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The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) is a non-profit established in 2017 by Estonia and Finland, with the mission "to develop e-governance solutions...with the X-Road technology used nationwide in the Estonian X-tee and in the Finnish Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer services". It is funded by both countries, with around 1M€ annually. In 2019, Iceland was invited as well, and later the Faroe Islands.

The NIIS manages, develops, verifies, and audits X-Road's source code; administers documentation, business and technical requirements; conducts development; develops and implements principles of licensing and distribution; provides second-line support for members, and engages in international cooperation. It also shares vendor training and certifications on its technology.

The institute has been coined as "a pioneer of cross-border e-governance solution" and "a key component of its digital diplomacy and digital foreign policy work", "unique in the world". In 2020, the Digital Public Goods Alliance found the X-Road technology managed by NIIS was found to be a digital public good in alignment with the Digital Public Goods Standard. Its CEO, Ville Sirviö, is often referenced in international publications.

References

  1. ^ ERR (2017-06-16). "Estonia, Finland establish nonprofit for developing X-Road". ERR. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. NIIS 2017 Yearbook (PDF)
  3. ERR, BNS | (2019-02-28). "Iceland latest nation to adopt Estonia's X-Road platform". ERR. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. Klatt, Karola (2020-09-10). "Estonia top of the (digital) class". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. "Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions". Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  6. ^ Kristiansen Nordhaug, Liv Marte; Ngodup, Keyzom (26 Oct 2022). "Building resilience with digital public infrastructure". Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved 19 Mar 2023.
  7. Fourtané, Susan (2020-02-24). "e-Estonia: The World's Most Advanced Digital Society". interestingengineering.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. Project, The Double Open (2022-07-14). "Nordic Institute For Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) Using Double Open". www.doubleopen.org. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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