The influence of the PSI directive on open government data: An overview of recent developments |
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| Authors: | Katleen Janssen[Author vitae] |
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| Institution: | aInterdisciplinary Centre for Law and ICT, K.U. Leuven, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | This paper looks at the role of the European Directive on re-use of public sector information in the current trend towards opening up government data. After discussing the PSI directive, it gives an overview of current policies and practices with regard to open government data in the Member States. It is argued that the success of the open government data movement in some Member States can be related to the confusion or ignorance about the relationship between traditional freedom of information legislation and the re-use of public sector data. If future information policies decide to follow this trend, they should always ensure that existing rights on freedom of information are not harmed. |
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| Keywords: | Open government data PSI directive Freedom of information Re-use of data |
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