Understanding PSI re-use policies
Source: The National Academic Press
The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks
Washington: June 2009
The National Academic Press has announced the imminent publication of the book titled: The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies. The book reports on the workshop organised by the U.S National Committee for CODATA Board on International Scientific Organizations, U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that was held in Paris on the 4 & 5 February 2008. The announcement states:
“Description
While governments throughout the world have different approaches to how they make their public sector information (PSI) available and the terms under which the information may be reused, there appears to be a broad recognition of the importance of digital networks and PSI to the economy and to society. However, despite the huge investments in PSI and the even larger estimated effects, surprisingly little is known about the costs and benefits of different information policies on the information society and the knowledge economy.
By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the current assessment methods and their underlying criteria, it should be possible to improve and apply such tools to help rationalize the policies and to clarify the role of the internet in disseminating PSI. This in turn can help promote the efficiency and effectiveness of PSI investments and management, and to improve their downstream economic and social results.
The workshop that is summarized in this volume was intended to review the state of the art in assessment methods and to improve the understanding of what is known and what needs to be known about the effects of PSI activities.”
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1. Introduction
2. Overview of U.S. Federal Government Information Policy
3. PSI Implementation in the UK: Successes and Challenges
4. The Value to Industry of PSI: The Business Sector Perspective
5. Achieving Fair and Open Access to PSI for Maximum Returns
6. Public Sector Information: Why Bother?
7. Measuring the Economic Impact of the PSI Directive in the Context of the 2008 Review
8. Different PSI Access Policies and Their Impact
9. The Price of Everything but the Value of Nothing
10. Enhancing Access to Government Information: Economic Theory as It Applies to Statistics Canada
11. Assessing the Impact of Public Sector Geographic Information
12. Assessing the Economic and Social Benefits of NOAA Data Online
13. Exploring the Impacts of Enhanced Access to Publicly Funded Research
14. Measuring the Social and Economic Costs of Public Sector Information Online: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions
15. Summary of the First Breakout Session
16. Summary of the Second Breakout Session
17. General Discussion of Results from the Breakout Sessions and Possible Next Steps
A. Workshop Agenda
B. Biographical Summaries of Workshop Chairs, Presenters, and Rapporteurs
References
Status: Forthcoming
Size: 104 pages, 8.5 x 11
Publication Year:2009
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ISBN-10: 0-309-13968-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-13968-7
Authors: Paul F. Uhlir, Rapporteur; U.S. National Committee for CODATA; Board on Research Data and Information; in collaboration with the Working Party on the Information Economy Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; National Research Council