| eu-LISA present at CloudFest 2023 | | https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Newsroom/News/Pages/eu-LISA-present-at-CloudFest-2023.aspx | eu-LISA present at CloudFest 2023 | 22/03/2023 08:00:00 | <p style="text-align:justify;">eu-LISA will be present at
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cloudfest.com/">CloudFest</a>, the top IT sector international event, between 21 and 23 March 2023, in Rust, Germany.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The eu-LISA booth will be open from 21-23 March, from which operational, HR and communication colleagues will provide information and answer visitors' questions. Agency IT experts will be there to attend technical sessions and to get in touch with the IT community.
<strong>Maria Bouligaraki</strong>, Head of the Planning and Standards Unit and
<strong>Alexandros Anastasiadis</strong>, Head of Talent Management Sector, will deliver a keynote speech about how we keep Europe open and safe with technology and the right talent.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">"We are delighted to be exhibiting at CloudFest for the first time. eu-LISA's team is looking forward to meeting with top IT professionals from around the world, making new contacts, hearing about the most exciting developments in IT and showcasing eu-LISA activities," commented
<strong>Maria Bouligaraki</strong>.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">In conjunction with CloudFest, eu-LISA is also launching new
<a target="_blank" href="https://erecruitment.eulisa.europa.eu/?page=advertisement">job vacancies</a> and inviting IT professionals to apply and join its team.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">CloudFest takes place yearly in Europa-Park, Rust, Germany, attracting more than 6,000 participants, 250 speakers and 150 partners from numerous countries. Hardware providers, telecom giants and experts from the technological field, all focus on relevant evolutions, breakthroughs as well as future challenges. Over the years it has become one of the largest series of global gatherings for executives from across the internet ecosystem. The organisers' main focus is to create a community that is constantly working on new innovations, new technologies and the emergence of collaborations.<br></p><p>
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| EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies present 2022 results | | https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Newsroom/News/Pages/EU-Justice-and-Home-Affairs-Agencies-present-2022-results.aspx | EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies present 2022 results | 21/03/2023 22:00:00 | <p><span style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The Executive Dir</span><span style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">ector of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), Montserrat MARIN LÓPEZ, and the Executive Director of the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Nina GREGORI, are at the European Parliament today where they will present the highlights and priorities of the outgoing and incoming presidencies of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network (JHAAN). The EUAA took over the Presidency of the network from CEPOL on 1 January 2023.</span></p><p>The JHA Agencies' Network has an important role to play in Europe. It connects the EU Agencies protecting the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Together, nine JHA agencies contribute to the implementation of the EU's objectives in the fields of migration, asylum and external border management, the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism, gender equality and respect for fundamental rights. They also facilitate the functioning of relevant EU IT systems, contribute to EU activities against drugs and drug addiction, and facilitate law-enforcement training.</p><p>In 2022, the technical support provided to Member States and EU institutions in responding to Russia's military aggression against Ukraine was central of the network's activities. Meetings took place throughout the year to monitor the situation and help ensure that Europe's collective response met the changing needs. In this context, several JHA agencies also provided support to Moldova. Beyond the ongoing focus on assisting Member States to respond to the challenges resulting from the Russian aggression against Ukraine, digitalisation, cooperation with non-EU countries, training, and the implementation of the principles of the European Green Deal were the key priorities of the network last year under CEPOL's chairmanship.</p><p>The Trio Presidency format applied for the first time last year ensures a smooth transition from one chair to the next. Therefore, 2023 will see continuity in the joint efforts of the JHA agencies. Among the priority topics defined by EUAA for this year, digitalisation remains a key component of the network's work programme, along with the implementation of the EU Green Deal, cybersecurity and information provision in mixed migration situations, also as top priorities. The EUAA will chair the JHA agencies' network until 31 December 2023, then handing over to eu-LISA in 2024.<br></p><p>The network's achievements in 2022 were presented to the Council's Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI) on 22 February.</p><p>The final report on the work of JHA Agencies Network in 2022 <a href="https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-agencies-present-2022-result-european-parliament-and">can be downloaded here</a>. The JHAAN priorities and programme for 2023 <a href="https://euaa.europa.eu/partners/eu-stakeholders#:~:text=Agency%20%28Frontex%29-%2cEUAA%20Presidency%20of%202023%2c-The%20presidency%20of">can be found here</a>.</p><h2>About the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network</h2><p>The JHA Agencies' Network includes nine agencies: the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), the EU's Law Enforcement Agency (Europol), the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL).<br></p> | | |
| Agnès Diallo takes office as Executive Director of eu-LISA | | https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Newsroom/PressRelease/Pages/Agnès-Diallo-takes-office-as-Executive-Director-of-eu-LISA.aspx | Agnès Diallo takes office as Executive Director of eu-LISA | 15/03/2023 22:00:00 | <p style="text-align:justify;">Today, 16<sup>th</sup> March 2023, <strong>Agnès Diallo</strong>, the new Executive Director of eu-LISA takes office. Ms Diallo was appointed by the Agency's Management Board in its decision of January 12<sup>th</sup> 2023.<br></p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<img src="/Newsroom/PressRelease/PublishingImages/20230316.jpg" alt="Agnès Diallo" style="float:left;margin:5px 25px 5px 5px;height:340px;" />"<em>I am honored and thrilled to begin my journey with eu-LISA. The Agency's role is crucial to improve freedom, security and justice within the Union through better and more resilient information systems, that serve the needs of citizens in a safe and attractive Europe.</em></p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<em>I feel privileged to be joining the professional eu-LISA teams and very much look forward to working closely with them. I am particularly enthused by our road together towards building eu-LISA's next chapter, tackling current challenges and leveraging the many exciting opportunities ahead.</em></p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<em>I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the Deputy Executive Director, Luca Tagliaretti, for his work as Interim Executive Director over the past months, and to the entire management team for supporting him through this period.</em></p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<em>I am confident that together, as one eu-LISA, we will continue to successfully raise the bar, building upon eu-LISA's amazing track record, to ever better achieve the Agency's missions" </em>said Agnès Diallo, Executive Director of eu-LISA.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Ms Diallo has over 20 years of experience, supporting government level institutions and private sector organisations in France and across Europe on their most pressing operational and technological challenges. A seasoned large-scale IT systems professional with a proven track record, she has led the development and management of numerous reference European IT systems, fully compliant with GDPR and cyber-security imperatives.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">From 2019, as an Executive Vice-President and a member of the Executive Committee at IN Groupe, a European leader in digital identity solutions, she was responsible for Business Performance and Strategy. Prior to that, she was General Manager for Digital Services. She has also held a number of senior management positions with global IT company ATOS and was an Associate Principal with McKinsey & Company for many years. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Ms Diallo holds a degree in Political Science from the
<em>Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris,</em> a master's degree in Business Administration from Essec Business School and a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">
<strong> </strong></p><h2>eu-LISA's governance structure</h2><p style="text-align:justify;">eu-LISA's governance structure comprises a Management Board, an Executive Director and Advisory Groups. The Management Board is composed of representatives of EU Member States, Schengen Associated Countries and the European Commission. Eurojust, Europol, Frontex and the EPPO are also represented on the board. The role of the Management Board is to ensure that the Agency delivers tasks and results as stipulated in the Agency's establishing regulation in the most cost-effective way, taking into account the strategic goals and objectives of the Agency. The Advisory Groups are composed of experts from EU Member States, Schengen Associated Countries, the European Commission and other EU Institutions. Their role is to provide their respective Programme Management Board (PMB), and the eu-LISA Management Board, with technical expertise and advice regarding the evolution and further development of eu-LISA's large-scale IT systems.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">eu-LISA currently employs 325 staff, who are divided into departments, units and sectors, mainly working out of the headquarters in Tallinn and the operational site in Strasbourg.</p><p>
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</p><h2>Background </h2><p style="text-align:justify;">The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (<a href="/">eu-LISA</a>) was established in 2011 in order to provide a long-term solution for the EU internal security and to support the implementation of asylum, migration and border management policies. The Agency's revised establishing Regulation entered into force on 11 December 2018, expanding eu-LISA's mandate to further improve, design and develop information systems in the area of internal security, border management and judicial cooperation. The revised mandate also broadened the Agency's scope of work on research, innovation, testing, enabling the possibility to support the delivery of pilot projects and proofs of concept.<br></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Currently, eu-LISA manages the Schengen Information System (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=0c24cba7-423a-422d-b919-24d1150c6e1e">SIS</a>), the Visa Information System (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=ae5f72bb-f65e-43ba-a286-309a3d763850">VIS</a>) and the European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=c4f2f182-b3fb-4c5d-b569-0275e6a04efd">Eurodac</a>). These systems are the cornerstones of the smooth functioning of the Schengen Area. At the EU's external borders, they are critical for ensuring the efficiency of border management, and the implementation of the EU's common asylum, migration and visa policies. Within the Schengen Area, ensuring continuous availability of the EU's JHA information systems is essential for guaranteeing the freedom of movement of EU citizens and residents, while also supporting internal security across the Union. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Under its expanded mandate, eu-LISA is also developing the Entry/Exit System (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=56003343-9125-4827-8e02-afb4c3c159f4">EES</a>), the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=75f9f384-e09f-4ec7-8b4f-4603886aaa27">ETIAS</a>), the centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons (<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=20357fff-ac72-4cbc-b2e2-0967c1104544">ECRIS-TCN</a>), and new components that will make up the
<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=2765a765-3305-4890-b34a-ef51a1397d41">interoperability</a> architecture of the JHA information systems under eu-LISA's purview. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The latest addition to eu-LISA portfolio,
<a href="/_layouts/15/FIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=d983433c-0865-4de1-a0ae-1df1a0b7e4c0&TermSetId=8b33697b-07fc-4f3b-b28b-4f6a7829532a&TermId=13c761d1-2357-4607-8793-c116d33c387b">e-CODEX</a>, is a decentralised IT system that provides a secure solution for cross-border exchange of judiciary data, thus allowing all Member States to use a single interface to communicate with each other. Once fully integrated into the Agency's portfolio, e-CODEX will be a key building block in the further digitalisation of the justice domain.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The headquarters of eu-LISA are located in Tallinn, Estonia, whilst its operational centre is in Strasbourg, France. There is also a technical business continuity site based in Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria and a Liaison Office in Brussels, Belgium.<br></p><p style="text-align:justify;">This Press Release is also available in <a href="/Newsroom/PressRelease/Documents/eu-LISA_ED_Press%20Release_ET.pdf">Estonian</a>, <a href="/Newsroom/PressRelease/Documents/eu-LISA_ED_Press%20Release_FR.pdf">French</a> and <a href="/Newsroom/PressRelease/Documents/eu-LISA_ED_%20Press%20Release_DE.pdf">German</a>.<br></p><br> | | |
