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OPSI set to grow business. Mark Chillingworth talked exclusively to the head of the Office of Public Sector Information, Carol Tullo, about opportunities for re-use of government content.(Office of Public Sector Information)(Interview)
Government information will make the UK more prosperous and boost growth in the information industry, according to Carol Tullo, director, controller and Queen's printer of the Office of Public Sector Information.
The new division of the Cabinet Office will administer the European Directive on Public Sector Information, which came into force on 1 July.
In an exclusive interview with IWR, Tullo explained why the directive and her new department could be the stimulus for a dramatic expansion of information commerce.
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) will incorporate Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), although it will retain its own identity. The core challenge facing both is to ensure that information produced by government departments can be used by businesses and organisations within the EU.
To do this, the OPSI has established, and will administer, an Information Fair Trade Scheme (IFTS), which creates a market for Crown Copyright information and will involve creating an asset register of public sector information. Among the government agencies already signed up to the IFTS, and who will now make information available for re-use, are: the Fire Service College, the Driving Standards Agency, the Environment Agency and the Met Office.
Tullo said the new policy is not intended to be a new means of revenue generation for the Government, but there will be charges.
"Public sector information (PSI) is a wonderful asset and it drives the knowledge economy," she said. A Government Spending Review in 2000 focussed on the knowledge economy and took steps towards opening up PSI.
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