[GSDI Legal Econ] UK Report on the Re-Use of PSI 2008

[Roger Longhorn]

OPSI has published their 2008 Report on the Re-Use of Public Sector 
Information, see 
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/psi-regulations/uk-report-reuse-psi-2008.pdf.

“The UK approach is that where there is access, there is also the 
opportunity to re-use. This report documents the energy and innovation 
that has seen many initiatives unlock information and demonstrates the 
pivotal efforts in the UK in 2008 to maintain a thriving information 
economy. Calls for the PSI regulations to be tightened reflect greater 
awareness that re-use matters and has tremendous implications for us all.

The focus of this report is to prepare the UK to respond to, and build 
upon, the recommendations that emerge from the Commission review of the 
Directive this autumn. By covering all the linked developments and 
innovations in the UK, this report is designed to contribute to those 
discussions. Developments this year will shape the next. Online services 
and discussion mean that solutions are immediate and responsive to 
demand. On that basis OPSI will measure its success in the UK on a 
journey to unlock the potential of PSI for us all. This is an exciting, 
innovative agenda, not without its challenges as to how to move forward. 
The potential is present and OPSI will continue to lead, driving forward 
change and reporting on progress made in the coming year.”

Kind regards

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Frederika Welle Donker, MSc.
Researcher
section Geo-Information & Land Administration

OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies
Delft University of Technology
PO Box 5030
2600 GA Delft
The Netherlands

T +31 (0)15-27 813 83
F +31 (0)15-27 827 45

E f.m.welledonker at tudelft.nl <mailto:Ef.m.welledonker at tudelft.nl>
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