Europeanwide PSI Alliance Launched in Prague

The PSI Alliance Launch Ceremony was hosted by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic on 23 January last week. 14 private sector entities representing 380 private sector companies signed the Manifesto
Authentic News:
http://www.epsiplus.net/news/psi_alliance_launched
Presentations of the PSI Alliance Launch Event:
http://www.epsiplus.net/reports/psi_alliance/launch_presentations
Source of information:
http://www.epsiplus.net
Extract from the Press release of the UK based The Locus Association :
"The PSI Alliance is calling for the rapid development of Public Sector Information re-use activities across Europe, stimulating the development of a fair, innovative, dynamic and competitive marketplace , and releasing the very considerable economic and social benefits which are currently very under-exploited.
It is estimated that up to 25% of all information originates from Public Sector Information. PSI includes data about public law, statistics, geography, meteorology, hydrography, environmental issues, corporate and financial data, electoral data, data about governance and data about the economy. The terms upon which PSI is provided for re-use by the private sector and citizens are governed by convention and laws; primarily Competition Law and the Directive 2003/98EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 17th November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information. The Directive will be reviewed during the course of 2008.
For more information on the Alliance please contact info@psialliance.eu The PSI Alliance will be hosting a conference in June, more details of which will be released shortly. " (http://locusassociation.co.uk/industry77.php)