PSI

The European Directive on Public Sector Information (PSI) re-use, adopted by the European Council and Parliament in November 2003 following consultations with Member States, provides a major opportunity for business to develop added value products and services based on PSI. The PSI directive is a legal instrument (at macro economic level) designed to stimulate the internal market by introducing a general framework for the conditions governing the re-use of public sector documents.

The directive promotes a measure of consistency across Europe, the creation of a minimum of legal security and stimulation of investment. Member States were allowed until July 2005 to transpose the Directive into National law. There will be a review of its impact in 2008.

For more information please refer to ePSIplus project funded under the European Commission eContentplus programme.