Access to and Ownership of
Public Sector Information

International Symposium,
Vienna, December 7^th, 2001

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Programme committee:
Georg Aichholzer, Herbert Kubicek, Klaus Lenk, Charles Raab

Programme

Overview:

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Registration

9⁰⁰

Opening
Gunther TICHY and Georg AICHHOLZER, Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA), Austrian Academy of Sciences

Overview

SESSION 1
"Stakeholders and interests in public sector information"
Chair: Miriam LIPS, University of Tilburg (Netherlands)

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Ivo VOLMAN, European Commission, DG Information Society:
“Access to and exploitation of public sector information in the context of the eEurope action-plan ” <Abstract>

Rainer KUHLEN, Humboldt University Berlin (G):
“Access models for public sector information” <Abstract>

Corien PRINS, Tilburg University (NL):
“Access to public sector information: in need for constitutional recognition? ” <Abstract>

10⁴⁵

Coffee break

Overview

SESSION 2
"Access rights and their limits"
Chair: Christine BELLAMY, Nottingham Trent University (UK)

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Robert GELLMAN, Privacy and Information Policy Consultant, (Washington, USA):
“The foundations of United States government information dissemination policy ” <Abstract>

Dag Wiese SCHARTUM, University of Oslo (N):
“Possible structures for access legislation – how should the future access legislation be?” <Abstract>

Charles RAAB, University of Edinburgh (UK):
"Privacy issues as limits to access” <Abstract>

13⁰⁰

Lunch break

Overview

SESSION 3
"Illustration of access and prizing regimes – case studies"
Chair: Gunther TICHY, Institute of Technology Assessment (Austria)

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Jim WRETHAM, Her Majesty's Stationery Office (UK):
“UK public sector information policy and on-line licensing systems” <Abstract>

Gerhard WAGNER, Association of the Information Industry in Austria VIW (A):
”Legal and political framework for the exploitation of PSI in Central Europe for boosting the information and content-industry” <Abstract>

Edeltraud HANAPPI-EGGER, Technical University Vienna (A):
“Cultural heritage: the conflict between commercialisation and public ownership” <Abstract>

Peter DUSEK and Martin SZERENCSI, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF (A):
„Digitisation and digital rights management: experiences at ORF“ (working title)<Abstract>

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Coffee break

Overview

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Concluding PANEL discussion
"How should an intelligent public sector information policy look like?"

	Which actions and policies are required to meet the interests of citizens, state and business?
	How to balance democratic needs and promoting information industry in Europe?
	What is “vital” public information and how can electronic access to it be guaranteed for all?
	How to distinguish basic information and added value in information products based on public sector information?
	How can open access and protection of privacy be reconciled?

Chair: Herbert BURKERT, St. Gallen University (Switzerland) and Institute for Media Communication (St. Augustin, Germany)

Panelists:
Puay TANG, Sussex Policy Research Unit (SPRU), UK
Werner TEUFELSBAUER, Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Gerda SCHENNACH, Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Austria
Martin SCHNEIDER, Federal Ministry of Justice, Austria
Karl MESSMANN, Statistics Austria
Boris PIWINGER, VIBE!AT, Association of Internet Users Austria

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Closing

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