Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). The term is often used in a technical systems engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to system performance.
Interoperability is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 under the following challenges/ objectives:
> Challenge 1:Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
> Challenge 4: Technologies for Digital Content and Languages
Objective ICT-2011.4.2 Language Technologies
> Challenge 5: ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance
> Challenge 6:ICT for a Low Carbon Economy
Objective ICT-2011.6.1 Smart Energy Grids
Challenge 7: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Objective FoF-ICT-2011.7.3 Virtual Factories and enterprises
Objective ICT-2011.10.1 EU-Brazil Research and Development cooperation
