The Corporate Management Board is chaired by the European Commission's Secretary-General. It is supported by a number of specialised sub-groups meeting at senior management level.
The main sub-groups are: the Information Technology and Cybersecurity Board (see below); the Information Management Steering Board, which leads the implementation of the Commission's data, information and knowledge management strategy; and the Group of Resource Directors, which promotes coordination between central and operational services on administrative management.
The Board is responsible for supporting and complementing – but without prejudice to – the roles and responsibilities of the College of Commissioners, on the one hand, and of the Directors-General and Heads of Service, on the other.
It forms the centrepiece of the European Commission's corporate governance system. The Corporate Communication Steering Committee (see below) reports to it on a regular basis.
Chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General/Chief Operating Officer of the European Commission.
Domain leaders: DG Communication, DG Human Resources and Security; the Publications Office.
Permanent services: DG Budget, DG Translation, DG Informatics.
Operational DGs are subject to a 2-year rotation that depends on the interests of the different families of Commission departments and their contribution priorities. Operational DGs are: DG International Cooperation and Development, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, DG Regional and Urban Policy, DG Research and Innovation, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, and DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology.
Depending on the Steering Committee meeting's agenda, other Commission departments and services can be invited to the meeting on an ad-hoc basis.
The Steering Committee meets at least every two months.
Twice a year, all Commission departments contributing to the communication corporate budget are invited to attend a meeting of the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee may decide to create sub-groups with more limited participation to work on specific communication issues.
The Chair of the Corporate Communication Steering Committee ensures cooperation and information sharing with other corporate boards and other corporate committees.
Heads of Unit of the Communication Units of each DG/Service. Heads of Unit in charge of units that have an important stake in website creation/management that cannot be represented by the Head of the Communication unit, may become members with the latter's agreement. The board is chaired by the Head of Unit 'Europa Web Communication' (COMM B3).
The Cross Editorial board meets twice a year, ad-hoc meetings can be organised when needed or upon request. To ensure the coherence of the corporate thematic structure of the Commission, the Cross Editorial Board has four Editorial Working Groups, encompassing all themes of the corporate web presence:
Europa Cross Editorial Board collaborative space (EU login required)
Email: COMM-B3@ec.europa.eu
Members are drawn from the web community of each DG/Service. Two co-Presidents chair the forum. DG Communication is a permanent one, co-chairing with another DG on a rotating basis for terms of six months.
The Europa Forum meets two-four times a year. To ensure the continuity of the work on its different roles, Technical Working Groups are set up (WG of user-representatives for the Europa Web Publication Platform, WG on accessibility, WG on web design, WG for Europa Search).
DG Communication ensures the secretariat of the Forum, taking care of the meeting agendas, managing the list of members and the online workspace.
Europa Forum collaborative space (EU login required)
Email: EC-EUROPA-FORUM@ec.europa.eu
IOCC collaborative space - including members and minutes (EU login required)
Mandate of the Inter-institutional Online Communication Committee
Contact details of IOCC members (EU login required)
Heads of Communication units of the DGs and DG COMM, including the Spokespersons Service and Heads of Representation.
Links with Web presence Governance: the Communication Network communicates with the Europa Cross Editorial Board and vice-versa in any matter related to Europa editorial aspects that could be of interest for the whole Commission.
Email: COMM-CN@ec.europa.eu
Director-Generals of DG Communication, DG Informatics and DG Translation
Links with Web presence Governance: the Europa Steering Board communicates with the Corporate Communication Steering Board in any matter related to the implementation of the “Europa web presence” that could be of interest of the whole Commission
The Board is a permanent sub-group of the Corporate Management Board. It ensures that resources and investments in Information Technology are used efficiently and that business needs are supported by efficient, secure and resilient communication and information systems, in compliance with personal data protection principles. It oversees the implementation of the European Commission Digital Strategy. The Board takes over the responsibilities of both the former IT Board and the former Information Security Steering Board.
See Information Technology and Cybersecurity Board on myIntracomm (Internal link)
If you require further assistance, please contact:
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DG Communication
Unit B.3
Europa Web Communication
The Europa Web Guide is the official rulebook for the European Commission's web presence, covering editorial, legal, technical, visual and contractual aspects.
All European Commission web sites must observe the rules and guidelines it contains.
Web practitioners are invited to observe its contents and keep abreast of updates.
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