International Guides to the Implementation of the (Revised) PSI Directive.

This page collects serveral guides that have been designed for use at the EU level or for world wide application.

The Open Data Handbook is part of the pioneering work done by Open Knowledge. The resources are composed of guidance documents, examples, case studies and recommendations for engagement based on Open Knowledge International’s experience as a global steward of the openness movement. Many of the resources reference community projects in which Open Knowledge International has been a key participant or exclusive owner, including CKAN, Global Open Data Index, the Open Data Handbook itself and the Open Definition. Ultimately, these community resources provide entry ways for governments to better understand and engage the CSO community’s demands for public sector data in the implementation of the Share PSI directive.

Makx Dekkers (AMI Consult) creates many guides and documents for the European Institutions, two of which are particularly relevant to sharing public sector information. The European Legislation Identifier Guide was created by the ELI Task Force with a set of good practices based on feedback gathered from pioneering Member States that have implemented a common approach to identify and describe legislation in Europe. The set of guidelines for the implementation of the DCAT Application Profile for Data Portals in Europe was developed by the DCAT-AP Working Group under the aegis of the European Commission’s ISA programme.

The Guide to Using Public Sector Information published by The Open Group helps consumers of public sector information to architect commercial systems. It explains how the Share-PSI publication best practices relate to the phases of the TOGAF® standard Architecture Development Method (ADM), so that enterprise and solution architects can establish what data is available and how to make use of it.

Open Data Handbook, Solutions Bank

Language: EN

Applies to: World

Access: Home page

Date: 2016-07

Creator: Open Knowledge

Provenance: This guide was created by, or with the direct involvement of, the relevant Share-PSI partner(s), during the project.

• Open Up Public Transport Data see Open Up Public Transport Data
• Publish Statistical Data In Linked Data Format see Publish Statistical Data In Linked Data Format
• Encourage crowdsourcing around PSI see Encourage crowdsourcing around Public Sector Information
• Holistic Metrics see Assess holistic metrics
• Establish an Open Data Ecosystem see Establish an Open Data Ecosystem
• Identify what you already publish see Identify what you already publish
• Provide PSI at zero charge see Provide PSI at zero charge
• Enable quality assessment of open data see Enable quality assessment of open data
• Open Data Business Models & Value Disciplines see Open Data Business Models and Value Disciplines
• Publish overview of managed data see Publish overview of managed data
• (Re)use federated tools see (Re)use federated tools
• Establish Open Government Portal for data sharing see Establish Open Government Portal for data sharing
• Standards for Geospatial Data see Standards for Geospatial Data
• Develop and Implement a Cross Agency Strategy see Develop and Implement a Cross Agency Strategy
• Dataset Criteria see Develop dataset criteria
• Develop an Open Data Publication Plan see Develop an Open Data Publication Plan
• Enable feedback channels for improving the quality of existing government data see Enable feedback channels for improving the quality of existing government data
• Categorise openness of data see Categorise openness of data

ELI implementation methodology: Good practices and guidelines

Language: EN

Applies to: EU

Access: Landing page (PDF)

Date: 2015

Creator: ELI Task Force/Publications Office of the European Union

Provenance: This guide was created by, or with the direct involvement of, the relevant Share-PSI partner(s), during the project.

• Establish an Open Data Ecosystem see GP1: Building on the knowledge and experience of others
• Holistic Metrics see GP15: Monitoring website usage and links to legislation on the web through statistics; GP16: Monitoring service levels and persistance of URIs
• Develop an Open Data Publication Plan see GP2: Estimating implementation costs; GP3: Setting up a central organisation as a national coordination point; GP4: Structuring your implementation project; GP5: Writing a policy document providing guarantees for long-term persistence; GP13: Providing service-level guarantees; GP17: Following a user-centered design taking into account type of users, GP22: Creating metadata as part of the workflow, including validation services

DCAT application profile implementation guidelines

Language: EN

Applies to: EU

Access: Landing page

Date: April 2016

Creator: European Commission, DG DIGIT, ISA programme

Provenance: This guide was created by, or with the direct involvement of, the relevant Share-PSI partner(s), during the project.

• (Re)use federated tools see Overview of tools

Using Open Public Sector Information

Language: EN

Applies to: World

Access: Landing page (PDF)

Date: 2016-07

Creator: The Open Group

Provenance: This guide was created by, or with the direct involvement of, the relevant Share-PSI partner(s), during the project.

• Open Data Business Models & Value Disciplines see Business Architecture
• Provide PSI at zero charge see Business Architecture
• Establish an Open Data Ecosystem see Architecture Vision
• (Re)use federated tools see Technology Architecture
• Enable feedback channels for improving the quality of existing government data see Business Architecture
• Standards for Geospatial Data see Technology Architecture
• Establish Open Government Portal for data sharing see Architecture Vision
• Publish overview of managed data see Architecture Vision
• Support Open Data Start Ups see Business Architecture
• Publish Statistical Data In Linked Data Format see Technology Architecture