Client Overview
- Client Name: DG DIGIT of the European Commission
- Industry: Government/Public Sector
- Size: Large
- Context: The European Commission's vision is a digitally united Europe, fostering interoperability for data exchange, digital sovereignty, and public sector resilience.
- Challenge: Develop a comprehensive Style Guide that facilitates uniform semantic interoperability within the EU's Open Data sector.
Activities
- Creating the SEMIC Style Guide: Crafting a style guide for SEMIC’s semantic data specifications, including naming conventions, syntax, and artefact management.
- Development of an automated validator: Semantic specifications for conformance to the style guide.
- Establishing the UML (Unified Model Language): The single source of truth and providing fixed UML interpretation.
- Architectural clarifications: Detailed guidelines on consumer context, standards specifications, and data specification composition.
Outcomes
- Style Guide Publication: Completion and dissemination of a style guide for semantic specifications.
- Interoperability Tested UML Model Validator: Ensuring different software systems speak the same language and work seamlessly together.
- Semantic Data Specifications: Bridging the gap between domain experts and the technical experts who implement information systems.
Benefits
- Improved Semantic Interoperability: Improved ability for EU institutions to exchange and utilize open data effectively, data policies and practices.
- Standardization of Data Handling: Uniform approach to data management across the EU.
- Improved Data Accessibility: Enhanced clarity and accessibility of complex data for stakeholders.
- Strategic EU Data Policies: Contribution to the shaping of EU-wide data policies and practices.
Conclusion
The SEMIC Style Guide, developed by Meaningfy, marks a significant step for semantic interoperability within the EU Open Data space, offering a well-structured, comprehensive set of rules and guidelines that pave the way for more effective data management and standardization across EU institutions and Member States.