About HealthDCAT-AP Literacy

The goal of HealthDCAT-AP Literacy is to support data providers, policymakers, researchers, and catalogue implementers in the harmonised adoption and implementation of HealthDCAT-AP within the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

This platform responds to the needs of the health data community, providing clear guidance and practical tools to facilitate metadata standardization, interoperability, and compliance with EHDS requirements.

In close collaboration with experts and stakeholders, HealthDCAT-AP Literacy serves as a bridge between technical implementation, policy requirements, and metadata best practices, ensuring a seamless integration of structured health dataset descriptions into federated catalogues.
What you will find here
This website provides:
  • Easy access to information on HealthDCAT-AP, including metadata principles, structure, and usage guidelines.
  • Insights into policy and regulatory frameworks, including the EHDS Regulation and its impact on metadata requirements.
  • A shared knowledge hub, offering tools, examples, and best practices for creating, validating, and managing HealthDCAT-AP compliant metadata.

Whether you are a data provider, a policy expert, a researcher, or responsible for health data catalogue implementation, this platform will help you navigate the evolving landscape of health metadata and interoperability.
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