At the time shepublished these essays, she was chief ofthe reference service at the BibliothequeNationale in Paris. She had already beenheavily involved in the development ofthe documentation profession, includingbeing one of the founders and leadersof the Union Francaise des Organismesde Documentation. However, only threeyears after publishing Qu’est-ce que la docu-mentation?, Briet took early retirement

Sommaire1 Une technique du travail intellectuel2 Une profession distincte3 Une nécessité de notre temps

Maar Bell stopte in 2007 toen de iPhone kwam. Er was meer data dan ooit, en nog steeds geen manier om er betekenis aan te geven. In zijn eigen woorden: er was geen software die het kon verwerken tot een samenhangend en bruikbaar systeem.

Gordon Bell aan zijn meest ambitieuze experiment ooit: MyLifeBits.

de werkelijkheid past niet in hokjes. Betekenis ontstaat uit verbindingen, niet uit categorieën

Briet werkte institutioneel. Haar vraag was hoe bibliotheken en documentatiecentra toegang tot bewijs moesten organiseren. Niet hoe een individu zijn eigen leven en kennis kon ordenen.

Een antilope die over de savanne rent is geen document. Maar dezelfde antilope, gevangen en geplaatst in een dierentuin, wordt een document. Waarom? Omdat het nu bewijs is. Object van studie. Informatie.

Suzanne Briet, bijgenaamd "Madame Documentation", haar manifest "Qu'est-ce que la documentation?" Ze stelt een vraag die niemand eerder zo scherp had gesteld: wat is eigenlijk een document?

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Hij kijkt naar dezelfde natuur en ziet iets anders. Buffon schrijft: "De ware en enige wetenschap is de kennis van feiten." Hij gelooft niet in de strakke hokjes van Linnaeus. De natuur, zegt Buffon, is continu. Soorten vloeien in elkaar over. Wat telt zijn niet de categorieën, maar de relaties.

Linnaeus. Hij bouwt een classificatiesysteem voor de natuur. Elke plant, elk dier krijgt een plaats in een hiërarchie. Rijk, stam, klasse, orde, familie, geslacht, soort

Maar het is fijn dat het nu een naam heeft. Een LLS. Een Life Lens System.

PKM gaat over ideeën en kennis. Ik beweeg ook mensen. Ik organiseer projecten, bouw gemeenschappen, verbind organisaties. Daarvoor heb ik iets nodig dat mijn hele werkelijkheid verbindt: mensen, locaties, gebeurtenissen, transacties, kansen, ideeën en projecten.

De technologie van ThetaOS en de code zijn op zich niet heel complex. Maar wat telt is het inzicht dat ik ermee kan vergaren en ontsluiten. Je hebt al informatie over je leven. Die informatie zit verspreid over tientallen apps die niet met elkaar praten: vele kopieën van dezelfde naam, in WhatsApp, mail, agenda's of banktransacties. Net als adressen, locaties, namen van organisaties of projecten en ga zo maar door.

Life Lens System. Het is mijn implementatie: 149 tabellen, vijftigduizend records, vijf iPhone-apps, twintig jaar nadenken over ontologie. Gebouwd op mijn manier, voor mijn manier van werken.

Om te begrijpen wat mijn Life Lens System doet, is het handig om te weten dat ik informatie als een andere vorm van kapitaal zie.

Een lens vergroot details die je anders mist en onthult patronen die verborgen waren. Niet door iets toe te voegen, maar door op de juiste manier te kijken naar wat er al is.

Een lens focust op wat er al is. Je richt hem op een vraag: met wie heb ik het afgelopen jaar samengewerkt? Waar was ik in maart? Welke projecten lopen er met deze organisatie?

Een lens creëert niets nieuws. De informatie is er al: je transacties, je contacten, je locaties, je afspraken, je notities. Die data bestaat, verspreid over tientallen apps. Maar het is een bende van niet te verbinden informatie.

Een Life Lens System is een manier om vanuit vele perspectieven naar je eigen leven te kijken, gebruikmakend van de informatie waarover je al beschik

ThetaOS is een Life Lens System

PKM gaat over ideeën en kennis. Life tracking gaat over meten. Een dashboard is iets waar je naar kijkt. Een CRM is voor klanten, ThetaOS is iets heel anders, met allemaal elementen ervan. Maar wat?

KYC laws have been around in finance for decades, it isn't a stretch to apply them to VPNs accepting credit-cards.

Expansion of government digital ID's and various "think of the children" laws will eventually make their way all the way to personal blogs.

Right now, the "indieweb" is a reactionary blip to the corporatization of the internet. What we call the "IndieWeb" is what the web used to be, and what (byits namesake at least), it should be. How can you call Instagram part of a "web" or a "network" when they don't even let you post links off its app? That's not a web!!!

I think the most realistic prediction is slow growth, and maturation and then merge back into the "normal" web.

Cory Doctorow's recommendations on laws encouraging "Adversarial Interoperability" are passed. Not long after, the walls around Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok's gardens begin to erode. The platforms do not die a sudden and violent death, bringing down all the creators with them. Instead the metaphor of the web comes back in force, with links between all aspects of the web blossoming.

This will be helped by increased "re-shoring" efforts of many Western Governments to bring "technological sovereignty" to web infrastructure, reducing our reliance on such a small group of American companies. This results in a whole bunch of small, local web hosting services popping up in each country, offering forum hosting with the servers within the country with technical and legal structures especially tailored for their respective markets.

In response, small independent forums experiance a resurgance in popularity as they become the new norm for organising local communities, including local sports teams, suburban community groups and music sharing

LinkTree" and their competitors come up with "EventPages" and create a spec for standardised event sharing across different platforms. This enables platform agnostic event sharing for peoples music gigs, personal parties, and more, with the organisers no having to remember to keep every page up to date, since there is only one page. Furthermore, the events can spread organically even to platforms the organiser isn't on, since it is standardised. This means that an a band can plan their gig on EventPages and posted to Facebook, but a fam can share it too mastodon with a few button presses.

I am making three predictions. What I would like to see in the next 5 years, what I expect to happen, and what I think the biggest risks are.

Selectiviteitsscan: veilige toetsing van algoritmes

Casus UWV-algoritmeAls toepassing van de Selectiviteitsscan heeft het UWV een selectie-algoritme door het CPB laten toetsen: de Sollicitatiescan WW. Dit algoritme helpt bij het selecteren van dossiers die medewerkers bekijken om te beoordelen of iemand extra ondersteuning nodig heeft bij het solliciteren. De analyse laat zien dat bij zowel het algoritme als de medewerkers de groepssamenstelling in de selectie verschilt van een neutrale referentiegroep. In de referentiegroep heeft 37% een migratieachtergrond; het algoritme komt uit op 38% en medewerkers op 43%. Bij elk selectieproces zijn enige verschillen te verwachten, en in dit geval zijn die bij het algoritme kleiner dan bij medewerkers. De Selectiviteitsscan laat zien dát er verschillen zijn; het is aan de eigenaar van het algoritme om verschillen te duiden en rechtvaardigen.

Het is daarom belangrijk om te controleren of deze algoritmes bepaalde groepen niet benadelen. Dat is nu vaak lastig, omdat organisaties gevoelige gegevens, zoals leeftijd of migratieachtergrond, niet kunnen gebruiken. De Selectiviteitsscan biedt hiervoor een oplossing. Organisaties uploaden hun selectie naar de beveiligde microdataomgeving van het CBS, waar een onafhankelijke partij de analyse doet. De organisatie krijgt alleen de uitkomsten te zien; de gevoelige persoonsgegevens blijven volledig afgeschermd.

In oktober is het geïntensiveerd toezicht door de AP op de gemeente beëindigd. Een nieuw team ging voortvarend door met de taak om gegevensbescherming te optimaliseren. Signalen over de omvang van extern dataverkeer waren aanleiding voor nader onderzoek.

Een algemene interne bewustwordingscampagne op het gebied van gegevensbescherming en privacy. Deze wordt voortgezet, met de focus op het verbeteren van AI-geletterdheid (hoe kun je veilig en verantwoord omgaan met AI).Op 18 november 2025 is de AI-gedragscode vastgesteld en er is een plan van aanpak voor de verdere verbetering van de privacy opgesteld.

OpenAI is verzocht om de bestanden die vanuit Eindhoven zijn geüpload te verwijderen.

De monitoring van het dataverkeer naar externe websites is aangescherpt.

Openbare AI-websites, zoals ChatGPT, zijn meteen geblokkeerd. Medewerkers kunnen sinds 23 oktober alleen Copilot binnen de beveiligde gemeente-omgeving gebruiken.

The new litmus test isn’t “Does it scale?” It’s: “Does it spread? Does it take root? Can it compost and regrow?”

So the real work is mediation. Not purity, not retreat, but balancing these tensions in practice: holding space where native paths can grow without being co-opted or crushed, while at the same time still reaching out to shift the wider terrain.

The problem arises when less-native, often externally imposed systems (driven by capitalist or institutional agendas) treat these messy, friction-full spaces as broken or backwards.

It’s important to recognise that friction – the mess, the slowness, the need for constant negotiation – is not a flaw in native paths, it’s a virtue. It’s how trust, mutuality, and accountability are sustained over time.

This is the norm across many #4opens spaces: a near-total lack of interest in building or maintaining shared paths. It’s a textbook case of right-wing Tragedy of the Commons. Developers show up when it suits them, use the space for their narrow needs, then drift off without contributing to the upkeep. They treat community like free infrastructure – something passive they can extract from – rather than a living, tended path we need.

It needs to be said, a community is only viable if enough people care enough to keep it relevant.

soweit ich weiß – das älteste deutschsprachige Blog, das seit dem Start durchweg aktiv war und immer noch ist. Der erste Artikel erschien am 3.3.1999

I think of this now as the difference between living in a house you built that requires some effort to visit and going into a town square

if they wanted to respond to you, they had to do it on their own blog, and link back. The effect of this was that there were few equivalents of the worst aspects of social media that broke through.

The growth of social media in particular has wiped out a particular kind of blogging that I sometimes miss: a text-based dialogue between bloggers that required more thought and care than dashing off 180 or 240 characters and calling it a day. In order to participate in the dialogue, you had to invest some effort

https://github.com/tnajdek/zotero-api-client (JavaScript) https://github.com/urschrei/pyzotero (Python) https://github.com/fcheslack/libZotero (PHP and Python)

Node.js is primarily used to build network programs such as web servers.[29] The most significant difference between Node.js and PHP is that most functions in PHP block until completion (commands execute only after previous commands finish), while Node.js functions are non-blocking (commands execute concurrently and use callbacks to signal completion or failure).[29]

FreshRSS supports the databases SQLite (built-in),

Limitations and Considerations While SQLite is powerful and versatile, it’s important to understand its limitations:ezstandalone.cmd.push(function () { ezstandalone.showAds(119); }); Concurrency: SQLite uses file-based locking, which can limit concurrent write operations. It’s not suitable for high-concurrency scenarios. Network access: SQLite is designed for local storage and doesn’t provide network access out of the box. User management: SQLite doesn’t have built-in user management or access control features.ezstandalone.cmd.push(function () { ezstandalone.showAds(120); }); Scalability: While SQLite can handle databases up to 140 terabytes, it may not be the best choice for very large datasets or high-traffic applications. Alter table limitations: SQLite has limited support for ALTER TABLE operations compared to other database systems.

Best Practices for Using SQLite on Mac

DB Browser for SQLite: A free, open-source tool that provides a user-friendly interface for creating, designing, and editing SQLite database files. TablePlus: A native macOS application that supports multiple database systems, including SQLite.ezstandalone.cmd.push(function () { ezstandalone.showAds(116); }); SQLite Studio: Another free, open-source option with a rich feature set for managing SQLite databases.

Optimizing SQLite Performance

JSON support:

FeatureSQLiteMySQLPostgreSQLServerServerlessClient-serverClient-serverSetupNo setup requiredRequires installationRequires installationConcurrencyLimitedHighHighData TypesDynamicStaticStaticMax Database Size140 TBNo limitNo limitBest ForLocal storage, PrototypesWeb apps, Large datasetsComplex queries, Big dataPerformanceFast for small datasetsFast for large datasetsFast for large datasetsPortabilityHighly portableLess portableLess portable

SQLite integrates seamlessly with Python. Here’s a simple script to interact with our database: import sqlite3 import pandas as pd # Connect to the database conn = sqlite3.connect('analytics.db') # Create a cursor cur = conn.cursor() # Execute a query cur.execute(""" SELECT pv.page_url, pv.view_count, COUNT(uv.id) as unique_visitors FROM page_views pv LEFT JOIN user_visits uv ON pv.id = uv.page_id GROUP BY pv.id ORDER BY pv.view_count DESC """) # Fetch all rows rows = cur.fetchall() # Create a pandas DataFrame df = pd.DataFrame(rows, columns=['Page URL', 'View Count', 'Unique Visitors']) print(df) # Close the connection conn.close()

Let’s create a sample database file: sqlite3 analytics.db

It supports terabyte-sized databases and gigabyte-sized strings and blobs.

SQLite stores all of the data in a single file on the filesystem, which makes it easy to copy or backup the database.

A new type of science communicator has recently arisen - one that preys on and misleads scientifically curious audiences. We will identify and expose these influencers and their manipulative and corrosive rhetoric. These communicators are a product of the toxic waste of contemporary politics and broken online incentives leaking into science and are aligned - intentionally or unintentionally - with political projects that seek to undermine science. They are the science populists.

Do your conference programs contain sessions you belatedly discover were of little interest or value to most attendees? If so, you’re wasting significant stakeholder and attendee time and money — your conference is simply not as good as it could be. Now imagine you used event crowdsourcing to routinely create conference programs that reliably include the sessions and session content attendees actually want and need. How much value would that add to your event; for your attendees, your sponsors, and your bottom line? Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need will show you how to create conference programs that reliably become what your attendees want and need. The product of my 33 years of participant-driven conference program design experience, Event Crowdsourcing clearly explains everything you need to know to successfully integrate effective real-time event crowdsourcing into your meeting programs and sessions. The book clearly explains program and session crowdsourcing and how to use it to improve your events. It also includes a comprehensive set of crowdsourcing techniques and describes how to choose the right ones for your meetings. When you read it and apply what you learn, I guarantee your events will be better!

Smart presenters and meeting organizers are integrating experiential learning and peer connection into their events. This book tells you how to do it. Buy The Power of Participation to learn why it’s so important to incorporate participant action into every aspect of your event, what you need to know to create a meeting environment that supports and encourages participation, and when and how to use this extensive compendium of specific, detailed techniques to radically improve your sessions and meetings. The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action Publisher: Adrian Segar Release date ebook and paperback book: June 2015 Page count: 322 ISBN:978-1511555982

Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love (2009) condenses 30+ years of experience convening, designing, and facilitating hundreds of conferences into an information-packed step-by-step guide to a proven design for creating productive relevant conferences that people love

Spionage muss nicht mehr (so) teuer sein Der Fund zeigt auch einen neuen Trend bei staatlicher Überwachung. Bisher setzten Staaten oft auf spezialisierte Spionagesoftware. Das bekannteste Beispiel ist die Anwendung Pegasus, mit der zum Beispiel das Umfeld des ermordeten Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi ausspioniert worden sein soll. Diese Art Software lauert auf Sicherheitslücken in Smartphone-Betriebssystemen wie Android und iOS und nutzt sie dann aus. Das geht auch aus der Ferne, zum Beispiel über Textnachrichten mit Schadcode. Doch diese Art von Spionagesoftware ist teuer. Deshalb nutzen Regime heute verstärkt die Möglichkeit, die ein physischer Zugriff auf das Gerät bietet. Soll heißen: Sie nehmen es an sich und spielen gezielt Spionagesoftware drauf. Zuletzt hatte die Nichtregierungsorganisation Amnesty International eine Spionagesoftware des serbischen Geheimdienstes enttarnt, mit der Journalistinnen und Aktivisten überwacht wurden. Sicherheitsforscher fanden ähnliche Ansätze russischer und chinesischer Behörden, die sowohl Oppositionelle als auch reisende Geschäftsleute überwachen. In allen Fällen hatten die Behörden Verhöre oder andere Gelegenheiten genutzt, um die Geräte zu manipulieren.

Eine Person wird vom belarussischen Geheimdienst KGB verhört und muss dabei ihr Handy abgeben. Am nächsten Tag meldet das Antivirensystem des Smartphones eine verdächtige App. Die Person löscht sie, aber ahnt nicht, dass sie eine weitere Spionage-App auf ihrem Gerät hat. Diese App hat Zugriff auf Mikrofon und Kamera; sie ermöglicht es, in verschlüsselten Messengern, SMS und E-Mails mitzulesen, Telefonate mitzuhören und aufzuzeichnen sowie den Standort zu überwachen. Man kann sogar das gesamte Smartphone aus der Ferne löschen, wenn man will. Die Kontrolle über diese App hat: der belarussische Geheimdienst.

Maakt het uit? Niet voor de overgang naar elektrisch rijden. In 2035 koopt niemand meer een brandstofauto. Maar de kans dat die nieuwe auto van een Chinese of Koreaanse fabrikant komt, is deze week wel toegenomen.

Zo hopen de Duitsers iets langer te kunnen genieten van de investeringen die ze de afgelopen eeuw deden in de ontwikkeling en productie van de explosiemotor. Ze trappen met twee benen tegelijk in de verzonken-kosten-denkfout, de misvatting dat een beslissing in het heden moet afhangen van kosten die je in het verleden hebt gemaakt. Snel afschrijven op de ‘schone diesel’ en vol investeren in de elektrische auto doet te veel emotionele pijn.

Today, under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, EuroHPC JU inaugurated PIAST-Q in Poznań, Poland. This first inauguration of a EuroHPC quantum computer marks a milestone in building a European quantum computing infrastructure. This is also the first EuroHPC infrastructure located in Poland.

Daarin staat uitgewerkt welke acties er vanuit het Rijk en de gemeenten op dit moment al lopen. Ook staat erin beschreven wat de inzet is voor de komende tijd.

digitale veiligheid in 4 aandachtsgebieden voor gemeenten: de interne digitale veiligheid; ontwrichting binnen gemeentegrenzen als gevolg van een cyberincident; cybercrime en gedigitaliseerde criminaliteit; online aangejaagde openbare-ordeverstoringen.

digitale incidenten zich anders ontwikkelen dan fysieke incidenten. Het gaat sneller, grensoverschrijdend en is minder zichtbaar.

schetst een beeld van de uitdagingen voor gemeenten op gebied van digitale veiligheid. En laat zien hoe verantwoordelijkheden en rollen binnen gemeenten zijn verdeeld.

Dit rapport is samen met een brief aan de Tweede Kamer aangeboden

Step 2. Post the status Make a POST call to: https://[YOUR MASTODON SERVER]/api/v1/statuses?access_token=[YOUR ACCESS TOKEN] Set the type to application/x-www-form-urlencoded and pass the status field containing your status message. If you are attaching an image as well, pass the media_ids[] field with the media id you retrieved in the previous step. More info: Documentation for the /statuses endpoint on Mastodon.

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Josh Waitzkin’s explanation in The Art of Learning about how to start learning chess

Your research interest should be genuine. It’s a mistake to choose something you think is “safe” to fail at. It may seem rational to experiment with something where failure has no serious consequences (e.g., having to start over). But this only leads to a lack of motivation to build the intensity and seriousness needed for thorough work. If the content of your Zettelkasten isn’t important to you and only serves to learn the Zettelkasten method, you’ll quickly become superficial and sloppy with the content. The Zettelkasten method requires serious engagement with the content – it cannot be learned with dummy content.

Het hernieuwde convenant geldt voor de periode 2024-2027. Er zijn in totaal acht Kennis- en innovatieagenda’s (KIA’s) binnen de KIC opgesteld, waaronder de KIA Digitalisering. Digital Holland is coördinator van de KIA Digitalisering.

Over Digital Holland Digital Holland (voorheen Topsector ICT) identificeert, prioriteert en organiseert ICT-onderzoek en innovatie door publieke en private partijen bijeen te brengen met focus op digitale sleuteltechnologieën en maatschappelijke uitdagingen. Hierbij bestrijkt Digital Holland het traject van fundamenteel onderzoek tot en met valorisatie. Opleiden van nieuw talent, om- en bijscholing, kennis-disseminatie, breed betrekken van mkb en internationale samenwerking vormen een belangrijk onderdeel van de missie.

Bijvoorbeeld omdat ze zijn uitgegeven onder een opensource-licentie, gebruik maken van open standaarden, van dataspaces Link opent in een nieuwe browsertab-technologie (gericht op het delen van data in een beschermde op publieke waarden gebaseerde context) of gebaseerd zijn op decentrale, federatieve modellen.

We zoeken daarom onderzoeksprojecten waarin bestaande (Europese, dan wel Nederlandse) alternatieven getest en onderzocht worden en/of doorontwikkeld in een specifieke context.

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By 15 May 2014 and every six years thereafter the Commissionshall present to the European Parliament and to the Council areport on the implementation of this Directive based, inter alia,on reports from Member States in accordance with Article 21(2)and (3).Where necessary, the report shall be accompanied by proposalsfor Community action

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By way of derogation from Article 11(1), Member States maylimit public access to spatial data sets and services through theservices referred to in points (b) to (e) of Article 11(1), or to thee-commerce services referred to in Article 14(3), where suchaccess would adversely affect any of the following

By way of derogation from Article 11(1), Member Statesmay limit public access to spatial data sets and services throughthe services referred to in point (a) of Article 11(1) where suchaccess would adversely affect international relations, publicsecurity or national defence

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Rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adoptedby 15 May 2008 in accordance with the regulatory procedurereferred to in Article 22(2). These rules shall take account ofrelevant, existing international standards and user requirements,in particular with relation to validation metadata

a third party to whom the network has been madeavailable in accordance with Article 12

‘third party’ means any natural or legal person other than apublic authority

‘Inspire geo-portal’ means an Internet site, or equivalent,providing access to the services referred to in Article 11(1)

the conformity of spatial data sets with the implementingrules provided for in Article 7(1)

The description of the existing data themes referred to inAnnexes I, II and III may be adapted in accordance with theregulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 22(3), inorder to take into account the evolving needs for spatial data insupport of Community policies that affect the environment.25.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/5

In the case of spatial data sets which comply with thecondition set out in paragraph 1(c), but in respect of which athird party holds intellectual property rights, the public authoritymay take action under this Directive only with the consent ofthat third party.

‘interoperability’ means the possibility for spatial data setsto be combined, and for services to interact, withoutrepetitive manual intervention, in such a way that the resultis coherent and the added value of the data sets and servicesis enhanced

‘spatial object’ means an abstract representation of a real-world phenomenon related to a specific location orgeographical area

Article 17 of Directive 2007/2/EC requires Member States to adopt measures thatmake it possible for spatial data collected at one level of public authority to be sharedbetween all the different levels of public authorities and to ensure that spatial data andservices are made available under conditions that do not restrict their extensive use.Pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/1024, data is open-by-default which also applies tospatial data, including spatial datasets falling within the scope of Directive 2007/2/EC.Article 17 should therefore be deleted for the purpose of simplifying the legalframework and avoiding overlapping rules

dapting thedescription of the existing data themes. It is of particular importance that theCommission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, includingat expert level, in accordance with the principles laid down in the InterinstitutionalAgreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equalparticipation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and theCouncil receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and theirexperts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealingwith the preparation of delegated acts.

33 out of the 34 spatial datasets

Article 14 of Directive 2007/2/EC sets out the rules for making discovery and viewservices available to the public free of charge, as well as for making e-commerceservices available where charges are levied. Directive (EU) 2019/1024 establishesprinciples and rules governing charging for making documents and high-value datasetsavailable free of charge, including exceptions and derogations from the rules oncharging, for the purpose of ensuring the maximum impact and to facilitate re-use ofdata. Pursuant to Article 1(7) of Directive (EU) 2019/1024, that Directive sets out thatthe Directive governs the re-use of existing documents held by public sector bodiesand public undertakings of the Member States, including documents to whichDirective 2007/2/EC applies. To ensure consistency with Directive (EU) 2019/1024and to avoid overlapping provisions, the rules on charging for discovery and viewservices in Directive 2007/2/EC should be deleted

Pursuant to Article 1(7) of Directive (EU) 2019/1024, that Directive governs the re-use of existing documents held by public sector bodies and public undertakings of theMember States, including documents to which Directive 2007/2/EC applies. Since theinteroperability requirements for open data apply to spatial data, the empowerment toadopt implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperabilityand, where practicable, harmonisation of spatial data sets and related provisionsshould be deleted

contains reference to third parties, whereas Directive (EU)2019/1024, which applies to public sector bodies and public undertakings, does notextend to private entities or businesses. To ensure coherence with the Directive (EU)2019/102439, the reference to third parties should be deleted

Remove four empowerments for adoption of implementing rules for interoperability,network services, data sharing and reporting requirements that no longer reflectcurrent best practices or standards, thereby removing rigid technical requirements.The four implementing acts adopted on the basis of the empowerments will berepealed by separate adoption procedure (comitology)

As a consequence of the amendments set out above in relation to network services,interoperability and data sharing, it is furthermore proposed to repeal the following relatedimplementing acts, by way of the applicable procedure, and to delete the correspondingempowerments:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 as regards Network Services21(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 on interoperability of spatial data setsand services22, and(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 268/2010 on data and service sharing23.(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 implementing Directive2007/2/EC as regards monitoring and reporting24.

Directive (EU) 2019/1024 sets out that data is open-by-default which also applies to spatialdat

With a view to reducing administrative burden, it is proposed to delete the reportingrequirements set out in Article 21. Member States shall provide the Commission with a reporton the measures taken to implement Implementing Regulation No (EU) 2023/138

33 out of 34 INSPIRE datasets

The proposal is a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amendingDirective 2007/2/EC

he proposed measures to simplify the INSPIRE Directive are consistent with Directive (EU)2019/1024 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138

It is thereforealso proposed to delete the obligation on the Commission to operate the Inspire geo-portal

widely recognised Minimum InteroperabilityMechanisms (MIMs) developed by the Open & Agile Smart Cities community1

proposed simplification will create flexibility in the implementation allowing for the adoptionof community good practices

proposal is consistent with Regulation(EU) 2024/903

With the proposed deletion of detailed technical requirements forinteroperability, network services and data sharing

The application of the INSPIRE Directive is not only relevant for environmental policy.Several pieces of EU legislation refer to the INSPIRE Directive, such as Regulation (EU)2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 (LULUCF), Regulation (EU)2021/2116 of the European Parliament and the Council14 (Common agricultural policy),Regulation (EU) 2018/109115 (integrated farm statistics), Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council16 (Union Space Programme), Directive (EU)2024/2881 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 (Air Quality Directive), andRegulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council (NatureRestoration Regulation)18,

Regulation (EU) 2019/1010

ot otherwise affected by the Digital Omnibusproposal, because the Commission did not propose relevant substantive changes to thesolutions set out in the Open Data Directive

Notably, the high-value datasets defined under that framework wereselected to match the data sets already covered by the INSPIRE Directive

Itwill be supported by non-legislative actions and practical tools to support smart and efficientreuse of environmental data across the Union

n addition, the EU’s objective of creating Common European Data Spaces set out in the 2020European strategy for data, includes a dedicated Green Deal Data Space to support theEuropean Green Deal; this requires breaking data silos and ensuring that all relevantenvironmental data – spatial and non-spatial – can flow freely to inform EU environmentaland climate objectives and reduce administrative burden on companies and publicadministrations.

Horizontal EU data legislation regulates the access to, reuse, interoperability, and governanceof public sector data in a coherent and technologically advanced manner. This includesDirective (EU) 2019/1024 (Open Data Directive)7 and Implementing Regulation (EU)2023/138 (High-Value Datasets)8, Regulation (EU) 2022/868 (Data Governance Act)9, andRegulation (EU) 2024/903 (Interoperable Europe Act)10. Horizontal EU data legislationintroduces open-by-default principles, structured metadata, mandatory ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (APIs) and where relevant as bulk download formats for high-valuedatasets, as well as a streamlined, common governance model for cross-border data us

‘GreenData4All’

reserving the Directive’s objectives of ensuring the accessibility,quality and interoperability of environmental spatial data

This proposal seeks to modernise and simplify the INSPIRE Directive by removing technicalrequirements for data and data sharing and aligning its obligations with more recent horizontalEU datal legislation.

Today's simplification package is composed of six legislative proposals.

The current technical requirements for geospatial data under the INSPIRE Directive will be fully aligned with the horizontal legislation governing public sector high value geospatial data. This simplification will lower compliance costs for public authorities and facilitate access to high value geospatial data sets for all public and private users.

On 24 November 2023, the EU and Canada launched a Digital Partnership to reinforce cooperation on digital issues. The partnership reflects a shared vision for a positive and human-centric digital economy and society. The EU and Canada agreed to work together in crucial areas such as AI, secure international connectivity, cyber security, online platforms, digital identity and digital skills. This Digital Partnership and its importance were highlighted in the New EU-Canada Strategic Partnership of the Future, adopted at the Canada-EU Summit on 23 June 2025.

EU and Canada are committed to working together on secure international connectivity, for example in 5G and subsea cables, and have agreed to explore new cable routes to strengthen global network resilience, including in the Arctic region. The EU and Canada will deepen the collaboration in priority topics such as quantum technologies, semiconductors, and high-performance computing. They also reaffirmed their commitment to resilient semiconductor supply chains and secure and sovereign cloud infrastructure and data centres.

explore cooperation on enhancing information integrity online, including on the challenges posed by generative AI and the risks stemming from foreign information manipulation and interference.

Both partners plan to establish a forum to facilitate joint testing of digital credential technologies, drive pilot projects, and share information. They will develop joint use cases and pilot projects towards interoperability of digital identity wallets and digital credentials and trust services.

the cooperation on digital credentials and trust services, including on technical interoperability and solutions based on digital identity wallets, the EU and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Digital Credentials and Trust Services.