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The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary (2009) / Chapter Skim
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8. Different PSI Access Policies and Their Impact
Pages 31-36

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From page 31...
... Geo information typically is based on very specific data sets, which can be very expensive to collect and maintain. They are also subject to intellectual property rights as well as to national security and privacy laws, so before GI is made available for use or reuse, the data sets may have to be prepared for public dissemination.
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From page 32...
... The report also published guidelines for national public sector bodies that are not covered by their own specific legislation. The guidelines stated that if a public sector organization were to engage in economic activities because the private sector would not or could not, then all costs must be passed on in the charges.
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From page 33...
... The national Cadastre, which is covered by its own legislation, is an exception, as it is producing value-added products in direct competition with the private sector. Otherwise, more and more public sector data sets are becoming available for reuse thanks to the PSI directive, although there is still great variety in licensing conditions.
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From page 34...
... Another downside of making the PSI available at low cost or no cost is the threat to the private sector companies that may have already set up similar data sets. If the public sector is going to make these data sets available free of charge, then it will be seen as an unfair trading practice, and the private sector will have unrecoverable costs.
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From page 35...
... The private sector sets up similar data sets, and Dr. Fornefeld already mentioned Tele Atlas and Navteq.
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From page 36...
... At this time such information cannot be funded from sales alone so, yes, perhaps we should involve the private sector. Within the GeoPortal Consortium we are working with both the public and private sectors, and the private sector really enjoys it.
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