Madrid PSI 2010 Meeting: Roundtable Panels

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Posted by Mary Gianoli on 02 Jun 2010

London and Madrid: 2 June 2010

Project Aporta and the ePSIplatform extend an open open invitation for the Open Data and PSI re-use Communities to participate in the discussions and debate during the Madrid PSI 2010 Meeting: “Realising the value of Public Sector Information”.

The meeting is an opportunity for those with experience and those with fresh perspectives to meet and share information and learn from each other.

Meeting Date: 9th June 2010
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Auditorium of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain, (c/ Capitán Haya, 41 28071- Madrid) - Map showing location of the Meeting venue
Registration Online: Spanish or English
Project Aporta’s PSI Meeting 2010 ‘Participation’ Forum is Online

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The European ‘Open Data Community’ is moving forward quickly and experiencing much success in opening up and re-using government data. This meeting is a forum bringing together those focused on understanding and learning about the value of public sector information from the European policy to the local level and across sectors. Participants will include leading European experts and representatives from agencies, institutions, companies and civil society – all involved in re-using public sector information.

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Access the Meeting Agenda (version 2 June 2010) or

The Madrid meeting is organised around four roundtable panels

Opening Speech

Mr. Fernando de Pablo Martín. General Director for the Promotion of eGovernment, Ministry of the Presidency, Spain

Roundtable: Overview of Europe’s Information Society Strategies: Best practices in policies to release the economic potential of PSI re-use. Do European level Information Society policies and strategies enable the economic potential of PSI re-use and how can these policies be used by the public and private sectors in PSI re-use? Information about the Members of this Roundtable (English or Spanish)

Moderator: Mr. Agustí Cerrillo. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Speakers:

Mr. Javier Hernández Ros. Head of Unit Access to Information, European Commission
Mr. Jim Wretham. The National Archives, United Kingdom
Ms. Catherine Lippert. National IT & Telecom Agency, Denmark
Mr. Alberto Ortiz de Zárate. Basque Government. Open Data Euskadi, Spain
Mr. Kristof de Meulder. APIE, France

Roundtable: Turning PSI re-use in new business models and innovative services. What are the examples of innovative business models based on PSI re-use and how can they enhance economic benefit from liberated public sector information? Information about the Members of this Roundtable (English or Spanish)

Moderator: Mr. Rolf Nordqvist. Chair, European PSI Alliance, and Manager, Government Affairs, Bisnode

Speakers:

Mr. Valentin Arce. ASEDIE, Spain
Mr. Ángel Maldonado. Legasolo.com, Spain
Mr. José Luis Marín. Euroalert.net, Spain
Mr. Henrik Egede. Husets Web, Denmark
Mr. Jesús Barrio. Goolzoom.com, Spain

Roundtable: Measuring the economic potential of PSI re-use. Can society sense the economic growth of PSI re-use? Information about the Members of this Roundtable (English or Spanish)

Moderator: Mildo van Staden, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands

Speakers:

Ms. Maria Isabel Cabello. Tracasa (Cadastral Works Ltd), Spain
Ms. Amalia Velasco. National Cadastre, Spain
Mr. Richard Pettifer. PRIMET, Europe
Mr. Aleš Pekárek. EPMA (European Projects and Management Agency), Czech Republic.

Roundtable: Social Value of PSI. How can new techniques and technologies liberate public sector information in ways that provide value for citizens and society and is this value understood by citizens? Information about the Members of this Roundtable (English or Spanish)

Moderator: Mr. José Manuel Alonso. CTIC Centro Tecnológico , Spain

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