CEEform

CEEform is a standardized digital form framework designed to streamline the creation, validation, and submission of structured data across public sector and industry in the Central and Eastern Europe region. It provides a metadata-driven form model and a common data interchange layer intended to improve interoperability between national administration systems and EU-wide services. The project aims to reduce form duplication, support multilingual data entry, and enable auditable data trails.

History and governance: The concept emerged from a cross-border e-government initiative in 2019, with early pilots in 2020 and broader regional deployment by 2022. Governance is provided by an international consortium consisting of public agencies, standards bodies, and software providers, with contributions from national ministries and regional municipalities.

Technical design: CEEform defines a form schema using JSON Schema, with an optional XML wrapper to support legacy systems. It includes a core dataset repository, validation engines, and secure submission endpoints. The framework supports role-based access control, data minimization, and comprehensive audit logging. Emphasis is placed on backward compatibility and modular extensions for sector-specific forms.

Applications and adoption: It targets public administration forms (permits, licenses, registrations), grant and subsidy applications, environmental and energy reporting, and cross-border data exchange. As of 2024, implementation remains voluntary and is advancing at pilot or regional levels in several member states; there is no binding EU-wide mandate.

See also: EU e-government, data standards, JSON Schema.