Topic Report No.10: PSI Re-use in France: Overview and Recent Developments
European Public Sector Information Platform Topic Report No. 10 (published 5 July 2010)
Ruth Martinez, General Delegate, GFII (Groupement Français de l’Industrie de l’Information)
This report summarises the current situation and recent developments in France on the re-use of public sector information (PSI). Similar to other European countries, the French situation is under development and changing quickly due to many influences. There is increasing awareness by the public sector and community of the value of public sector information from economic, political and social perspectives. This theme is supported by new actors becoming involved in actively engaging in issues and promoting open data involving clusters of local authorities and citizen based organisations. APIE, Agence du patrimoine immatériel de l’État, (Agency for Public Intangibles of France) is engaged in PSI issues and policy development related to licensing, pricing and access, as well as co-ordinating the planning of a data portal. By the end of the year, a data.gov style portal will be implemented by the French Government.