Author: UK Office of Public Sector Information OPSI

The report offers a thorough review of the implementation of the PSI Directive in the UK including reporting on interaction with the wider European PSI community through the ePSIplus Thematic Network.

The executive summary states,

"Marking two years since the UK implementation of The Re-Use of Public Sector

Information Regulations 2005 (PSI Regulations), this report reviews the progress made in

the UK. It sets out the practical and innovative steps taken by the Office of Public Sector

Information (OPSI) to ensure that this important piece of legislation is recognised,

understood and put into practice.

To date, OPSI has:

• published a range of guidance material which sets out step-by-step what public sector organisations need to do to meet their responsibilities;
• contacted over 400 public sector organisations to spread awareness and raise standards;
• introduced the Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS), IFTS Online, AKTive PSI and Click-Use Licensing, which set standards and make it easier to re-use public sector information; and
• investigated a number of complaints against public sector information holders, leading to licensing improvements.

The UK’s public sector information (PSI) assets are extremely valuable yet often underutilised.

This report aims to explore the policy and action taken by OPSI and others so far

and place this activity within the wider information policy context in the UK. The report sets

out the further actions which OPSI will be taking to ensure that the UK grasps the

opportunities to maximise the potential of PSI.

A key activity for OPSI has been to raise the profile of the re-use agenda, ensuring that it

is central to emerging information policy development."

Related ePSIplus News

OPSI Reviews UK PSI Implementation (1 August 2007)