The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary
2009

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While governments throughout the world have different approaches to how they make their public sector information (PSI) available and the terms under which the information may be reused, there appears to be a broad recognition of the importance of digital networks and PSI to the economy and to society. However, despite the huge investments in PSI and the even larger estimated effects, surprisingly little is known about the costs and benefits of different information policies on the information society and the knowledge economy.

By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the current assessment methods and their underlying criteria, it should be possible to improve and apply such tools to help rationalize the policies and to clarify the role of the internet in disseminating PSI. This in turn can help promote the efficiency and effectiveness of PSI investments and management, and to improve their downstream economic and social results.

The workshop that is summarized in this volume was intended to review the state of the art in assessment methods and to improve the understanding of what is known and what needs to be known about the effects of PSI activities.

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104 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-13968-6
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-13969-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12687

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National Research Council. 2009. The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xii
1. Introduction 1-2
2. Overview of U.S. Federal Government Information Policy 3-6
3. PSI Implementation in the UK: Successes and Challenges 7-9
4. The Value to Industry of PSI: The Business Sector Perspective 10-16
5. Achieving Fair and Open Access to PSI for Maximum Returns 17-24
6. Public Sector Information: Why Bother? 25-28
7. Measuring the Economic Impact of the PSI Directive in the Context of the 2008Review 29-30
8. Different PSI Access Policies and Their Impact 31-36
9. The Price of Everything but the Value of Nothing 37-39
10. Enhancing Access to Government Information: Economic Theory as ItApplies to Statistics Canada 40-44
11. Assessing the Impact of Public Sector Geographic Information 45-46
12. Assessing the Economic and Social Benefits of NOAA Data Online 47-50
13. Exploring the Impacts of Enhanced Access to Publicly Funded Research 51-60
14. Measuring the Social and Economic Costs of Public Sector InformationOnline: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions 61-68
15. Summary of the First Breakout Session 69-72
16. Summary of the Second Breakout Session 73-74
17. General Discussion of Results from the Breakout Sessions and Possible NextSteps 75-80
A. Workshop Agenda 81-86
B. Biographical Summaries of Workshop Chairs, Presenters, andRapporteurs 87-92

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The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary (2009)

Chapter: 6. Public Sector Information: Why Bother?

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The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary (2009)

Chapter: 6. Public Sector Information: Why Bother?