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This open dataset includes the list of cases for the purpose of the Public Sector Tech Watch, concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and other emerging technologies within the public sector. Complete metadata and taxonomy information about the cases are available in the separate files below. Please consider that this dataset is currently a work in progress and is set to be regularly enriched with additional use cases. If you notice any mistake or you would like to share some suggestions or feedback please email us

more information here: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/public-sector-tech-watch

and here: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-activities-z/innovations-public-governance_en

Contributors

European Commission

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): PSTW: Public Sector Tech Watch latest dataset of selected cases. [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.J1MWC9R PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e7bddd-8510-4936-9fa6-7e1b399cbd92

Data access

Public Sector Tech Watch Usecases (CSV)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Public Sector Tech Watch Taxonomy (XLSX)
Excel XLSX

XLSX is the default file format for Excel 2007 and later workbook used for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables and a macro programming language. XLSX is in reality a ZIP compressed archive with a directory structure of XML text documents.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Public Sector Tech Watch Metadata (XSLX)
Excel XLSX

XLSX is the default file format for Excel 2007 and later workbook used for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables and a macro programming language. XLSX is in reality a ZIP compressed archive with a directory structure of XML text documents.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Public Sector Tech Watch Usecases (XLSX)
Excel XLSX

XLSX is the default file format for Excel 2007 and later workbook used for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables and a macro programming language. XLSX is in reality a ZIP compressed archive with a directory structure of XML text documents.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Public Sector Tech Watch Metadata (CSV)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Public Sector Tech Watch Taxonomy (CSV)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Other resources

Public Sector Tech Watch observatory
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Public Sector Tech Watch is an observatory dedicated to monitoring, analysing and disseminating the use of emerging technologies (e.g., Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, etc.) within the public sector in Europe. It is managed by the Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.

Public Sector Tech Watch Report - 2023
PDF

PDF – Portable Document Format – is a file format developed to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware and operating systems. Based on the PostScript language, each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, vector graphics, raster images and other information needed to display it. PDF was standardized as an open format and does not require any royalties for its implementation.

  • Mapping innovation in the EU public services : a collective effort in exploring the applications of artificial intelligence and blockchain in the public sector

Public Sector Tech Watch Report - 2024
PDF

PDF – Portable Document Format – is a file format developed to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware and operating systems. Based on the PostScript language, each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, vector graphics, raster images and other information needed to display it. PDF was standardized as an open format and does not require any royalties for its implementation.

  • Adoption of AI, blockchain and other emerging technologies within the European public sector

EU DG JRC Innovation in Public Governance
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

The person who associated a work with CC0 1.0 has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. One can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Innovation of Public Services and Digital Transformation of Governance (INNPULSE) project contributes to the recovery and resilience of the EU, larger efforts on public sector reforms, and the seamless cross-border access to public services.

Temporal coverage

From date To date
N/A 2025-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-DIGITAL-GOVERNANCE (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
monthly

The event occurs once a month.

Data theme(s)
Government and public sector

dataset theme covering the areas of government and the public sector, government being the system or group of individuals governing an organised community, usually a state, and the public sector comprising the segment of the economy involving public services and enterprises, which may be managed by central, regional or local authorities

Issued date
2023-10-10
Created date
11 Oct 2023 09:39
Modified date
20 Mar 2026 09:39
Landing page
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/public-sector-tech-watch 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e7bddd-8510-4936-9fa6-7e1b399cbd92
Other identifiers
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