OPSI Conference – 14 October 2008
Unlocking the Potential of Public Sector Information
A one day conference organised by Whitehall & Westminster World and supported by the Office of Public Sector Information part of the National Archives.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, The Caledonian Club London
Conference Programme (4 pages PDF format)
Plenary Session 1
Where are we now? Charting Success and Navigating the Challenges presented by Carol Tullo, Director - Office of Public Sector Information and Director - Information Policy & Services, The National Archives.
19 slides – PDF format
Policy Workshops: Public Sector Information – A shared resource for all
Workshop 1: Re-use of public sector information – opportunity or threat? led by Jim Wretham, Head of Information Policy, Office of Public Sector Information.
11 slides – PDF format
Workshop 2: PSI: Regulation and Resolution, led by Marcia Jackson, Head of Standards, Office of Public Sector Information.
6 slides – PDF format
Workshop 3: Re-Use of Public Sector Information Newham Council, led by Ian Gibbs, Head of Information Governance, Newham Council
9 slides – PDF format
Plenary Session 2
Building the Public Sector Information infrastructure, presented by Dr David Pullinger, Digital Policy Director, Central Office of Information
27 slides – PDF format
Plenary Session 3
The Power of Public Information, presented by Richard Allan, Chair, Power of Information Taskforce and head of Government Affairs, CISCO Systems.
20 slides – PDF format
Lightening Talks
Talk 1: Access & Re-use of Public Sector Information – a European Perspective, Javier Hernandez-Ros, Head, Digital Libraries & Public Sector Information Unit, European Commission. For an overview of this talk please refer to ePSIplus news topic: Cloning OPSI across Europe
Talk 4: The National Transport Information Incubator Project, Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Transport. The talk referenced the following documents:
National Transport Information Incubator (NaTII) Enabling the power of information (24 pages – PDF Format)
9 September 2008 announcement that the report has been published (1 page – PDF)
Conference – Delegate Pack (17 pages – PDF format)