Interoperability

Rudy van BeurdenGTE ExCom member

GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme24 June 2008

IT & Communications Roadmap

GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme24 June 2008

• Lack of coordination re data exchange and IT

related matters

• Inconsistent adoption of existing industry

standards

• Growing need for coordination and

harmonization at EU level• Requirement for interoperability re data &

communications

• Need for common reference source for

development of technical codes

Drivers

• Deliver EU wide guidance plan on:– Data exchange principles & criteria

– Could include “duty to inform” & restrictions on use of data

– Rules for data exchange– Recommended data formats & exchange protocols

– Consultation process for new formats and protocols

– Adoption principles and implementation

• Produce “Handbook” for use in technical code

development

Objective of “IT and Communications Roadmap”?

• 1st Phase:– Information gathering, analysis of commonalities and

differences

– Coordination of activities with other stakeholder

bodies

• 2nd Phase:– Key issues and requirements identified through

consultation and analysis

• 3rd Phase:– Development of Guidance plan (delivery in 2010)

Draft Plan for Roadmap

Roadmap for ITC DevelopmentJ F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

Analysis of current IT solutionsIdentify initiatives taken by other stakeholdersDevelop coordinated approach with other bodiesIdentification of current issues with ITC-systemsStart developing EU ITC Development & Guidance plan

2008 2009

Procedure on Harmonisation of Maintenance Publication

GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme24 June 2008

Drivers

• Planned maintenance periods are already published by the TSOs (website, bulletin board, …) or made available through ad-hoc documents BUT…

• Publication is not harmonised (timing, access to information, nature of works performed, impact, communication channel)

Objective

• To streamline the communication about planned maintenance amongst TSOs and between TSOs and market participants

• By providing market participants with a standardized planning of works and interventions (impact, file format, communication channel…)

Planning• 1st phase: drafting of a document stating the current

practices with regards to maintenance publication by GTE Business Rules sub-Working Group. To do this, a questionnaire will be drawn up and sent to the GTE members

• 2nd phase: gather the feed-back from market participants collected either through a workshop or via a consultation process

• 3rd phase: develop and valide a final version of the

procedure on harmonisation of the maintenance publication

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N DProcedure on harmonisation of maintenance publication Current practices (questionnaire) Workshop/Consultation Process with stakeholders Development of the final draft version of the procedure

2008 2009

Discussion