Brussels: 8 July 2008

The summary report (32 pages) on the second European CIO’s meeting that took place on 13 June 2008 has been published. 51 participants attended the meeting from 25 countries. The materials (presentations, speeches) from the meeting were published on the 20 June 2008.

The objectives of the meeting were stated as:

• “to share experiences among European CIOs and
• to discuss
  • their challenges;
  • the role of the European Interoperability Strategy (EIS);
  • the steps and priorities to make the EIS happen and
  • the contribution of the new ISA programme.”

“The CIOs agreed to:

• Working together to develop a European Interoperability Strategy (supported by specialised group of experts)
• Steering the EIS and deciding strategic priorities
• Using the EIS as key driving force for the new programme

The next steps are the following:

• CIOs to nominate their strategy experts to start developing the EIS.
• Launch the development of the EIS.
• Propose priorities and drafts EIS to CIOs in their steering role.
• Endorsement of the EIS in the Ministerial Declaration in Malmo during the Swedish Presidency 2009.”

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