[talk-au] Fwd: [Aust-NZ] Open public sector information principles launched [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/agency_resources/principles_on_psi_short.html

Principle 1: Open access to information - a default position

Information held by Australian Government agencies is a valuable
national resource. If there is no legal need to protect the
information it should be open to public access. Information
publication enhances public access. Agencies should use information
technology to disseminate public sector information, applying a
presumption of openness and adopting a proactive publication stance.

Principle 6: Clear reuse rights

The economic and social value of public sector information is enhanced
when it is made available for reuse on open licensing terms. The
Guidelines on Licensing Public Sector Information for Australian
Government Agencies require agencies to decide licensing conditions
when publishing information online. The default condition should be
the Creative Commons BY standard, as recommended in the Intellectual
Property Principles for Australian Government Agencies, that apply to
agencies subject to the Financial and Management Accountability Act
1997. Additional guidance on selecting an appropriate licence is given
in the Australian Government Open Access and Licensing Framework
(AUSGOAL).

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:14 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bruce Bannerman <B.Bannerman at bom.gov.au>
> Date: 26 May 2011 15:26
> Subject: [Aust-NZ] Open public sector information principles launched
> [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> To: OSGeo NZ/AU <aust-nz at lists.osgeo.org>
>
>
> Fyi
>
> http://www.cio.com.au/article/387826/open_public_sector_information_principl
> es_launched/?eid=-601&uid=111064
>
> An extract:
> ======
> "The Australian Information Commissioner, John McMillan, has launched the
> government's eight Principles on open public sector information.
>
> According to McMillan, the principles < which have been developed by the
> Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) through a process
> of public consultation < recognise government information as a national
> resource that should be published for community access and use.
>
> "These Principles set out the central values of open public sector
> information ­ that it be freely available, easily discoverable,
> understandable, machine-readable and reusable," McMillan said in a
> statement."
> =======
>
> Bruce
>
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