Interoperability refers to the functionality of information systems to exchange data and to enable sharing of information. Data interoperability is a cross-cutting issue, horizontal to almost all vertical markets, it plays a crucial role in the ICT sector and, in particular, in all the processes dealing with location.
The main aim of DIS4SME is to provide SMEs with the right skills required to orient their Digital Transformation strategies and plans around data interoperability, as enabler of all the key capacity areas addressed by the Digital Europe Programme.
SME owners, managers and employees are facing several knowledge gaps related to emerging Digital Transformation trends, not only related to technologies, rather, primarily, related to data policies. Concepts such as data spaces and high value datasets are two examples of drivers in different data economy scenarios, impactful for the entire society and for businesses and SMEs in particular.