Project implementation Implementation of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information system

Under the Connecting Europe Facility, CEF Telecom has declared The European Commission has three calls for projects for 2017. One of them called for: Electronic exchange of social security data (EESSI) Integration, qualification and entry into operation of national social systems security with the EESSI.

The indicative total budget of the call was 17 million. Eur. Rate European Commission co-financing is up to 75% of the total eligible Costs, maximum 2 million EUR per Member State, independent of the number of participants the project.

The invitation was announced on 17 February 2018 and the deadline for completion the calls were 18 May 2017. The total duration of the project is 24 months.

The main objective of this digital service infrastructure is Improve cross-border communication between national social institutions Security by introducing an electronic communication platform for efficient exchange information. The EESSI Platform covers cross-border processes in all areas social security.

This will enable citizens who benefit from mobility in To strengthen Europe's protection of social security rights, to make it more effective the decision-making process for calculating and paying social security benefits; enable safe, efficient and verifiable data transfers concerning citizens; and also collect accurate statistical data on the exchange of information within coordination of social security systems.

The following actions are supported under the call:

• Project management consultancy, studies feasibility, evaluation studies, deployment of the EESSI software and overall the implementation of the EESSI at national level;

• Procurement of hardware for EESSI deployment;

• Procurement of software licences necessary for the installation, operation and connection of access points to the EESSI platform;

• Installation and configuration of the EESSI access points;

• Training IT teams first and second support level for EURESI, training for cross-border transactions;

• Distribution, configuration, installation, development and deployment national applications enabling connection to the EESSI platform;

• Further development and configuration of the software installed in national data centres to help connect access EESSI points on national IT systems at institution level

After successful submission of a grant application, Slovak Republic on the part of the European Commission allocated total financial EUR 1.999.799 for the implementation of the EURESI project.

Beneficiaries the grant in the Slovak Republic are:

1. Social insurance undertaking as designated Access point

2. Centre for Social Affairs and families

3. Health Supervisory Authority care

4. Trust health insurance, a. s.

5. Union health insurance company, a. s.

As part of the project implementation in Slovakia carry out the following activities:

1. Creation of an access point in the Slovak Republic
Access point for communication between competent institutions in Slovakia The Republic and the competent institutions of the Member States of the European Union will be created by the Social Insurance Institution. The electronic exchange concerns information on Social and health insurance for persons insured in the Member States of the European Union Unions.

2. Creation of a communication platform between access point in Slovak Republic and institutions in Slovak Republic
The communication platform shall address the mutual electronic exchange of social data the protection between the relevant institutions of the European Union and the relevant institutions in the Slovak Republic:

1. Social insurance

2. Centre for Social Affairs and families

3. Health Supervisory Authority care

4. Trust health insurance, a. s.

5. Union health insurance company, a. s.