This report is based on a series of visits and interviews conducted over 4 working days by an ePSInet team in May 2004, enhanced by follow-up desk research. The report is organised in two main sections:

1. A National overview, illustrating how tensions between historic policies in support of public sector cost recovery are playing out alongside pronounced policy trends in favour of open and low-cost access.
2. B Spatial data: a case study. This provides an interesting example of a sector in which the economic and social drivers have led to industry action involving strong partnership between public and private sector organisations at Federal level, resulting in significant additional re-use of PSI.