Brussels, 08/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 8 July, the European Commission adopted the ISA work programme which allocates €26 million to action in support of electronic cooperation among public administrations in the EU member states. This aims to help administrations to exchange information more easily and to deliver better services to citizens and businesses. ISA stands for “interoperability solution for European public administration” (http: //ec.europa.eu/isa/programme/index_en.htm).
Maroš Šefèoviè, the commissioner responsible for inter-institutional relations and administration, said that '”in order to provide user-friendly public services to citizens and businesses, public administrations work together and exchange information, not only within countries but increasingly across borders”. “Such cross-border collaboration touches many aspects of life, including security, justice, the environment, job offers and studying abroad, but also doing business in the single market and the correct spending of EU funds”, the commissioner added. The ISA programme supports cross-border electronic cooperation between public administrations at national, regional and local level, and this leads to “cost-effective delivery of public services, facilitating the implementation of EU legislation and supporting the single market”. (L.C./transl.jl)