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Information request: Commercialization of public sector
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (burke%gmdzi.gmd.de@RICEVM1.RICE.ED)
Thu May 7 09:31:16 1992
Date: Thu, 7 May 1992 08:24:56 CDT
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From: burke%gmdzi.gmd.de@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU
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Please respond directly to the author, not PACS-L. Thanks, Dana
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Information request:
In the context of a research project , PUBLAW 2 (information on the project
see below), sponsored by the European Communities, we are looking for
comments, references to public documents, publications on the issue of
"Commercialization of Public Sector Information" in the US (federal level).
We would also be very grateful to be pointed out researchers or research
groups working (or having recently worked) on this issue be it from a
policy, legal and/or economic angle.
For response please contact me by e-mail:
burke@gmdzi.gmd.de
(p-MAIL: Herbert Burkert, GMD-FS.INFOW,Postbox 1316, D-5205 St.Augustin 1
Tel.: +49. 2241.14 33 26/ Fax.: +49. 2241.14 30 06)
I am a researcher at the information policy study group of the German
National Research Centre for Computer Science.
Background:
In Europe the development of the North American information market is seen
as a positive economic example. There are assumptions that in this market
development the availability of public sector information for private
commercial information providers (for value enhancement/sale/re-sale)
plays an important role. We would like to find out just how important this
role has been and is economically, whether there still is a conscious
policy to make such information available (beyond the OMB Circular A-130 of
1986 and the OMB Second Advance Notice of 1989), and what sort of conflicts
have occurred or are likely to occur (e.g.: the role of public libararies;
electronic FOIA and its fee structure vs. commercialized public sector
information: privacy implications of making personal information
available...).
Information on the project:
PUBLAW.2
A research study sponsored by
the Commission of the European Communities
In 1989, the European Commission published a set of Guidelines for
improving the synergy between the public and private sectors in the
information market. These are intended to encourage public organisations
to make basic data and information more readily available to private sector
entrepreneurs in the information industry for the creation of new
value-added services.
Objectives of the study
Three years after the publication of the Guidelines, the European
Commission is sponsoring a follow-up study to assess their impact. The key
questions to be addressed are: `How influential have the Guidelines been?'
`To what extent have they succeeded in stimulating activity in the
information market?' `What problems have been encountered in their use?'
`Are there further initiatives which the European Commission should
consider to support the development of relationships between the public
sector and the private sector information industry?'
In addition to exploring these issues within the European context, PUBLAW.2
will consider recent experiences in North America by reviewing current
policies and practice in the USA and in Canada (both in the case of Quebec
and at Federal level).
Research team
The research will be carried out by the Policy Studies Institute (UK)
working in close association with the Gesellschaft fur Mathematik und
Datenverarbeitung (Germany); the Centre de Recherches Informatiques et
Droit (Belgium); and the British Library Consultancy Service.
PUBLAW.2 is sponsored by Directorate-General XIII (Telecommunications,
Information Industries and Innovation) in the context of the Commission's
IMPACT.2 programme (CEC Council Decision of 26 July 1988).
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MAIL:
Herbert Burkert/ GMD-FS.INFOW/ Postbox 1316/ D-5205 St.Augustin 1
GERMANY - Tel.: +49. 2241.14 33 26 Fax.: +49. 2241.14 30 17
BESUCHER/VISITORS:
GMD-Tu-619/ Rathausallee 10/ D-5205 St.Augustin 1
E-MAIL: burke@gmdzi.gmd.de
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