Roadmap

This phase also included the release of a DCAT-AP Sandbox catalogue, representing the "AS-IS" state. In June 2023, the project advanced by training and onboarding a Technical Working Group (TWG) of health experts, including workshops on DCAT-AP rationales provided by DIGIT/SEMIC and establishing rules for extending DCAT-AP. From September to December 2023, the focus shifted to defining the HealthDCAT-AP domain model, utilising iterative and interactive sessions alongside EU surveys to gather continuous feedback from the Technical Working Group. The draft HealthDCAT-AP specification, formatted according to the ReSpec template, was published in February 2024. The project will then enter the implementation and validation phase from March until August 2024. This phase includes the creation of a HealthDCAT-AP Sandbox catalogue (TO-BE), workshops (Task 6.3 of the work package) to support users in creating HealthDCAT-AP records, exercises in mapping to HealthDCAT-AP, development of compliant endpoints, and a functional analysis of implementing HealthDCAT-AP in the healthdata.europa.eu portal (Ref: Annex 1).