28 August 2007, 11:27am
28 August 2007 - The August 2007 edition highlighting the need for PSI Re-use Champions, Network Meeting Reports, Directive in Action: First Steps in the Legal Battle Zone, INSPIRE on the Move, PSI Issues in the Czech Republic and more.
ePSIplus Update is the quarterly newsletter published by the ePSIplus Thematic Network on PSI re-use, funded under the European Commission’s eContentplus programme.
Contents
PSI Re-use Needs Champions!
Setting the Scene Public Sector Culture and PSI
Re-use Discussions
Paris Hosts ePSIplus National Meeting
European Associations have Key Role in Communicating PSI Re-use Opportunties
PSI Directive Review Kicks Off!
ePSIplus…. “Bringing Together the PSI Community”
The Directive in Action: First Steps in Legal Battle Zone
INSPIRE on the Move
Connecting PSI Researchers – Can You Help?
UK Government Responds to PSI Reports
Letters Page – PSI Re-use in the Czech Republic
Upcoming Meetings (Thematic and National)
The newsletter reports on Network activities including national and thematic meetings and updates on PSI re-use issues.
Contributions of news items for the ‘ePSIplus Update’ are welcome and can be sent to the attention of Rob Davies, ePSIplus Network Co-ordinator.
For more in-depth information visit other ePSIplus web portal pages (www.epsiplus.net)
ePSIplus Update No 3 (Final).pdf (3.17 MB) is available at:
http://www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/content/
download/5340/63380/file/
ePSIplus%20Update%20No%203%20(Final).pdf
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