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Articles
Shorter, practical pieces that build on the guides: checklists, worked examples and plain-English takes on the rules and standards behind joined-up public services.
Why “address” is the hardest word in government data
An address field can hold four different ideas. Why that breaks matching, and the three fixes that work.
Read the articleMoving to another EU country: what the once-only system changes
What the EU's evidence exchange lets someone moving country skip, step by step, and where paper still wins.
Read the articleFive questions to ask before you build a new public register
Whether a new register becomes a trusted source or another stale copy is decided by five early questions.
Read the articleInteroperability assessments: a plain-English checklist for smaller public bodies
When the Interoperable Europe Act requires an assessment, and a step-by-step way for a small team to do one.
Read the articleWhat the EU Digital Identity Wallet means for public services
Three jobs the EU wallet creates for public bodies: accept it at sign-in, issue attestations and ask for less.
Read the articleCSV, API or linked data? Choosing how to publish public data
When a CSV file is enough, when an API earns its keep, and when linked data is worth the extra effort.
Read the articleA dataset record, before and after: fixing public data metadata
One weak dataset record, improved field by field, to show what makes public data easy to find.
Read the articleProactive services: when should the state act without being asked?
Four tests for deciding when a public service should act before anyone applies, and when it shouldn't.
Read the articleYour first algorithm inventory: preparing for the AI Act and the ATRS
The fields worth recording for every AI and algorithmic tool, and how they map to EU and UK duties.
Read the articleCode lists: the unglamorous fix for messy public data
Why agreed lists of values beat clever matching, and how to reuse, publish and maintain them.
Read the articleHow the articles relate to the guides
The guides explain each subject in full. The articles take one practical question at a time, such as what to check before building a register or how to prepare for an interoperability assessment, and link back to the guide that covers the background.
Like the guides, every article cites the official texts and standards it relies on.