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  • NIIS Announces Proof of Concept for Revolutionary X-Road 8 “Spaceship”

    NIIS Announces Proof of Concept for Revolutionary X-Road 8 “Spaceship”

    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.

  • NIIS CEO Ville Sirviö elected to the Gaia-X board of directors

    NIIS CEO Ville Sirviö elected to the Gaia-X board of directors

    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 Government of Åland becomes a partner of NIIS

    The Government of Åland becomes a partner of NIIS

    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.

  • Statement regarding the research piece by Privacy International

    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.

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    Iceland joins the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions

    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.

  • X-Road® 7 "Unicorn" beta version released

    X-Road® 7 "Unicorn" beta version released

    ​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.

  • X-Road is a registered trademark of Riigi Infosüsteemide Amet (RIA) used under license.

    Estonia and Finland launch a public procurement of X-Road software core development

    The Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) has published its first public procurement of X-Road software core development. This is the first time when Estonia and Finland carry out a public procurement of software development together. The X-Road technology is used nationwide in the Estonian public administration and in the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer service.