Topic Report No. 3: EC Communication on the PSI re-use Directive: PSI re-use stakeholder reaction

European Public Sector Information Platform Topic Report No. 3 (published 19 September 2009)

Author: Christopher Corbin, Independent researcher on Information policy, UK

Four months have elapsed since the European Commission adopted and published the communication on the Directive 2003/98/EC. The European Union Parliamentary elections have taken place, the new European Parliament was formerly constituted during July 2009 and the Chairs of the European Parliament’s committees have been announced. The formal process of appointing the new European Commission has commenced. The new Commission is expected to be in place by December 2009.

This paper briefly considers the:

• History of the European Union public sector information re-use Directive 2003/98/EC;
• Review process;
• Role of PSI re-use stakeholders during the 2008 review process and how this compares with earlier European Commission led consultations on public sector information;
• Role of the European Union institutions in responding to the European Commission’s communication on the Directive 2003/98/EC;
• Reaction of PSI re-use stakeholders since the Commission published the communication.