The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) today announced the release of the beta version of X-Road 8 “Spaceship”, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of the widely adopted X-Road® data exchange software. This release represents the transition toward a production-ready version designed to interoperate seamlessly with emerging data spaces.
The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) CEO, Ville Sirviö, has joined the newly established Strategic Advisory Board of the UN DPI Safeguards initiative. The DPI Safeguards initiative seeks to ensure that DPI systems—such as digital ID, payments, and data exchange platforms—are developed in ways that are safe, inclusive, rights-based, and sustainable.
The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) is thrilled to announce the start of a proof of concept to develop a new major version of the X-Road. The X-Road 8 “Spaceship” nurtures the proven ecosystem model and security while it takes X-Road to the next level by providing a solid data space infrastructure.
On Monday, 5 June 2023, the Gaia-X Ordinary General Assembly convened, bringing together the association members to vote on critical aspects of the Gaia-X European Association for Data and Cloud AISBL.
Gaia-X represents the next generation of data infrastructure: an open, transparent, and secure digital ecosystem where data and services can be made available, collated, and shared in an environ
The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) members have approved the Government of Åland as a NIIS partner. Åland is utilising X-Road® technology through the use of the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer, the Finnish X-Road environment.
On 12th January 2022, Privacy International published a research piece titled ID systems analysed: e-Estonia (X-Road). Unfortunately, there are several inaccuracies about X-Road® in the content, and on 18th January, NIIS has approached Privacy International requesting a correction and is releasing this statement to correct and clarify the essential points to the audience.
NIIS releases Harmony eDelivery Access for data exchange between organisations within the EU.
A new version of the world-renowned X-Road® data exchange solution released
Iceland joins the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) on 1st June 2021 and becomes the third member government in the international consortium after initial founders Estonia and Finland. NIIS is developing digital government solutions for its members, including X-Road® for unified and secure data exchange between organisations.
NIIS is starting a project with Gofore Plc and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to identify the extent of X-Road's environmental footprint and submit proposals for reducing the environmental footprint.
The first beta version of X-Road® 7 "Unicorn" has been released. The beta version of the Security Server software provides a sneak peek to the X-Road 7 look and feel. X-Road is open-source software and ecosystem solution that provides unified and secure data exchange between organisations.
The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) Financial Inclusion Community of Practice has identified X-Road® as one of seven key projects at the critical intersection of digital public goods and digital public infrastructures.
The X-Road Community Event takes place in Helsinki, Finland, on 6th September 2019. X-Road is an open source data exchange layer solution used nationwide in Estonia, Finland, Iceland and several other countries around the world. The X-Road Community of users, developers, operators and e-governance experts has members from more than 10 different time zones.
The Faroe Islands have signed a partnership agreement with the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) and the parties aim to deepen their cooperation related to the X-Road data exchange layer.
X-Road core version 6.21.0 is released on 30th April 2019 and it provides support for consuming and producing both SOAP and REST services. From now on REST-based information systems can be integrated to X-Road without technical changes.
Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) has for the first time published a new version of X-Road data exchange layer. Estonia and Finland developed X-Road together from 2015 until June 2018 when the development was handed over to NIIS.
Iceland has signed a partnership agreement with the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS). Iceland is the first partner of NIIS and the parties aim to deepen the cooperation towards a membership of Iceland in the future.
Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) has published its first software releases. NIIS published new version of an X-Road extension and REST Adapter Service will be published within few days.
The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) has started its first agile development sprint of X-Road software core. The X-Road technology is used nationwide in the Estonian X-tee and in the Finnish Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer service.
The governments of Estonia and Finland decided to explore ways to bring next digital service infrastructure components under joint development into the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions, and to support the Institute in efforts to find new member countries.