Workshop

Public Sector Information: management and opportunities of re-use

December 10, 2003

Ionian Academy, Corfu, Greece

The Archive and Library Sciences Department of Ionian University, in cooperation with the Greek Mininstry Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization and the European Human Network in Public Sector Information EPSInet, organize a workshop on "Public Sector Information: management and opportunities of re-use".

Program

• 08:30 Registration
• 09:00 Opening Session
• 09:15 Public Sector Information: A challenge for Greece
• Moschopoulos D., Archive and Library Sciences Department, Ionian University - EPSInet National Coordinator

Session 1: E-Government in Greece today: administrative, economic and technological aspects

• 09:30 Implementation of integrated information systems in Greek Public Administration: better organization - simplification of procedures - improvement of the public service delivery procedure
• Maniti A., General Director of Organization and Procedures, Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization
• 09:50 Action Plan e- Europe 2005: Reinforcement of services, applications and content for the economic development
  • Kolyva V., Head of Education and Civilization Unit, Administrative Authority of the Information Society Programme, Ministry of Economy and Finance
• 10:10 New electronic platforms for e- government 3g mobile, digital TV
  • Athanasiou Al., Ministry of Transport and Communication
• 10:30 Public Information management and access
  • Ntini Th., Deputy head of the Department of Administrative Information/Directorate for the relation between state and citizens, Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization
• 10:50 Access tools for government information
  • Prokopiadou G., Archive and Library Sciences Department, Ionian University
• 11:10 Coffee Break

Session 2: The Directive for the re-use of the public sector information and the preparation for its application

• 11:30 Theoretical approaches and public policies for the re-use of public sector information: the examples of the USA and Europe 
  • Katramadou E., Administrative Chamber of Greece 
• 11:50 The Council working party on Telecommunication and Information Society Services
  • Voudouris Κ., Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU
• 12:10 Public Sector Information: A key resource for Europe
  • Volman Y., Administrator DG INFOSOC, EC
• 12:30 Presentation of the EPSInet project
  • Davies R., MDR Partners (UK)
• 12:50 Re-use of the Public Sector Information: the view of the Greek Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization. The preparation for the effective adjustment
  • Ntais P., Head of Budget Department/Financial Directorate, Ministry of Interior Public Administration and Decentralization
• 13:10 Lunch

Session 3: Areas of applications in the public and private sector: problems and perspectives

• 15.00 Archives and Public Sector Information
• Yannakopoulos G., Director of National Archives
• 15.20 Metadata Standards and Public Sector Information
  • Tambouris Ef., e-Government Unit Manager, Archetypon S.A.
• 15.40 The information of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (see also)
  • Mprikas D. and Vlachou M., Hellenic National Meteorological Service

16.00 Panel with the speakers

17.00 Closing session

Chairman