From Framework to Practice

Interoperability is no longer only a technical consideration. As governments across Europe face growing challenges around data sharing, artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty and seamless public services, it has become a strategic prerequisite for effective digital government.
The ICEG Interop Summit 2026 brings together policymakers, architects, experts and practitioners from federal, regional and community administrations to explore how interoperability can turn policy ambitions into tangible results.
Through European perspectives, Belgian initiatives and practical case studies, the Summit connects vision, governance and implementation. Participants will discover how frameworks, standards and collaboration mechanisms help public administrations address complex societal challenges while building the foundations for a more connected digital government.

Why attend?

• Gain insight into the latest European interoperability developments and what they mean for Belgian administrations.
• Discover how governance, standards and interoperability frameworks accelerate digital transformation.
• Learn from concrete implementation cases and practical experiences.
• Exchange ideas with peers from across Belgium’s public-sector ecosystem.
• Help shape future cooperation on interoperability between administrations.
• Explore how interoperability supports trusted data sharing, digital sovereignty and innovative public services.

An initiative of ICEG

ICEG stands for Inter-Communautair Overleg e-Government and brings together Belgium’s federal, regional and community administrations. Through common priorities, coordinated governance and shared agreements, ICEG strengthens collaboration and supports the development of an integrated digital government.

Programme

09:00 Welcome coffee
09:30 Opening and introduction (Frank Leyman, BOSA)
Discover how ICEG enables cooperation across Belgian administrations and creates a common foundation for interoperable digital government.
09:45 Keynote (Interoperable Europe)
Explore Europe’s interoperability ambitions and their implications for public administrations at all levels of government.
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Next Gen EIF (Claudia Oliveira , Interoperable Europe)
Gain first-hand insight into the future European Interoperability Framework and discover how Next Gen EIF will support public-sector transformation, cross-border collaboration and digital public services across Europe.
11:15 Interopgids (Digitaal Vlaanderen)
Learn how Flanders transforms interoperability principles into practical agreements, governance approaches, assessment methods and implementation support that help public administrations realise interoperable solutions.
11:45 Practical cases
Discover how interoperability creates value in practice through concrete initiatives that connect organisations, standards, data and services across administrative boundaries.
12:45 Looking ahead
Closing reflections on the future of interoperability cooperation in Belgium and the opportunities ahead.
13:00 Networking lunch
14:00 End

Organised in collaboration with

Digitaal Vlaanderen, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW), Federale Overheidsdienst Beleid en Ondersteuning (FOD BOSA), Entreprise publique des Technologies Nouvelles de l’Information et de la Communication de la Communauté française (ETNIC), Paradigm, Duitstalige Gemeenschap (DUG), Nationaal Geografisch Instituut (NGI)