Lendac Data Systems Don Lehane Lendac Data Systems and ePSIPlus Irish National Representative Madrid, Spain 12 th September 2008

Lendac Data Systems Overview ePSIPlus involvement Lendac Market Sectors  Information Suppliers  Electronic Publishers  Multi-media development PSI Re-Users  Own products  Third party products

Example Lendac PSI linked product

MILC Sample Search

MILC Sample Search Results (A)

MILC Sample Search Results (B)

MILC Dictionary Term Linking

MILC Legislative Link

MILC Link to Legislation

MILC PSI Content Requirements Acts of Irish Parliament (Primary legislation) Statutory Instruments (Secondary legislation) Irish Constitution Law Reform Commission Reports Court Judgements Statutory Restatements Relevant European legal references Various other Irish legal repositories

Accessing legal information Identify regulatory bodies for Acts/SIs Establish contacts in these institutions Establish availability of required information Identify format and layout of legislation Establish currency of information and frequency of updates Clarify any legal/copyright issues Establish mechanism for data updates

Enterprise, Trade and Employment Regulatory Bodies Department of ETE Local Authorities (39+) Companies Registration Office Competition Authority Health & Safety Authority Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority Irish Takeover Panel Labour Court Patents Office National Consumer Agency Irish National Accreditation Board Office of Director of Consumer Affairs National Standards Authority of Ireland Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies Over 53 Dept of ETE regulatory bodies

Transport regulatory bodies Department of Transport Local Authorities (39+) National Roads Authority Road Safety Authority Railway Safety Commission Railway Procurement Agency Port and Harbour Authorities (21+) Harbour Commissioners Railway Safety Commission Irish Aviation Authority Commission for Aviation Regulation Coras Iompar Eireann Dublin Carriage Office Commission for Taxi Regulation Commissioner of Irish Lights etc Over 72 public bodies with transport regulatory function

Criteria for PSI information access Where is the required PSI information located Who is responsible for the information Is the required PSI readily available Are there any cost implications for data access What format(s) is the data held in What is the composition of the data & is data cross-referenced Can example data be readily accessed Does the data contain 3 rd party and/or private content How frequently is the data updated Is the data structured and indexed Are there alerting options for data updates Are there legal/copyright issues attached to data

Issues in accessing legislative PSI Over 500 agencies with regulatory functions Difficulty in establishing responsible contacts Multiple formats of data from pre-1922 to present including no records, paper, Word processor, Spreadsheet, PDF, SGML, XML, HTML etc Multiple and changing data locations and formats Issues regarding data accuracy Legal/Copyright issues unclear Priority on printed legislation Frequency of data updating inconsistent

Importance of Asset Registers Provide framework for development of new eContent products Reduce workload and duplication of effort for PSI holders and potential re-users Reduce effort required to handle the administrative aspect of locating and evaluating PSI Provide assistance in developing feasibility studies for projects where PSI involved Establish framework for estimating technical aspects of projects (eg PDF, XML, Html) Provide detailed record structures, sample data Clarify legal, technical, update frequency issues etc Provide possible impetus for greater degree of standardisation in PSI holdings/registers (note click licensing)

Standardisation of data and asset registers Standardisation of data formats and markup at point of data creation (eg legal references, links) Standardisation of asset registers Reduce requirement to download and process PSI info Minimise duplication of effort (eg licenses, repositories) Facilitate automation of products incorporating PSI Simplified markup/linking in MILC development Finance Act 1988 S.72 ( >) Revenue v Smith R ( >) Speed Limit Order 2008 ( >)

Experiences with Irish PSI Good legal implementation (see click licenses) Culture of PSI Re-Use to be established Value & Benefits of PSI Re-use not clear Structures required to promote development of eContent/PSI Re-use industry Lack of asset registers which would provide a basic framework for PSI access FOI has established a start point for asset registers with Section 15/16 reference manuals

PSI Portal (

CSO PSI License

Section 15/16 Manual (Index 1)

Section 15/16 Manual (Index 2)

Primary functions of Section 15/16 Manuals (FOI) Section 15/16 manuals provide a guide to the following aspects of each public sector body:  Structure  Organisation  Functions  Powers  Duties  Records  Services

References used in presentation Murdoch’s Irish Legal Companion ( Irish PSI Re-use Portal ( CSO PSI Re-use click license example ( usepublicsectorinformation.htm) usepublicsectorinformation.htm CSO Section 15/16 manuals (as previous) Irish FOI Portal Section 15/16 manuals (

Lendac Data Systems Don Lehane Lendac Data Systems and ePSIPlus Irish National Representative Madrid, Spain 12 th September 2008