PSI Group

In 2002, the European Commission initiated an informal group - The PSI Group, the remit of which is to:

• monitor progress with respect to the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive 2003/98/EC;
• consider issues of common interest related to the re-use of information;
• exchange good practices related to the re-use of information.

The membership of the PSI group consists mainly of representatives of the Member States.

The European Commission maintains a PSI portal, which contains a range of information related to the PSI Directive, which includes the PSI Group. The information provided by the ePSI plus project complements that provided by the Commission’s PSI Portal.

The PSI Group meets twice a year. The meetings are normally chaired by the Head of Unit Directorate-General INFSO Unit E4 - Information market

The PSI Group may invite other interested institutions and organisations to the meetings as shown in the PSI Group agenda.

11th PSI Group meeting, Tuesday, 6 May 2008, Luxembourg

Minutes

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction by chairman
2. Transposition and application of the PSI directive – update by Member States

The review of the PSI Directive

3. Review of the PSI Directive in 2008

• Review of Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information. Presented by Meri Rantala, European Commission
  12 slides PPS format
• Consultation with Member States
• Assessment of the economic impact of PSI re-use, presented by Dr. Martin Fornefeld, CEO MICUS
  16 slides PPS format.
• Extension of the scope of the Directive to cultural institutions? Presented by Rob Davies, MDR Partners - Rightscom, Ltd.
  11 slides PPS format
  11 slides PDF format
  

The views of the private sector

4. Achieving fair and open access to PSI to maximise benefits from re-use, presented by Michael Nicholson & Nikolaus Futter of the PSI Alliance.
11 Slides PPS format

5. PSI re-use in France: position of the industry, presented by Denis Berthault, Vice-Président of GFII
9 slides PPS format

Good practices from Member States

6. ePSIplus: progress report, presented by Rob Davies, ePSIplus Thematic Network Co-ordinator
16 slides PPS format
16 slides PDF format

7. Models of Public Section Information Provision by Trading Funds, presented by Rufus Pollock University of Cambridge
15 slides PDF format

8. The PSI Directive: The UK Experience, presented by Jim Wretham, Head of Information Policy at the UK Office of Public Sector Information.
7 slides PPS format

9. Recommendation of the OECD Council for enhanced access and more effective use of public sector information, presented by Graham Vickery, OECD
8 slides PPS format

10. Other issues and wrap up by chairman

10th PSI Group meeting, Thursday, 21 June 2007, Luxembourg

Minutes

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction by chairman

2. Views of the private sector on PSI reuse: challenges and opportunities

• LOCUS Association, United Kingdom

• EADP – European Association of Data Base Producers

• EUROGI – European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information

3. PSI directive

• Transposition and application of the PSI directive - update by Member States

• The INSPIRE initiative - Directive establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community

• Review of the PSI Directive in 2008

4. Good practices and policies supporting the re-use of PSI

• ePSI plus project: supporting the implementation of the Directive and re-use of the PSI

5. Other issues and wrap up by chairman

9th PSI Group meeting, Tuesday, 28 November 2006, Luxembourg

Minutes

Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by chairman.
2. Update by Member States on the transposition and application of the PSI directive
3. Commission Decision 2006/291/EC, Euratom on the re-use of Commission information.
4. Complaints lodged at the European Commission.
5. Examples of PSI related complaints in Member States

1. United Kingdom: Office of Public Sector Information
2. Slovenia: Office of the Information Commissioner

6. Survey on exclusive agreements in the Netherlands, (to be confirmed)
7. PSI Navigator project: directory and search engine of PSI.
8. ePSI plus project: supporting the implementation of the Directive and re-use of the PSI.
9. Commission’s activities for promoting PSI in 2006 and work programme 2007.
10. AOB and wrap up by chairman.

8th PSI Group Meeting, Friday, 17 February 2006, Luxembourg

Minutes
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by chairman
2. Update by Member States on the state of play of the transposition of the directive
3. Overview of infringement procedures
4. Presentations on national PSI policies in member states

1. PSI Watch initiative in the Czech Republic (Ms Dagmar Vránová, Cekia - Czech capital information agency)
2. Development of best practices in the UK (Mr Jim Wretham and Ms Marcia Jackson, U.K. Office of Public Sector Information)
3. IT standards for re-use of PSI in Denmark (Mr Adam Lebech, Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation)

5. OECD study on PSI (Mr Graham Vickery, OECD)
6. MEASURING PSI: preliminary results of the study on Measuring European Public Sector Information Resources (MEPSIR) (Mr Robbin te Velde, HELM Corporation)
7. Commission’s activities for promoting PSI in 2005 and work programme 2006
8. AOB and wrap up by chairman

7th PSI Group Meeting, Friday, 11 March 2005, Luxembourg

Minutes
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by chairman
2. Update by Member States on the state of play on the transposition
3. What Member States can expect after the transposition deadline: Wolf-Dietrich Grussmann, Infringements coordinator in DG Information Society and Media.
4. Ways and means of implementing the PSI directive. Presentation and discussion

1. Definitions (Article 2)

5. Ways and means of implementing the PSI directive. Presentation and discussion

1. Definitions (Article 2), continuing
2. Prohibitions of exclusive arrangements (Article 11)
3. The processing of requests for re-use(Article 4)
4. Charges and cross subsidies (Article 11)

6. AOB and wrap up by the chair

6th PSI Group meeting, Friday, 1 October 2004, Luxembourg

Minutes:
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by the Chairman.
2. Update by Member States on the state of play on the transposition of the directive
3. Ways and means of implementing the PSI directive
4. Policies on the re-use of PSI

1. Presentation by the Slovenian delegation
2. Presentation by EPSINet. Re-use of PSI in Australia and USA

5. Re-use of statistical information held by public sector bodies

1. The view of the public sector: Mr. Argueso from the National Statistical Institute of Spain
2. The European experience: Mr. Gunter Schaefer, Head of Unit: Information and Dissemination, EUROSTAT
3. The market view: Presentation by Global Trade Information Services

6. AOB and wrap up by chairman

5th PSI Group meeting Friday, 23 April 2004, Luxembourg

Minutes:
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by chairman
2. Update by Member States on the state of play on the transposition
3. Ways and means of implementing the PSI directive:

1. Means of readers
2. Assets Lists

4. Benchmarking and review: PSI study
5. Policies on the re-use of PSI in Europe

1. Presentation by the Norwegian delegation
2. The SHS project: presentation by Mr. Knut Rexed

6. Policies on the re-use of PSI in the US: Presentation by Mr. Peter Weiss
7. Re-use of meteorological information held by public sector bodies:

1. The view of the public sector: Presentation by Mr. Rene Hoenson
2. The European experience: Presentation by Mr. Daniel Soderman
3. The market view: Presentation by Mr. Harry Otten

8. AOB and wrap up by chairman

4th PSI Group Meeting, Friday, 28 November 2003, Luxembourg

Minutes:
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction by the Chairman.
2. Update on public sector information directive process.
3. Transposition of the directive.
4. Policies on the re-use of PSI.

1. Presentation by Estonian delegation – Information Access
2. Presentation by UK delegation – Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS)

5. Re-use of legal information
6. AOB and wrap up by Chairman

3rd PSI Group Meeting, Tuesday, 13 May 2003, Luxembourg

Minutes

Agenda
1. Welcome and Introduction by chairman
2. Update on Public sector information directive process
3. Policies on the re-use of PSI- good practices in the MS

1. Presentation by the Dutch delegation
2. Presentation of the new Légifrance Portal by the French delegation

4. Geographic information: market barriers for European products and possible solutions

1. The market view: Presentation by Chris Corbin, AGI, and discussion
2. Geographic information in Germany: Presentation by the German delegation and discussion
3. Geographic information, the industry perspective, Presentation by Mr. Lee Wood, Teleatlas
4. Activities of the EC in relation to geographic information, Presentation by Daniele Rizzi

5. Clearing house for geographic information, the Czech experience: Presentation by the Czech delegation and discussion
6. Geographic information, areas for action (discussion)
7. AOB and wrap up by chairman

2nd PSI Group Meeting, Wednesday, 16 October 2002, Luxembourg

Minutes
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Update PSI Directive Process in Council and Parliament

1. INSPIRE - Mr. Marc Vanderhaegen, DG Environment

3. Information Policies and Asset Lists on PSI

1. UK Asset Lists, Click use Licences

4. Improved Access to PSI

1. Government Action in Denmark

5. Metadata on PSI

1. XML Records in Austria

6. Working Methods of the Group

1. Commission Proposal to create Space on the CIRCA Extranet

7. AOB and wrap up by the Chair

1st PSI Group Meeting, Friday, 21 June 2002, Brussels

Minutes
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introduction by the Chairman

1. Role and Mandate of the Group

2. Role of Digital Public Data in the eEurope Initiative

1. Government Online: Electronic Access to Public Services European Digital Content for Global Networks Jens Matthiessen European Commission.

3. Digital Public Data from a Country Perspective

1. Online Licenses in the United Kingdom – J.Wretham, HMSO, UK

4. Re-use and Commercial Exploitation of Public Sector Information

1. Commission Proposal for a Directive of 5 June 2002 – Y.Volman European Commission

5. Online Public Services

1. Presentation Results 2nd Measurement of April 2002 Niko de Meester of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young,

6. Definition of Working Methods

1. Exchange of Good Practices in field of e.g.:
2. Data Collection (Standards & Metadata)
3. Access Policies
4. Re-use Policies, including Pricing Policies
5. Copyright and other Legal Issues
6. Online Public Services
7. Frequency of Meetings and Date of Next Meeting
8. Web Presence and Newsletter?

7. AOB and wrap up by the chair