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Government unleashes OPSI. Public sector information market set to explode under OPSI and IFTS regulation, writes Mark Chillingworth.(Office of Public Sector Information, Information Fair Trade Scheme )(Brief Article)
The Government has created a new department to give greater access to public sector information, in accordance with EU directives.
The new Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), incorporates such entities as Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), and will oversee the implementation of the European Directive on Public Sector Information, which comes into force on 1 July.
A Cabinet Office statement describes the OPSI as having "responsibility for co-ordinating policy standards on the re-use of public sector information." Carol Tullo, former controller of HMSO, will now head OPSI.
The EU directive aims to promote the re-use of public sector information - a policy which results from a study which found the European information industry was worth [pounds sterling]48bn, a fifth of the value of the US information industry. The US is uninhibited by Crown copyright, making it easier for businesses to re-use government information.
The policy aims to promote the "enormous scope for ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Government unleashes OPSI. Public sector information market set to...