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Moving to the era of connected and autonomous vehicles there is an increasing demand for quality of road data in order to meet a high level of safety in vehicles’ movements. Most automotive and technology companies are focused in real time data capturing from vehicles, to adjust their route. However, quality navigation maps with static geographic data regarding the road infrastructure are also needed. Consequently, map providers are working constantly to collect field data to keep their maps up to date. It is a fact though, that the static road network characteristics, such as speed limits and restrictions are changing by road authorities in each country flowing several regulation changes. Therefore, the lack of communication between road authorities and map providers is causing delays in updating the digital of map providers. Sixteen EU member states through a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) fund are working to develop a platform for seamless data-exchange ensure that any change in the road network is published. This paper introduces the implementation of the TN-ITS platform in Cyprus and demonstrates how it can provide a near-immediate update of the digital maps in end-user devices and the potential benefits for the society.