Open Government Partnership

Context
The lack of a clear institutional framework for the re-use of public sector information constitutes a negative factor. A clear framework that will “give the green light” to public officials to dispense public information is therefore needed. It has been characteristically reported by officials that in order to open government data, a ministerial decision is required.
Commitment description
The Greek Government will incorporate on its legislation the revised European Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) until the end of December 2014.
OGP values
Access to information
Implementing bodies
Implementation: Ministry of Administrative Reform and E-Governance (MAREG) in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
Objectives
Integration of the PSI European Directive 2013/37/EU (amending Directive 2003/98/EC) on the re-use of public sector information will make government information available for re-use, for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, in machine-readable format and under open licenses. The incorporation of the Directive will help remove the reservations frequently expressed by many public bodies on their obligation to provide information they own. This will lead to economic benefits and will contribute to the implementation of the Greek Government commitments on transparency and openness of data and information, thus enabling re-use by businesses and citizens and creation of added value products and services.
Means for implementation
The commitment will be implemented internally by the Ministry of Administrative Reform and e-Governance (MAREG).
Milestones — Timescales
The incorporation of Directive 2013/37/EU into Greek legislation will be completed by the end of December 2014.