ePSIplus: an introduction

Rob DaviesePSIplus Thematic Network Co-ordinator

Public Sector Organisation and Culture ChangePrague, 11 April 2007

funded by eContentPlus

ePSIplus basic data

• ePSIPlus Thematic Network• eContentplus• 950,000 Euro• Start date: 1 September 2006• Duration 30 months

ePSIplus and the Directive

• European Directive 2003/98/EC of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information

• Minimum harmonisation• Access, fairness, transparency, pricing.• ePSIplus is working in the spirit of the Directive

AND its recitals• Better exploitation of market potential of PSI

Chronology of EC actions• Guidelines (1989)• PIRA Study (1999)• PSINet Preparatory Action (2000) • Green Paper• EC Communication (2002)• ePSINet/ePSINet-CEE Accompanying Measures (2003-5)• Policy Group• Directive (2004)• ePSIplus (2006-9)• MEPSIR Study (2006)• Sectoral studies (GI, Met, Legal): to be procured (2007)• Review of Directive (July 2008)

www.ePSIplus.net

Transpositionas at

March 2007

Map view of Member States transposed

EU PSI Directive (broad)

PoliticalReview

2004 2005 2006 2007

1.07.05 Member States

comply

2008 2009PSI directive came

into force31.12.03

Started in 1987 may achieve its objectives by 2017: 30 Years!

We are here!

EC Info Soc monitoring via contracts and projects such as ePSIplus

Estimate as to whenall EU25 will haveTransposed the

PSI Directive

ePSIplus

ePSINet + ePSINetCee

MEPSIR

www.ePSIplus.net

CUPI Report

ePSIplus - within the European context

Five thematic areas

1 Legal and regulatory progress and impact

2 Public sector organisation and culture change

3 Encouraging PSI reuse business

4 The financial impact: pricing and charging

5 Information management, standards and data quality

1 Legal and regulatory progress and impact• Monitoring, sharing experience and analysis of

transposition, compliance, disputes arising• Relationship to other legislation e.g. FOI• Assessment of scope of Directive (culture, education etc)• IPR/copyright• Licensing mechanisms • Exclusive deals• Country Scorecard Target audience• National and European PSI policy makers• PSI regulators/arbitrators• Public and private sector stakeholders

2 Public sector organisation and culture change• Monitoring and review (inc Directive compliance) • Exchange experience and cross fertilize between

countries on practice and problems in implementing Directive

• Promote training and awareness raising approaches• Clarify relationship between eGovernment + PSI re-use• Assess and support appropriate models for PPP

Target audience Central and local government organisations

3 Encouraging PSI re-use business

• Raise awareness of existing cross-border and pan-European products and working business models.

• Inter-sectoral learning: what makes for success• Stimulate training and support facilities for businesses.• Build political support for re-use industries across PSI

sectors (e.g. through an Industry Action Group)

Target audience• Information and content industries• Representative associations

4 The financial impact of the Directive: pricing and charging

• Monitor changes in pricing and charging policies (inc public sector costs and budgets)

• Exchange experience between Member States on reducing barriers to low charges

Target audience• Financial policy makers and managers in central and local

government

5 Information management, standards and data quality • Consensus building on data quality issues• Support for necessary public-private standards

interoperability• Sharing good practice and building interoperability for

discovery and access to PSI

Target audience• Standards/ ‘interoperability framework’ agencies • Industry associations• Public sector information managers• PSI re-use businesses

Roles in the Thematic Network

• MDR: network co-ordinator• Analysts (subcontracted experts)• National Network Members• Stakeholders

– Public and private sector

Analysts

• Record discussions, monitor and move forward thematic agendas, compile analytic reports

• Lead and set agendas for thematic meetings

• Co-ordinate expert participation in each thematic meeting

• An analyst will participate in every national meeting

Network Partners

• One per country: private/public sector mix• Identify experts for Thematic Meetings• Host national meetings• Motivate participation/registration in national

meetings• Supply information on country situation/ cases• 5 have joined Project Management Board

(Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovenia)

Stakeholders

• Database of potential experts/invitees for meetings– 1250 -> 5000

• Register for Newsletter• Participate in discussions• Supply case information

Meetings

• Network kick-off, Prague, 30/31 October

• 15 Thematic cross-border workshops (3 iterative meetings for each of the 5 thematic areas)

• Up to 35 National and Federal level meetings (Months 3-26)

• Final Conference was Month 27….but now May 2008?

ePSIPlus knowledge cycle

Thematic agenda Thematic meeting

National agendas

Analytic updateson themes

National meetingsNational issue updates

Commission interest

• DG INFSO: Digital Libraries and PSI Unit• Wants close co-operation with ePSIplus on 2008

Review of Directive– recommendations from ePSIplus prior to launching

consultation end Feb 2008– May use ePSIplus conference as its key event (June

2008?)– Will participate in some national and thematic

meetings

Website www.epsiplus.net

• Structured access to knowledge and results– by country– by thematic issue– Country Scorecard – Directory of cross-border products

• News• Forum

Today

• Insights and analysis of the progress achieved and still to be made in changing public sector culture and attitudes toward commercial PSI re-use

• What needs to be done?

Some key issues• Relationships between e-Government, PPP and PSI re-

use• Effects of public sector data sharing policies on PSI re-

use (including IPR issues)• Training/support initiatives and infrastructures (e.g.

competence centres)– for central and local government

• Managing consequences of frequent changes in public sector structure for PSI re-use.

• Experiences of local government

Two big questions

• Why should the public sector bother to make a special effort to enable re-use of PSI?

• Who compensates the public sector for loss of revenues?

A one-stop shop on PSI re-use

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