The ePSIplus Thematic NetworkSupporting the Implementation of the PSI Directive

Chris CorbinePSIplus Analyst

Sliema, Malta, 8th February 2008

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ePSIplus - Purpose

The ePSIplus Thematic Network:– Supports the implementation of the European Directive on PSI re-use.– Facilitates the major opportunities for business to develop value added

products and services based on PSI.– The network will be active for 30 months*.– Covers all Member (EU, EEA, EFTA) and candidate states.– Covers all PSI domains.– Will focus on five major themes.

* Commenced on the 1st September 2006 and will be operational through to 28 th February 2009. (which covers the period leading up to the PSI Directive review in 2008 by the European Parliament.)

Has now been operational for 16+ months and during that time has established network links with Australia, Canada, Southeast Asia and the OECD. That is the topic is a global one not just European or national.

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Analysis of the ePSIplus Network National Representative

Public Sector28%

Private Sector24%

Representative Bodies38%

Academic & Research10%

The unpaid networkChampions.

ePSIplus - Major themes

1. Legal and regulatory progress and impact (including implementation of the Directive)

2. Public sector organisation and culture change (including compliance with the Directive)

3. Encouraging PSI re-use business

4. The financial impact of the Directive: pricing and charging (including impact on public sector costs and budget)

5. Information management, standards and data quality

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ePSIplus - Methodology

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Theme Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3

Legal Legal issues Extending the Directive -

Cultural Heritage

Legal redress

Public Sector

Culture

PPP Capacity building - training etc.

Regulation

Private Sector

Opportunity

Role of Associations

Towards an IAG

(PSI Alliance)

Raising the awareness of the

opportunity

Finance PSI Pricing 1 PSI Pricing 2 PSI Pricing 3

Info. Mgmt. PSI management Asset Registers (Meta data)

Interoperability

Topic for each thematic meeting

ePSIplus - Meetings - Thematic priorities

1 Network kick off meeting held in Prague, 30/31 October 2006

15 Thematic cross-border meetings (3 per thematic area)– Legal & Regulation theme

• Meeting 1: 16 February 2007, Hague, Netherlands (Report published)• Meeting 2: 10 - 11 September 2007, Paphos, Cyprus (Report published)• Meeting 3: Slovenia

– Public Sector Organisation theme• Meeting 1: 11 April 2007, Prague, Czech Republic (Report published)• Meeting 2: 8 October 2007, Bratislava, Republic of Slovakia (Report published)• Meeting 3: ?

– Encouraging PSI re-use business theme• Meeting 1: 31 August 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark (Report published)• Meeting 2: 19 October 2007, Brussels, Belgium (Report published)• Meeting 3: ?

– Pricing impact theme• Meeting 1: 19 - 20 April 2007, Helsinki, Finland (Report published)• Meeting 2: 1 - 2 November 2007, London, UK (Report published)• Meeting 3: Italy

– Standards theme• Meeting 1: 5 July 2007, London, UK (Report published)• Meeting 2: 26 November 2007, Riga, Latvia• Meeting 3: Spain

All the materials from the meetings are available on the ePSIplus web site

www.ePSIplus.net Red - means the meeting has taken place or is taking place

ePSIplus - Meetings - National

35 National, Federal and Cross-border meetings– Cyprus 20 February 2007 (Report published)– France 14 June 2007 (Report published)– Iceland 5 September 2007– Netherlands 27 September 2007– Finland 2 October 2007– Ireland 25 October 2007– UK 30 October 2007– Slovenia 7 November 2007– Germany 6 December 2007 (Report published)– Belgium 11 December 2007– Hungary 13 December 2007– Slovakia 14 December 2007– Czech Republic 23 January 2008– Latvia 25 January 2008– Malta 8 February 2008– Austria 4 March 2008

Final Conference (June 2008, Brussels)

All the materials from the meetings are available on the ePSIplus web site

www.ePSIplus.netRed - means the meeting has taken place or is taking place

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Sampling experiences

(gathering evidence)

ConsideringComparingConcluding

1. Draft2. QA3. Publish

The meeting

Setting the scene

Meeting report

89 Presentations

341 experts

ePSIplus - One stop shop to PSIThe evidence base

(web site)

Assigned ePSIplus Analyst

Assigned ePSIplus Analyst

Experts that attended meeting

ePSIplus Meetings: The process Thematic meetings completed: 10 out of 15

Accumulative Total

National meetings completed: 14 out of 353 reports published

793 experts

Accumulative Total

Assigned ePSIplus Analyst

129 Presentations

Combined accumulative total:

- 218 presentations- 1134 experts attended meetings- 12 reports

By end of project estimate:

- Presentations 410- Experts 2200- Reports 50

9 Reports published

ePSIplus - Publications - Quarterly update

Quarterly Update (Newsletter) available on the ePSIplus web site

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ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

Live: 27.09.06

Objective: To become the first port of call for information on PSI re-usewww.ePSIplus.net

Home page

Total number of news items posted: 679

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ePSIplus Thematic Network One stop shop to PSI - News items by thematic area of interest

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LegalPublic PrivatePricingQuality

ePSIplus - Encouraging PSI re-use business

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Current categories

• Aeronautics (2)

• Agriculture (1)

• Companies & Finances (16)

• Energy (3)

• Geographic (12)

• Land & Property (1)

• Law & Regulation (5)

• Public tenders (5)

• Traffic & Transport (5)

• Weather & Environment (8)

Target 150 products.

Currently 58 listed

Directory of Cross Border Products and Services

ePSIplus - Encouraging PSI re-use business

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Directory of Cross Border Products and Services

ePSIplus - Forum

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Gathering evidence through online debate

Current statistics

• 49 topics

• 123 responses

ePSIplus Forum Topics - Themes

Legal53%

Public Culture13%

Private re-use19%

Pricing6%

Standards9%

ePSIplus - Cases

www.ePSIplus.netCurrent statistics = 23 entries

ePSIplus - Links

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Supporting the PSI stakeholders especially cross border re-users as no Advice or Assistance portal currently exists.

ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

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International, Europe, Country

Theme Information

Depository

Type

The evidence base

ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

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Retrieving information from the evidence base

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ePSIplus - Scorecard

Maximum score for Legal Theme is 20

ePSIplus Scorecard Theme 1as at 4 December 2007

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AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprus

Czech Republic

DenmarkEstoniaFinlandFrance

GermanyGreece

HungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatvia

Liechtenstein

LithuaniaLuxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

NorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSlovenia

SpainSweden

Switzerland

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AverageMedianEU25EU27EFTA

Europe

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Transposition Implementation Support Awareness Enforcement

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Article 13 Transposed

for MS?

Law Publically available online?

Article 13 Refers to 2003/98

PSI web site

PSIH Register?

Standard Licence

available?

Published Complaints Procedure?

Published Appeal

Procedure?

PSI Guidelines?

Complaint decisions published

Appeal decisions

published?

Unified Complaints

system?Support

Transposition

Implementation

Pro-active Awareness? Training

Annual Monitoring

Reports published?

PSI Case Studies?

Complaint Decisions

Appeal Decisions

Fair Trade & Competiton Authority Decisions

Court Decisions

Awareness

Enforcement

ePSIplus Scorecard Theme 1

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ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

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ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

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ePSIplus - The One Stop Shop to PSI

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Summary

www.ePSIplus.netThe key to success is to KEEP IT SIMPLE!

The ePSIplus thematic network

- is devoted to the PSI vision and strategy

- is people oriented!

- provides a forum within which to share knowledge

- acts as a catalyst to change

- provides the only European PSI knowledge base currently in existence (via the web site) with reflectors.

- is for everyone involved in PSI irrespective of which sector the stakeholder operates within.

SO PLEASE STAY INVOLVED with ePSIplus

Interested in PSI? Then why not visit:

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Thank you for your attention

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