“…Since the e-service directive, general regulations and specific sectorial regulations have also been developed (Kramer, 2016;Lanzara, 2014;Mulder and Snijders, 2020;Nalin et al, 2019;Schmidt and Krimmer, 2022;Velicogna et al, 2020). These regulatory frameworks are considered to be critical conditions in the development and implementation of cross-border digital public services (Leosk et al, 2021;Tinholt et al, 2013). A final role for the EU, as reported in the literature, is promoting standardisation (Nalin et al, 2019;Schmidt and Krimmer, 2022;Soe, 2018) and developing the general building blocks for cross-border services to be implemented by member states (Mäkinen et al, 2006;Nalin et al, 2019;Schmidt and Krimmer, 2022;Soe, 2018, Kramer, 2016Leitold, 2019, Velicogna et al, 2020.…”