<story><title>Source code for Dutch DigiD app released under Dutch Open Government Act</title><url>https://github.com/MinBZK/woo-besluit-broncode-digid-app</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>reacharavindh</author><text>This is the baffling side of the EU to all outsiders&amp;#x2F;newcomers. When I first moved here, that was my first thought as well. There is just so much in common, why repeat everything everywhere instead of single effort with branches everywhere?! (police force, consular services, Identity services, and pretty much any Government paperwork one can think of, transportation services etc). However, the population is very localised and divided. The French do it their way, Italians another way, the Germans on their own way etc. It is hard to find gain common ground beyond what EU already represents(which is very good IMO). I do wish doing things at EU level becomes the norm, and individualities slowly disappear.&lt;p&gt;Imagine a single European rail service (not Euro rail where you can buy a single ticket that will make you take Dutch train, and then connect on a German train, and then on an Austrian train, and if you miss a connection, good luck figuring out your replacement..)</text></item><item><author>college_physics</author><text>maybe EU countries could save a bundle and co-develop these apps. might also improve quality &amp;#x2F; ensure best practises are available to all etc.</text></item><item><author>cloudify</author><text>Italy does the same: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;pagopa&amp;#x2F;io-app&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;pagopa&amp;#x2F;io-app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the official government app (you can get benefits, pay taxes, etc...), downloaded by 30+ million citizens, stack is React Native + Typescript</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>camgunz</author><text>My partner and I just moved to the Netherlands and I mildly disagree. For one, we really like the diversity and appreciate the different cultures and histories. But I also think there&amp;#x27;s something to different member states getting to experiment on their own. Like, the Finns are onto something with their school system for sure, but the Dutch have a lot of Montessori schools--what are the pros and cons of each approach?&lt;p&gt;But, yeah not that we&amp;#x27;re wild about international train travel--that&amp;#x27;s a sore spot for sure. But generally we view the differences as a kind of richness and less of an inconvenience.</text></comment>
<story><title>Source code for Dutch DigiD app released under Dutch Open Government Act</title><url>https://github.com/MinBZK/woo-besluit-broncode-digid-app</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>reacharavindh</author><text>This is the baffling side of the EU to all outsiders&amp;#x2F;newcomers. When I first moved here, that was my first thought as well. There is just so much in common, why repeat everything everywhere instead of single effort with branches everywhere?! (police force, consular services, Identity services, and pretty much any Government paperwork one can think of, transportation services etc). However, the population is very localised and divided. The French do it their way, Italians another way, the Germans on their own way etc. It is hard to find gain common ground beyond what EU already represents(which is very good IMO). I do wish doing things at EU level becomes the norm, and individualities slowly disappear.&lt;p&gt;Imagine a single European rail service (not Euro rail where you can buy a single ticket that will make you take Dutch train, and then connect on a German train, and then on an Austrian train, and if you miss a connection, good luck figuring out your replacement..)</text></item><item><author>college_physics</author><text>maybe EU countries could save a bundle and co-develop these apps. might also improve quality &amp;#x2F; ensure best practises are available to all etc.</text></item><item><author>cloudify</author><text>Italy does the same: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;pagopa&amp;#x2F;io-app&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;pagopa&amp;#x2F;io-app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the official government app (you can get benefits, pay taxes, etc...), downloaded by 30+ million citizens, stack is React Native + Typescript</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>DoingIsLearning</author><text>&amp;gt; I do wish doing things at EU level becomes the norm, and individualities slowly disappear.&lt;p&gt;Unless you reach an economic moment where you can pay the same to a policeman in Sweden and a policeman in Greece there is never going to be a socioeconomic identity that would allow you to aggregate all these people in some sort of  federation police force. Same for rail, same for most anything where there is a cost or expense or transaction.&lt;p&gt;The diversity of systems reflects a diversity of arbitrage. Brute forcing that into a single entity or federal body is ivory tower thinking.</text></comment>