3.Roll out in various Member States Asset SEMIC.EU Coaching Services for Communities

20. The general Concept of Reuse  Searching the repository of www.semic.euwww.semic.eu  Finding, evaluating, modifying

21. 1.SEMIC.EU within 3 minutes 2.SEMIC.EU Communities – first experiences 3.Next steps – SEMIC.EU Roadmap

22. Roadmap – SEMIC.EU 2010

23. SEMIC.EU – Plans of Collaboration  Liaison with W3C – eGovernment IG  Partner of UN/CEFACT  Partner of CEN/ISSS

24. SEMIC.EU – Get Involved  Visit www.semic.euwww.semic.eu  Get registered in the SEMIC.EU competence network  Publish your assets  Give comments on assets and published eGovernment projects  Help to improve quality

25. Dr. Renke Fahl-Spiewack ]init[ AG for digital communication Thank you for your attention ! mail to contact@semic.eucontact@semic.eu