Tuesday 19th May , 2015

The European Commission and OpenPEPPOL are joining forces to support the uptake of secure electronic data exchange across borders. The agreement means that the Commission will host a central service of the eDelivery network, while OpenPEPPOL will continue to manage the business-related governance of the network in the e-procurement domain.

The eDelivery network allows secure electronic exchange of data and documents between public administrations, businesses and citizens across national borders. The flow of data across borders and sectors is essential in achieving the digital single market.

OpenPEPPOL will continue to manage the business-related governance of the network in the e-procurement domain. Today more than 10.000 public and private sector entities are part of the PEPPOL network from 17 Member States and they exchange over a million electronic invoices and other e-procurement documents every month, using the eDelivery network.

eDelivery is also used in other domains such as eJustice, for exchanging documents between national courts and the European Commission. Many other policy areas could benefit from cross-border and secure electronic exchange of data.

This is why, in the context of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Commission is promoting the rollout of several essential components in the Member States, including eDelivery, with the goal to facilitate cross-border access to online services.