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17. General Discussion of Results from the Breakout Sessions and Possible NextSteps
Pages 75-80

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... The Session A group identified more funding sources for academic research than just the European Commission. The participants in Session B highlighted the fact that PSI research has failed to map the value chain.
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From page 76...
... Therefore, if an author is looking for an online academic outlet to disseminate research in this area, the International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Research is a potential vehicle, and it is one way in which the European Commission is supporting this type of activity. An online PSI journal could emulate this model.
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... This frustration is what triggers the interest in alternative data sets in the private sector. Like any market, if access to data is blocked it encourages the creation of new industries and services to circumvent that blockage.
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... To take another example, just recently Sweden adopted new PSI legislation, which would not have happened before the EU directive. Indeed, there are several exclusive deals in other countries between government entities and the private sector for providing PSI-related services.
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... Before the ePSIplus project is completed, the European Commission may be willing to issue a solicitation for the funding of a repository at some European research institution that would also include information from outside Europe. The ePSIplus repository could be added into this new repository, thus preserving the data, providing a start-up base, and avoiding wasteful duplication of effort.
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