Elements of the Revised PSI Directive
The Directive on the re-use of public sector information (Directive 2003/98/EC, known as the 'PSI Directive') entered into force on 31 December 2003. It was revised by Directive 2013/37/EU which entered into force on 17 July 2013.
It focuses on the economic aspects of re-use of information rather than on the access of citizens to information. It encourages the Member States to make as much information available for re-use as possible. It addresses material held by public sector bodies in the Member States, at national, regional and local levels, such as ministries, state agencies, municipalities, as well as organisations funded for the most part by or under the control of public authorities (e.g. meteorological institutes). Since 2013 content held by museums, libraries and archives falls within the scope of application as well.
The Directive covers written texts, databases, audio files and film fragments; it does not apply to the educational, scientific, and broadcasting sectors. The impetus for the Share PSI 2.0 Thematic Network is this revised European Directive on the Public Sector Information. Share-PSI 2.0 is the European network for the exchange of experience and ideas around implementing these open data policies in the public sector. It brings together government departments, standards bodies, academic institutions, commercial organisations, trade associations and interest groups to identify what does and doesn't work, what is and isn't practical, what can and can't be expected of different stakeholders.
Derived elements
After analysis of the revised directive it was decided to focus on a particular set of sections from the directive.
The decision to focus on these sections:
- In the preliminary discussion in preparation to the Share-PSI workshops, it became obvious that most workshop participants could relate to, and saw certain sections in the revised directive as challenges which needed to be dealt with in the workshops.
- The identified Best Practices had to be technical and non-technical. Taken together, these two sets of Best Practices needed to underpin the sharing of PSI.
- As a result of the Share-PSI thematic network's efforts, national, sectorial and community guidelines around Public Sector were going to be created, or updated. The information exchanged at those workshops needed to be consistent with the need for clarification on certain elements seen as challenges and needing more clarification.
- It was decided that the best practices developed by Share-PSI needed to follow a similar structure as those developed by W3C on the condition that they were closely linked to the elements of the PSI Directive.
References to specific sections of the Directive
- Policies and Legislation
- Legal requirements, licenses etc. licensing of information, data and metadata
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.1 :2, 3, 4, 5
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.1 :2 (replaced), 3, 4, 5
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 1,2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 1 (replaced), 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 2 - Art.4: 1,2,3,4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 2 - Art.4: 1,2, 3 (replaced), 4 (‘replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1,2,3,
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced),2 (replaced),3 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.6: 1,2, 3, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.6: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced), 3 (replaced), 4 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.7: 1,2, 3, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.7: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced), 3 (replaced), 4 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.8: 1,2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.8: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 1,2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 1,2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 4 - Art.11
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 4 - Art.11 (amended)
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 5 - Art.12
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 5 - Art.12
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 5 - Art.13: 1,2,3,
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 5 - Art.13: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced), 3 (replaced)
- Platforms
- Open data platform(s), publication and deployment of information, data and metadata
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.9
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.9 (replaced)
- Dataset criteria
- Dataset criteria, priorities, value and scope
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.1: 2,4 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.1: 2, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.5: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.5: 1 (replaced)
- Charging
- Charging issues and proposals
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.6: 1,2, 3, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.6: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced), 3 (replaced), 4 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 2
- Techniques
- Techniques for opening data, technical requirements and tools
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.9
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.9 (replaced)
- Organisation
- How to organise PSI sharing, necessary functions and communications
- Applies to all content of both the Directives (communication, sharing, creating awareness etc..)
- Formats
- Dataset structures, formats, APIs
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced)
- Re-use
- Re-use challenges and encouraging (commercial) re-use
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art.3: 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 2 - Art.4: 1,2, 3, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 2 - Art.4: 1,2, 3 (replaced), 4 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.8: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.3: 1 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 1, 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 4 - Art.10: 1, 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 4 - Art.11
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 4 - Art.11 (amended)
- Persistence
- Persistence and maintenance of data and metadata
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1, 2, 3
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced), 2 (replaced), 3 (replaced)
- Quality
- Data quality issues and solutions, quality assurance, feedback channels and evaluation
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.5: 1 (replaced)
- Quality doesn’t feature as such in the directives. There were however many questions regarding data quality. This issue was therefore put on the agenda because it effects the efficient and effective use and re-use of our data and information.
- Documentation
- Documentation of information/data, creation of metadata
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.9
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.9 (replaced)
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 5 - Art.12
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 5 - Art.12
- Selection
- Selection of information/data to be published according to various criteria
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.2, 4
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art. 2 (replaced), 4
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 2 - Art.1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 2 - Art. 12 (replaced)
- Discoverability
- Data discoverability
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 1 - Art.3, 2
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 1 - Art. 3, 2
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.1
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.1
- DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC: Chapter 3 - Art.9
- DIRECTIVE 2013/37/EU: Chapter 3 - Art.9 (replaced)