Madrid: March 2010

The latest development by Spain’s PSI Information Service, Proyecto Aporta, is an online beta Public Information Catalogue.

Proyecto Aporta works under the framework of the Spanish Avanza Plan, which is focused on fostering Information Society developments in Spain through various projects and initiatives directed at improving economic productivity and the general welfare of all Spanish citizens.

In publishing the online catalogue, Proyecto Aporta demonstrates again its resourcefulness, enthusiasm and innovation in communicating and connecting with PSI communities and in sharing information about PSI re-use benefits, developments in Spain and elsewhere, as well as being in tune with future strategies and challenges.

In addition to the catalogue, some of Proyecto Aporta’s major initiatives include an engaging PSI information service web portal; multi format Guide to re-using PSI for the public sector; development of unique European PSI training courses and multi media training materials; and meetings on PSI re-use involving the European and Spanish PSI communities.

This is only stage 1 of the Aporta catalogue and their plans are to continue development of the catalogue; for example, how the data can be accessed and what data formats can be accessed. The Aporta catalogue is currently a unique European development with only one other Member State, Denmark under Digitaliser.dk, publishing a relatively similar online catalogue (setting aside the data.gov.uk portal).

About the Aporta Public Sector Information Catalogue

• Provides a single access point to public sector information providing links to Government web sites with online data – making it easier to find government data.

• Comprehensive including over 400 entries of data held by the Spanish Central Government including the following:
• GOBIERNO DE ESPAÑA (13)
• MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES Y DE COOPERACIÓN (10)
• MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN (42)
• MINISTERIO DE CULTURA (54)
• MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA (9)
• MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y HACIENDA (48)
• MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN (8)
• MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO (36)
• MINISTERIO DE IGUALDAD (5)
• TODOS
• MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO (64)
• MINISTERIO DE JUSTICIA (4)
• MINISTERIO DE LA PRESIDENCIA (23)
• MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO (76)
• MINISTERIO DE POLÍTICA TERRITORIAL (7)
• MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y POLÍTICA SOCIAL (15)
• MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO E INMIGRACIÓN (13)
• MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
• MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR (12)

• Each entry in the catalogue provides detailed descriptive information about the government data – making it easier to know what is available.
• The catalogue was created from the directory databases of open access released by the General State Administration (June 2008), an undertaking by the group Publidoc UCM.
• The catalogue is in keeping with the Spanish PSI re-use legal framework.

For questions, suggestions or comments regarding the Public Information Catalog contact Proyecto Aporta catalogo@aporta.es

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