The ePSIplatform team has published a new Topic Report, this time taking a closer look at local and regional data.
This topic report helps in building a big picture of PSI resources of European cities by reviewing the content of currently active local and regional data portals and by covering a case study from Helsinki where over 500 city organizaton’s ICT systems were categorized and...
As of January 2013 the Finnish post codes are available for free, and free to re-use. Until now post codes were available against payment. The Itella website says that the terms and conditions have been changed per 1 January 2013, and that paid for subscriptions will end. The...
The ePSIplatform has published the Open Transport Data Manifesto and Infographic (produced by Pieter Colpaert and the iRail.be team).
They capture and highlight the Open Transport Data potential at hand, the obstacles and accordingly allocates the responsibilities to meet these challenges to the...
In a guest posting at Europeana, Joris Pekel looks back on the Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki 17-22 September. Following closely on the release of Europeana's vast treasure trove of open...
We have published a new report taking a closer look at the charging practices for PSI re-use in Europe.
The provision on charging in the current PSI Directive has been one of the most contested elements of the Directive. Not surprisingly, the debate is intensifying as the proposal for amending the PSI Directive contains considerable changes to the charging policy. This document aims to...
