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Revision of the PSI Directive and Open Data Strategy

A view from the European Commission

LAPSI ConferenceWarsaw, 20 October 2011

Katarzyna Janicka-PawlowskaInformation Society and Media Directorate European Commission

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Wider context of open data

Goals:• optimal conditions for innovation and business• increased transparency and administrative efficiency

Hurdles:

• Incoherent developments across the EU• PSBs too slow in embracing the concept of open data

Approach:

• ensure the best legal framework in favour of data re-use• coordinate measures undertaken at Member State and

EU level

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Open Data Strategyto turn existing resources in engine of growth and

innovation

• VP Neelie Kroes will propose to the Collège

in November

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Open Data Strategy

composed of three strands that reinforce each other

• Regulatory measures – including revision of the PSI Directive

• Deployment actions and experience sharing between the Member States– including creation of European data portal

• Financial instruments- Connection Europe Facilities and Europe 2020 (2014-2020)

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Revision of the PSI Directiveoptions on the table:

• extension of scope

• amendment of the general principle - all accessible information reusable

• amendment of the charging principle

• reversal of burden of proof

• machine readable formats

• amendment of the licensing provision

• requirement for an independent regulator

• what about hybrid PSB’s? – public task definition

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Revision of the PSI Directive:where are we?

Commissionproposal

ordinary legislative procedure+adoption

entry into force

public consultation

impact assessmentreport

inter-service consultation

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Open data strategypan European portal

First stage- Commission pilot portal – as of 2012

• relation with the europa website, what added value?

Second stage – pan European portal – extended to data sets from Member states

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data.gov.uk

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data.gov.us

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dati.piemonte.it

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Open data strategy Connecting Europe Facility

2014-2020

Commission proposal EU budget 2014-2020 – made in June 2011:

• Infrastructure Connecting Europe Facility: energy, transport and digital networks - € 40 billion- Energy €9.1 billion- Transport €21.7 billion- ICT/Digital €9.2 billion

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More information: PSI website – Open data.

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/psi/open_data/index_en.htm

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