Prof. Diego López de Ipiña González de Artaza (from our partner DEUSTO) has given a presentation on the Interlink project during the meeting UNIC CityLab on the topic “From data collector to co-researcher – how to successfully collaborate with society” (10 Nov 2022 – Ruhr University Bochum).
The main result of the project is the INTERLINK platform. It offers a digital environment that facilitates co-production processes between Public Administrations, private stakeholders and citizens and promotes the re-use of software for the delivery of public services. INTERLINK provides a step-by-step guidance for the co-production and co-delivery of public services along with guidelines, tips and templates that facilitate the collaboration of different actors.
We intend the platform as a collaborative environment, designed to support the co-production methodology of INTERLINK and facilitate its adoption and application in the co-production of novel public services. The collaborative environment offers core functionalities:
- Co-producer team and project management
- Guide for co-production process
- Recommendation of INTERLINKERs most suitable to the problem profiles represented by the chosen co-production task
- Selection and registry of use
- Access to the INTERLINKERs catalogue
What are the Interlinkers?
The building blocks of the platform and of the collaborative environment are the INTERLINKERs: software tools or knowledge offered digitally, that deliver interoperable, re-usable, EU-compliant, standardized functionality for public service co-production. INTERLINKERs can be applicable for the following purposes:
- To guide co-production: Co-production enablers that guide and support teams in the collaborative execution of the co-production initiatives.
- To build capacity: Partnership tools and knowledge resources, which tackle the legal, social, & business aspects to make co-delivered public services viable and feasible
- To aid service development: Technical enablers for co-delivered services, aligned with other existing EU-wide initiatives to foster interoperable and sustainable public services.
Curious about our results?
Want to know more about our pilots and co-production schemas? Download the presentation!
