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AGILE Data Policy Working Group

Dr. Uta Wehn de Montalvo (Chairman)

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Overview

• Background• Objectives• Activities• Outlook

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Background

• 1999 - AGILE Conference, Rome: Response to EC Green Paper on Public Sector Information: A Key Resource for Europe

• 2000 - AGILE Conference, Helsinki: agenda of research topics

• 2000 - AGILE Council formally endorsed the Data Policy Working Group

• 2002 - AGILE Conference, Palma: most recent meeting of the Working Group

• 1998 - Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe established

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Objectives• To become a point of reference for geographic data policy

research in Europe

• To liase with, support, and influence the activities of national and European organisations with a stake in the development of data policies

• To identify sources of funding for collaborative cross-national research.

• To undertake joint research projects aimed at developing knowledge and influence policy in these domains.

• To develop a repository of case-study material for cross-national comparison.

• To develop a shared bibliography of reference material for research and teaching.

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Activities

• ESF-NSF Workshop, Dec 2001, Spoleto, Italy

• AGILE 2002: session on data policy and infrastructures

• Research agenda on access to GI and particpatory approaches using GI

• Formal AGILE response to the on-line consultation by DG INFSO, Jan 2002

• Develop a theme issue of an international journal

• Contribution to two JRC/EUROGI studies

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Outlook

• Act as virtual observatory on Data Policy for policy-oriented research and action

• Seek resources to implement the research agenda

• Contribute to scientific and policy debates

• INSPIRE (Data Policy and Legal Issues WG)

• AGILE 2003, Lyon: Session(s) on Data Policy

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Thank you!

Dr. Uta Wehn de Montalvowehndemontalvo@stb.tno.nl