Aleš Pekárek, EPMA PhD student of Information Science, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Praha.

Aleš Pekárek, EPMAPhD student of Information Science,

Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Praha

PSI introduction

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• Public sector information – an infinite and not fully explored universe• Digitalization has made it big and available for public• Directive 2008/98/EC• Lisbon Strategy• Beneficiaries: private sector, public sector, research, society

PSI re-use in Czech Republic

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• Directive implemented „as if“ in FOIA in 2006 (having existed since 1999)• problems with transparency, availability, metadata, quality, proficiency of clerks• bottom-up approach (www.czechpsi.info)• according to many complaints – FOIA analysis, upcoming amendment• RESEARCH NEEDED

Research through education

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• PSI is not common research topic in CR• Lack of awareness among „old school teachers“• Affilation unclear (some in Brno – lawyers, economists, geographers) – no holistic approach

Information science, PhD thesis (enforced), PSI colloquium

PSI colloquium (seminar)

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• first PSI university seminar in CR ever – summer semester, Charles University, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Institute of Information Science• 15 students subscribed• Main task – to get complete catalogue of all electronic data from selected public institution• FOIA request

FOIA Request

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

„I request complete thematically structured catalogue of all electronic data (databases, parts of databases, documents - PDF, DOC, TXT, XLS, JPG, PPT, DBF etc. - all formats, audio records, video records, geographical layers..) available as per (date of request), together with terms of their OFFLINE provision (price, licences, data format, accuracy, actuality). Catalogue is requested in Microsoft Excel format).“ 

PSI colloquium results

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• each public institution answered in different way• from „we are not in duty to provide such a catalogue“ through „I do not understand at all what you want“ to „here is the list“ or „the catalogue would cost 1000 EUR as we don’t use Data management“• several hundred obliged public institutions – a LOT of research

PSI colloquium results

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• results will be used as a basement for negotiation with Ministry of Interior to amend FOIA with a new article:

„Each institution is obliged to have a catalogue of all electronic data with relevant metadata and conditions of re-use“Model: Czech Statistical Office

PSI colloquium evaluation

Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

• Students appreciate seminar• A big suprise how much PSI exist• Evaluated as „a great personal asset“• Demand on seminar integration to Information science study programme

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