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Re-use of public sector information in Denmark - Pricing Policy

Re-use of public sector information in Denmark - Pricing Policy. Frederik Siegumfeldt Special advisor Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation 20 November 2008. Pricing policy in general. Pricing has been regulated for several years

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Re-use of public sector information in Denmark - Pricing Policy

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  1. Re-use of public sector information in Denmark - Pricing Policy Frederik Siegumfeldt Special advisor Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation 20 November 2008

  2. Pricing policy in general • Pricing has been regulated for several years • Taxes and fees requires a law (the Danish Constitution) • When providing specific services, goods, etc. the actual costs can be charged.

  3. Charging the actual costs • General guidelines • Sales of goods and services • Rental income • Sales of data from public authorities • … • Direct and indirect costs from period of 4 years should be spread on the estimated number of (re-)users

  4. Exceptions? • Can the authorities charge more? • Can the authorities charge less? • What if the authorities has charge to little in a period?

  5. Data: which costs can be included?

  6. Spreading the costs on the re-users • The estimated costs for a 4 year period has to be spread on the estimated numbers of re-users in a 4 year period. • What if the are only very few re-users? • Who has to pay for the investment in interfaces and conversion of data? • Problem: It can be very expensive to provide the data in a useful format.

  7. Danish Act on the re-use of PSI • (Article 7) • 1. Where documents or data collections are made available for re-use, the public sector bodies shall make sure that they are available in any pre-existing language or format, including electronic format, and through electronic means where possible. • 2. In consultation with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation may lay down rules on standards for formats for the purpose of the re-use of documents and data collections of public sector bodies in connection with the establishment of new interfaces and data enhancement.

  8. Why IT standards for PSI? • Common and open XML standards for PSI: • Promote e-government and the possibility of creating joined-up services • Enable businesses to plan for specific data formats for PSI when designing their IT systems and interfaces • Reduce the need for investments in interfaces and conversion of data (data enhancement) in the future • Increase competition since interfaces and data formats are general and independent of any single company • The costs of getting access to useful data are reduced

  9. Electronic access to PSI data • PSI data should be made available in all pre-existing formats, including electronic formats, e.g. XML, DOC, XLS etc. • PSI data should be made available through electronic means where possible • Electronic means is interpreted as electronic access (e.g. Internet data transfer, direct data access, RSS feeds, e-mail etc.), not just electronic form (e.g. CD-ROM) • Since February 2005 (eDay 2), citizens, businesses and government authorities have had a general right to receive data electronically where possible, using digital signatures

  10. Recent initiatives • New interfaces and data conversions should be based on common and open XML standards where possible and appropriate • New government IT systems should be based on common and open XML standards where possible and appropriate

  11. Effects of common and open XML standards

  12. Contact information • Frederik Siegumfeldt • frhs@vtu.dk • Tel. (+45) 3545 0123

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