ABSTRACT
The chapter sets the context of local data sharing ecosystems, where data from many different agencies can be brought together to enable the city to be managed in a more holistic way. It points out that this requires technical, information, and organisational interoperability and provides a list of some of the specific areas where interoperability is needed in such an ecosystem. It then places this within the European Policy Context.
The concept of minimal interoperability is then dealt with as a way of enabling smalw-and medium-sized cities and communities to put in place “good enough” interoperability mechanisms to enable effective data sharing without requiring excessive time or resources to implement. The chapter closes by reviewing the minimal interoperability mechanisms being developed by Open & Agile Smart Cities that are incorporated within the Living-in.EU initiative.
