Recommendation 32: Cross-sectoral communities
Support the establishment of sector-specific and cross-sectoral communities that aim to create open information specifications and encourage relevant communities to share their results on national and European platforms.
Legislation and agreements
Linking address information (BeST 2019)
Cooperation agreement between the Federal State, the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region regarding the alignment of referencing addresses and the linking of address information.
Linking address information
Cooperation agreement between the Federal State, the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region regarding the alignment of referencing addresses and the linking of address information.
Activities
INSPIRE coordination committee
Coordination committee set up by the Cooperation Agreement of April 2 between the Federal State and the three Regions for the coordination of a geographic information infrastructure (INSPIRE).
ICEG Working Groups
Thematic working groups on data standardization within ICEG (ICEG is a cooperative agreement between federal, regional and community governments for the harmonization and alignment of initiatives to achieve integrated e-government).
BeST Address Committee
Cooperation agreement between the Federal State, the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region regarding the alignment of referencing addresses and the linking of address information.
AI4Belgium
AI 4 Belgium is a community-led approach to enable Belgian people and organizations to capture the opportunities of AI while facilitating the ongoing transition responsibly. AI 4 Belgium has the ambition to position Belgium in the European AI landscape.
GAIA-X for Belgium
Gaia-X is a digital ecosystem, working to create an environment in which data can be shared and stored under the control of data owners and users. Where rules are defined and respected, so that data and services can easily be made available. Gaia-X has the potential to create unprecedented opportunities for innovative, data-driven business models and new solutions that help European companies of all sizes and industries to scale up and compete globally.
BeGeo
Every year, the National Geographical Institute organizes BeGeo, the national geo-information fair that brings together government, the private sector and the research community.