Business register interoperability throughout Europe

Objective

The goal is to establish Europe as a dynamic business ecosystem. The EC has adopted a fully integrated approach in the legislation designed to achieve this: regulations to promote transparent financial markets, to facilitate free movement of companies and services, to prevent financial crime and money-laundering are examples of coordinated laws impacting several administrative domains. To implement, enforce, amend and maintain these laws in respect of the declared objective will require an unprecedented degree of cross-border and cross-domain interoperability of systems, services and organisations, both public and private.

BRITE will undertake research in knowledge management, will implement and demonstrate novel ICT engineering and will establish a new European cooperation instrument so that public bodies can effectively respond to the changes imposed on them by the new EU laws and new market requirements. The Business Registers are amongst those public operators most deeply affected by EU Company Law; they represent an enormous potential asset and catalyst for realising the objectives of the related EU legislation. Yet, there is still no EU-wide instrument that makes it possible to exploit this potential by allowing them to adapt in a coordinated manner. BRITE is an initiative that will unlock that potential. It will allow the Business Registers of Europe to effectively respond to legislative changes and contribute to building up the EU market.

BRITE will set out to develop and pilot advanced ICT and organizational cross-border solutions for public operators active in 'cross-border Business Registration' and in related 'e-Government' areas such as financial transparency, financial crime prevention and e-procurement. Its expected impact is wide, affecting the business community, policy makers, researchers, technical innovators, the media, and the European citizenship in general.

Fields of science

• social sciences › law
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › commerce

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.9 - ICT Research for Innovative Government

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

EUROPEAN BUSINESS REGISTER E.E.I.G.

Address

Rue De L'industrie 22
1040 Bruxelles
Belgium

Participants (17)

ADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE IRELAND LIMITED

Ireland

Address

Unit 3100, Lake Drive, City West Business Campus, Sagart
Dublin 24

BOLAGSVERKET

Sweden

Address

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851 81 Sundsvall

CAMERA DI COMMERCIO INDUSTRIA ARTIGIANATO E AGRICOLTURA VENEZIA

Italy

Address

Via Xxii Marzo, S. Marco 2032
30124 Venezia

COMPANIES REGISTRATION OFFICE

Ireland

Address

Farnell Square 14
Dublin

DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER KUENSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH

Germany

Address

Trippstadter Strasse 122
67663 Kaiserslautern

ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Ireland

Address

Unit D, The Corn Exchange, Burgh Quay
Dublin 2

ERHVERVS OG SELSKABSSTYRELSEN

Denmark

Address

Kampmannsgade 1
1604 Copenhagen

EUROPEAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE AISBL

Belgium

Address

Avenue Des Statuaires 120
1180 Bruxelles

ILUSTRE COLEGIO NACIONAL DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD DE ESPANA

Spain

Address

Diego De Leon 21
28006 Madrid

INFOCAMERE - SOCIETA CONSORTILE DI INFORMATICA DELLE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO ITALIANE PER AZIONI

Italy

Address

Piazza Sallustio 21
00187 Roma

METAWARE SOCIETA PER AZIONI

Italy

Address

Via Turati 43-45
56125 Pisa

REGISTERENHETEN I BRONNOYSUND

Norway

Address

Havnegata 48
8900 Bronnoysund

SOFTWARE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

Address

Uhlandstrasse 12
64297 Darmstadt

TB-SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

Spain

Address

Paseo Independencia 32
50004 Zaragoza

UNIVERSITA DI PISA

Italy

Address

Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44
Pisa

UNIVERSITAET KOBLENZ-LANDAU

Germany

Address

Isaac-fulda-allee 3
55124 Mainz

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent