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The purpose of the project ‘Legal Aspects of Public Sector Information 2.0’ is to support access to content and the reuse of open data coming mainly from public sector information. The aim of LAPSI 2.0 is to identify the legal obstacles to access and reuse of public sector information [PSI] - including innovation the protection of personal data - in the European content market and to propose measures and tools, so as to limit these obstacles and stimulate progress in the European market towards open data. |
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| Duration | 2013 to 2014 |
| Funding | European Commission [DG Enterprise and Industry] |
| Subject Category | Public information, Open Access, Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| EKT Role | Partner |
| Result | LAPSI 2.0 will promote the exchange of knowledge and experience of the network
participants who comprise the wide PSI community, it will increase the understanding of the
legal aspects of PSI between participants in the European content market and it will highlight
the importance of linking these legal aspects with the exchange of opinions regarding the
technological, institutional and socio-economic impact of opening PSI for the creation of a multidisciplinary
approach.
LAPSI 2.0 will permit the cross-border use of PSI. It will stimulate the availability of open data
and, finally, it will encourage economic growth in the information society. In this way, it will
support European Commission’s Open Data Strategy by providing valuable advice about the
vision of the European Commission regarding their Digital Agenda programme and their Europe
2020 strategy, as well as items of the ‘open data and access to scientific information’ ICT PSP
Work Programme 2012. |