[2] The project consortium is composed of eight partners from four countries.

The general objective of the COMPAT.eGov project is to improve the efficiency of European professional education in the governmental sector.

The project is based on the supposed need for initiatives which focus on the competence assessment and relevant training frameworks in this sector and others, which has been identified as a priority by the EU.

[3] The EU has also indicated this through initiatives such as "2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment".

According to information publicized by the project, COMPAT.eGov focuses on aspects such as:[4][5] The COMPAT.eGov project claims to work towards the following objectives:[6] The transfer of innovation and the relevant outcomes / results to be exploited within COMPAT.eGov are based on a series of previous projects: