Data is an architectural building block of the EIRA Semantic view supporting the Semantic interoperability layer of the European Interoperability Framework.


Data is a specialisation of Data Object. Data are symbols obtained through an encoding process of business information or a legal act.

The Data ABB is salient for semantic interoperability because it represents the most important mean of interaction between ICT systems of organisations in order to ensure interoperability as stated in the EIF recommendation #eif30 - Perceive data and information as a public asset: "Perceive data and information as a public asset that should be appropriately generated, collected, managed, shared, protected and preserved."



The latest release of the EIRA© is available on Joinup.


Source: European Interoperability Reference Architecture (EIRA version 3) (url) (with information on the 3rd release at the website of the ISA² - Interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens).