ePSIplus Themes on PSI Re-use

Topics in this theme include:

• Status of transposition; learning from evidence of the impact of the different methods of transposition utilised and the results, with specific attention to outcomes of transposition in New Member States and federal countries.
• Emerging synergies between and mutual effects of FOI/Access regimes and PSI re-use implementation, the Directive on environmental information etc and other ‘neighbouring’ legislation
• Impact of the provisions and recitals of the Directive in areas such as licensing mechanisms, PSI asset discovery, transparency of pricing etc.
• Emerging practice on public sector IPR and copyright assertion.
• Incidence and type of disputes brought to legal resolution.
• Handling and review of exclusive deals (including those based on contracts prior to the Directive)
• Assessment of the requirement to extend the scope of the Directive e.g. to PSI in the culture, education and scientific research sectors.

Topics in this theme include:

• Managing the consequences of frequent changes in public sector structure for PSI re-use.
• The experiences of local government in complying with the Directive and supporting re-use.
• The relationship between e-government, public-private partnerships (PPP), private financing initiatives (PFI) and their impact on PSI re-use at different stages of the value chain.
• The effects of public sector data sharing policies on PSI re-use (including IPR issues)
• Training and support initiatives and infrastructures (e.g. competence centres) for central and local government agencies to support PSI re-use.

Topics in this theme include:

• The role of European Associations in raising awareness of PSI re-use market potential and stimulating activity: possibilities for a Pan-European forum on PSI-re-use.
• Factors underlying demand for and creation pan-European products.
• Inter-sector learning and analysis: what makes some sectors more successful in PSI re-use business and what lessons can be transferred? What business models work?

• Effective training, knowledge transfer and support mechanisms for entrepreneurs, role of organisations such as Chambers of Commerce.

Topic areas in this theme include:

• The effects of the Directive on the PSI value chain, on costs, access and organisation within the public sector, including remedies for budget loss as a result of new charging policies.
• Developments in pricing and charging policies: emerging impact and approaches toward free of charge access, marginal costs charging, ‘reasonable return on investment’ policies etc
• Impact of varying fiscal and public sector cost-recovery approaches across Europe

Topics in this theme include:

• The impact on data quality for business re-use of public sector interventions, including through types of PPP.
• Approaches to interoperability between public and private sectors in support of re-use e.g. in relation to egovernment standards frameworks and access architectures.