Translation of "échange télématique de données entre administrations " (French → English) :

Under the IDA programme, the Commission has set up and funded for the last two years a secure network communications infrastructure for data interchange (TESTA - Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations) between practically all the administrations of the Member States - and soon of the accession countries as well - and the European institutions.

However, the Commission is also looking at ways of improving the procedure for the notification of national implementing measures as an extension of the IDA programme for the interchange of data between administrations.

"Telematic network" means a comprehensive data-communication system, comprising the physical infrastructure and connections as well as the related services and application layers, thus enabling the interchange of information electronically between and within public administrations as well as between public administrations and businesses and citizens;

As part of the effort to ensure a high level of health protection in the definition and implementation of all Community policies and activities, the measures of the programme may be implemented as joint actions with related Community programmes and actions, notably in the areas of consumer protection, social protection, research and technological development, telematic interchange of data between administrations (IDA), statistics, education and environment, and with actions undertaken by the Joint Research Centre and Community agencie ...[+++]s.

As part of the effort to ensure a high level of health protection in the definition and implementation of all Community policies and activities, the actions and the measures of the programme may need to be implemented as joint actions with related Community programmes and actions, notably in the areas of consumer protection, social protection, health and safety at work, transport, agriculture, industry, economic and social cohesion, research and technological development, telematic interchange of data between administrations (IDA), statistics, information society and information technology (for example e-Europe), education and environmen ...[+++]t, and with actions undertaken by the Joint Research Centre and Community agencies, such as the European Environment Agency.

[15] S-TESTA, which stands for Secure Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations, is a Commission-financed data communication network that enables the secure and encrypted exchange of information between national administrations and EU institutions, agencies and bodies.