PAVLINA
FRAGKOU
PAVLINA FRAGKOU
Project Manager
BRUSSELS | Belgium
Biography
Organisation
EC DG DIGIT B2
EU institution
Speaker session
Opening session
COPPER HALL
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission
Veronica Gaffey
Director-General
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
The European Commission nominated Veronica Gaffey Director-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT) from 1st March 2022. This is the Commission department, which delivers high-performing digital services to support the Commission's internal administration. It also provides services to other EU institutions and agencies, and to public authorities in the Member States to enhance their interoperability. From 2019 to 2022 Veronica was Chair of the independent Regulatory Scrutiny Board. This Board, which is independent of the Commission services and has no policy-making responsibilities, examines the evidence base of all impact assessments for new policy proposals and most evaluations. Veronica was Director of the Paymaster's Office of the Commission from 2016 to 2019 and before that was Director of Resources in the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy in July 2015. Veronica Gaffey worked in the area of evaluation for 23 years of her career. She was Head of Evaluation in the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission from 2007 to 2015. She joined the Evaluation Unit in 2000 from the ESF Evaluation Unit based in the Ministry for Enterprise and Employment in Dublin, Ireland. There she managed the unit from its inception in 1992. Before that, she worked in the Ministry for Labour from 1986. Her academic background is the study of English literature.
Organisation
European Commission - Directorate General for Digital Services
EU institution
Speaker session
Opening session
COPPER HALL
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission
Albérica García Rodríguez
Coordinator of Data Access and Statistical Quality
Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain
Biography
Albérica García is the Coordinator of Data Access and Statistical Quality at the Canarian Institute of Statistics (ISTAC), the central authority within the regional statistical system and the official research hub for the Government of the Canary Islands.
With a degree in Computer Science Engineering and over 20 years of experience in both private and public sectors, Albérica has participated in numerous technology projects. She specializes in web technologies, open data, blockchain, business intelligence, and big data.
She currently collaborates on the European project Statistical Interoperability Node from ISTAC and along INE, IECA and DG Reform. This project aims to establish organizational, semantic and technical foundations for creating a space that facilitates statistical data exchange among Spanish regions and the central administration to simplify this administrative exchange process.
Speaker session
Opening session
COPPER HALL
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission