Unique inter ministry body!

Paris: 15 September 2008

The Groupement Français de l'Industrie de l'Information (GFII) inter-association working group on PSI has published the groups submission to the European Commission consultation that forms part of the Commissions review of the Directive 2003/98/EC. The submission which is available in both the French and English languages states in response the Commissions question 3:

“3. Comment faire progresser l’application de la Directive ?

Au niveau français, il est souhaitable de disposer d’une structure unique inter ministérielle en charge des questions relatives à la réutilisation des informations publiques pour sensibiliser les organismes publics concernés et coordonner les actions des instances responsables dans le domaine, en évitant ainsi les recouvrements, les renvois et les retards. Cette structure devra principalement mettre l’accent sur le développement économique du marché de l’information, objet de la directive et de sa transposition.”

“3. Optimise the re-use of PSI

In France, we would like to have a unique inter ministry entity in charge of public information re-use so that it could inform the relevant administrations and coordinate the actions of all responsible structures, thereby avoiding overlaps and delays. The economic development of the information market should be its major aim.”