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Open Data and Public Sector Information Re-use

Summary

This directive aims to modernize rules for reusing public sector information across the EU, focusing on promoting innovation through open data and digital technologies.
10 03.07.2019
Other
economy
science
environment
administrative law
public administration
business and competition
research and intellectual property
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • The proposal aims to modernize the legal framework to keep pace with rapid technological advances like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things.
  • Public sector bodies should adopt an 'open by design and by default' approach when creating new data.
  • Specific categories of high-value data, such as geospatial and statistical information, should be made available for free in machine-readable formats.
  • Research data that is publicly funded should be made available for reuse by default.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the re-use of public sector information (recast) Re-use of public sector information ***I
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