02. 12.09:
New Public Administrations ICT programme
The new ISA (Interoperability solutions for European public administrations) programme came into force in November. This successor to the IDABC (Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment services to public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens) programme is intended to facilitate practical electronic cross-border and cross-sector interaction between administrations - notably local and regional government - across Europe, enabling the delivery of common public services and solutions.
The programme priorities will relate to four areas of activity:
- Common frameworks (policies, strategies, specifications, methodologies, guidelines);
- Reusable generic tools (demonstrators, shared and collaborative platforms, common components to meet user needs across policy fields);
- Common services (generic operational applications and infrastructures); and
- Analysis of ICT implications in the implementation of new EU legislation.
ISA will run from 2010-2015 with a budget of EUR164 million.
