What will SPOCS do for you?

• SPOCS aims at building the next generation Points of Single Contact through the availability of high impact electronic procedures.
• The project builds on solutions developed in Member States as they implement the Services Directive.
• Therefore, its goal is cross border interoperability based on existing systems.

For example, Italian tourist/travel agents want to set up a company in Germany and will be able to ensure that all the administrative procedures are filled in online through the German Point of Single Contact.

• The end goal is competitiveness.
• How are we going to achieve competitiveness? By improving PSCs (functionality, usability etc).
• How do we improve PSCs? By improving the process.
• How do we improve the process? By developing technology.

Why is SPOCS important for you?

• Fostering competitiveness
• Achieving greater interoperability
• Streamlining electronic procedures
• Gaining efficiency in administrative simplification and modernisation
• Improving usability and attractiveness of PSCs
• Increasing transparency and user-friendliness of procedures for service providers and service recipients
• Increasing cross-border activities
• Stimulating cross-border cooperation between Member States
• Reducing misuse/ fraud

How can you participate?

• Have the opportunity to influence developments, provide feedback and make proposals
• Can elaborate common specifications and organizational solutions relying upon open standards, thus ensure these are portable and reusable by all Member States
• Can enhance the quality of electronic procedures completion
• Create a knowledge base with a global European picture of electronic procedures
• Quickly adopt the solutions developed
• Enable SPOCS to identify the best match in terms of diversity and maturity in the field of the Services Directive
• Share knowledge and exchange good practice

How to join the group?

In order to join the Member States Group, kindly:

• Register to the site using your name and email www.eu-spocs.eu
• While registering select the Member States Group
• A verification email will be sent to you to the address provided
• All personal data will remain private and will not be shared with any other person or organization.