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EU Initiatives

This policy area is now the responsibility of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This page and all related content will be migrated to the DCMS website shortly, when details are finalised and announced to Parliament.

EU initiatives relevant to the Digital Content Sector

EU initiatives of possible interest to the digital content sector include:

- European Directive on re-use and exploitation of Public Sector Information (PSI)
- eContent

The European Commission also funds Information Society Research and Development programmes. More information about these opportunities is available from the UK National Point for Information Society Programmes website.

BIS Contact

Adrian Brazier
Tel: 020 7215 1295
Email: adrian.brazier@bis.gsi.gov.uk

European Directive on re-use and exploitation of Public Sector Information (PSI)

The EU Public Sector Information (PSI) Directive was implemented into UK law on 1 July 2005 via the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. This obliges public sector bodies to meet a minimum set of rules governing how documents held by the public sector can be re-used by commercial and non-commercial organisations. You can view the details here.

eContent

eContent is a market-oriented programme, run by the European Commission, which aims to support the production, use and distribution of European digital content, and to promote linguistic and cultural diversity on the global networks.