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Interoperability governance refers to decisions on interoperability frameworks, institutional arrangements, organisational structures, roles and responsibilities, policies, agreements and other aspects of ensuring and monitoring interoperability at national and EU levels.

The European interoperability framework, the Interoperability Action Plan (Annex 1 to the Communication) and the European interoperability architecture (EIRA) are important parts of interoperability governance at the EU level.

European public services operate in a complex and changing environment.

Political support is necessary for cross-sectoral and/or cross-border interoperability efforts to facilitate cooperation between public administrations. For effective cooperation, all stakeholders must share a vision, agree on objectives and timeframes and align priorities. Interoperability between public administrations at different administrative levels will only be successful if governments give sufficient priority and assign resources to their respective interoperability efforts.

These are recommendations for interoperability governance:

• #eif20 - Holistic governance of interoperability activities across administrative levels and sectors
• #eif21 - Processes to select standards and specifications
• #eif22 - A common approach to selecting standards and specifications
• #eif23 - Consult catalogues of standards, specifications and guidelines
• #eif24 - Participate in standardisation work relevant to your needs

Source: European Interoperability Framework - Promoting seamless services and data flows for European public administrations, COM(2017)134, 23 March 2017, url (Available in the languages of the EU Member States)