Edited by Georg Aichholzer, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria and Herbert Burkert, Research Centre for Information Law, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

• Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. The Mechanics of Public Sector Information Part II: General Overview 2. Privacy Issues as Limits to Access 3. Access to Public Sector Information: In Need of Constitutional Recognition? 4. Information Access Legislation for the Future? Possibilities According to a Norwegian Experience Part III: Legal Policy Aspects: Europe and the US 5. Exploitation of Public Sector Information in the Context of the eEurope Action Plan 6. European Access Legislation: Consistence or Divergence? 7. The Foundations of United States Government Information Dissemination Policy 8. Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Public Sector Information Policies and their Economic Impacts Part IV: Economic Issues 9. Thunder and Lightening: Public Sector Information Policy Experiences of Private Meteorological Service Providers 10. Access Models for Public Sector Information: The Spatial Data Context Part V: The Problems of the Data Holders 11. Public Broadcasting and Digital Media Archives: The Example of Austrian Broadcasting Corporation 12. Cultural Heritage: The Conflict between Commercialisation and Public Ownership Part VI: The End Users’ View 13. A Citizen’s Perspective on Public Sector Information 14. Third-generation Freedom of Information in the Context of E-Government: The Case of Bremen, Germany 15. Harnessing Public Sector Information for Greater Accessibility: Austria and the UK Part VII: Outlook 16. Toward a Blueprint for a Policy on Public Sector Information Index

'. . . this is a most contemporary publication. This excellent collection offers both a breadth and depth of coverage that other books or collections of articles will find hard to surpass.'

Edited by Georg Aichholzer, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria and Herbert Burkert, Research Centre for Information Law, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

• Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. The Mechanics of Public Sector Information Part II: General Overview 2. Privacy Issues as Limits to Access 3. Access to Public Sector Information: In Need of Constitutional Recognition? 4. Information Access Legislation for the Future? Possibilities According to a Norwegian Experience Part III: Legal Policy Aspects: Europe and the US 5. Exploitation of Public Sector Information in the Context of the eEurope Action Plan 6. European Access Legislation: Consistence or Divergence? 7. The Foundations of United States Government Information Dissemination Policy 8. Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Public Sector Information Policies and their Economic Impacts Part IV: Economic Issues 9. Thunder and Lightening: Public Sector Information Policy Experiences of Private Meteorological Service Providers 10. Access Models for Public Sector Information: The Spatial Data Context Part V: The Problems of the Data Holders 11. Public Broadcasting and Digital Media Archives: The Example of Austrian Broadcasting Corporation 12. Cultural Heritage: The Conflict between Commercialisation and Public Ownership Part VI: The End Users’ View 13. A Citizen’s Perspective on Public Sector Information 14. Third-generation Freedom of Information in the Context of E-Government: The Case of Bremen, Germany 15. Harnessing Public Sector Information for Greater Accessibility: Austria and the UK Part VII: Outlook 16. Toward a Blueprint for a Policy on Public Sector Information Index

'. . . this is a most contemporary publication. This excellent collection offers both a breadth and depth of coverage that other books or collections of articles will find hard to surpass.'

Edited by Georg Aichholzer, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria and Herbert Burkert, Research Centre for Information Law, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

• Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. The Mechanics of Public Sector Information Part II: General Overview 2. Privacy Issues as Limits to Access 3. Access to Public Sector Information: In Need of Constitutional Recognition? 4. Information Access Legislation for the Future? Possibilities According to a Norwegian Experience Part III: Legal Policy Aspects: Europe and the US 5. Exploitation of Public Sector Information in the Context of the eEurope Action Plan 6. European Access Legislation: Consistence or Divergence? 7. The Foundations of United States Government Information Dissemination Policy 8. Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Public Sector Information Policies and their Economic Impacts Part IV: Economic Issues 9. Thunder and Lightening: Public Sector Information Policy Experiences of Private Meteorological Service Providers 10. Access Models for Public Sector Information: The Spatial Data Context Part V: The Problems of the Data Holders 11. Public Broadcasting and Digital Media Archives: The Example of Austrian Broadcasting Corporation 12. Cultural Heritage: The Conflict between Commercialisation and Public Ownership Part VI: The End Users’ View 13. A Citizen’s Perspective on Public Sector Information 14. Third-generation Freedom of Information in the Context of E-Government: The Case of Bremen, Germany 15. Harnessing Public Sector Information for Greater Accessibility: Austria and the UK Part VII: Outlook 16. Toward a Blueprint for a Policy on Public Sector Information Index

'. . . this is a most contemporary publication. This excellent collection offers both a breadth and depth of coverage that other books or collections of articles will find hard to surpass.'