Aiming at promoting the use of the eDelivery DSI
The eDelivery Access Points (APs) are promoted by the CEF eDelivery building block for the secure and interoperable exchange of data across the EU, as they implement a standardised message exchange protocol for establishing point-to-point connections and exchange data in a secure, reliable and fully interoperable way.
Thus, the European Commission has studied how much setting up and operating an eDelivery Access Point costs. As analysed, the approximate average cost (the Total Cost of Ownership) for a European Institution to set up and operate an eDelivery Access Point, that doesn’t use a custom connector plug-in, in a cross-border European project over a timeframe of two years, is 86.000€, although this cost can vary depending on the special characteristics of the project and the number of organisations concerned. More information in LMT's site.