The 2019 PSI – Open Data Directive represents the latest major upgrade of the PSI legislation in the EU. It amends previous PSI directives which first introduced a regulatory framework for Public Sector Information establishing the principle of reuse by default. With the 2019 revision Public Sector Bodies covered by the Directive can now benefit from a more comprehensive set of rules that regulate the reuse of data and information that they hold. The PSI – Open Data Directive poses an even stronger requirement on reuse by default, expands the type of PSB covered and, very importantly for Open Science, establishes the principle that research data resulting from publicly funded research must be Open Access by default. What is the PSI? PSI Stands for Public Sector Information and has been a directive since 2003 in order to regulate use of public sector information and to encourage as much public sector to be openly available. In 2017 it changed to the Open Data Directive which provides a common legal framework for government held data.

Collection of definitions of terms in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish extracted from the following data-related European laws:

1. Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)

2. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

3. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/790 of 25 April 2018 on access to and preservation of scientific information

4. Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)

5. Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

6. Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (recast) (Open Data Directive)

7. Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

8. Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

9. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

10. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)

11. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act)

12. Regulation (EU) 2024/903 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)

13. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act) Text with EEA relevance.

The EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection, improvement and management of surface water and groundwater. The Catchment dataset is built on clusters of subcatchments (derived from river waterbody polygons). All Catchments are represented as polygons.

Collection of definitions of terms in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish extracted from the following data-related European laws:

Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/790 of 25 April 2018 on access to and preservation of scientific information

Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)

Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (recast) (Open Data Directive)

Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act)

Regulation (EU) 2024/903 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act) Text with EEA relevance.

Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

The ITS Directive and UK traffic and lorry parking data - road safety related data from Transport Northern Ireland

The UK Department for Transport and the devolved administrations are taking an opportunity offered by the European ITS Directive to improve access to open transport-related data and encourage its reuse. This will create new opportunities for services and research and ultimately benefit the travelling public.

All organisations which collect or create traffic and lorry parking data on any part of the UK TEN-T network may fall within the EU legislation known as the ITS Directive. Private sector companies are entitled to charge for accessing and reusing their data.

The designated data must be made available via an access point. The UK Department for Transport is building on the established Government open data portal www.data.gov.uk to provide this access point, rather than create a new access mechanism. This approach will further encourage the opening up and reuse of data.

The Delegated Regulation associated with this dataset is:

Road safety related traffic information Council of the European Union - Commission Delegated Regulation of 15 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU (“the ITS Directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users.

For more detailed information about the ITS Directive and how we are using it to improve access to UK traffic and lorry parking data, see https://data.gov.uk/intelligent-transport-systems

Enquiries are welcome to directive@its-uk.org.uk

The feeds are available via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) XML format and are updated every 5 minutes.

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The feeds available are for roadworks, incidents and events on the road network in Northern Ireland and for roadworks, incidents and events on the road network in the Greater Belfast area only and a feed for general traffic information in Northern Ireland. To make use of this data, pleaseread the terms and conditions for the use of Trafficwatchni RSS feeds.

By subscribing to the Trafficwatchni RSS feeds you will be deemed to agree with the Terms and Conditions of their use.

Services will be delivered in RSS XML format using web services to push data to subscribers. Details of the services can be found at http://trafficwatchni.com/faq-rss

Please contact us if you have any queries about how to access this data mailto:Belfast.TICC@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

Building a comprehensive data inventory as required by section 6.3 of the Directive on Open Government: “Establishing and maintaining comprehensive inventories of data and information resources of business value held by the department to determine their eligibility and priority, and to plan for their effective release.” Creating a data inventory is among the first steps in identifying federal data that is eligible for release. Departmental data inventories has been published on the Open Government portal, Open.Canada.ca, so that Canadians can see what federal data is collected and have the opportunity to indicate what data is of most interest to them, helping departments to prioritize data releases based on both external demand and internal capacity. The objective of the inventory is to provide a landscape of all federal data. While it is recognized that not all data is eligible for release due to the nature of the content, departments are responsible for identifying and including all datasets of business values as part of the inventory exercise with the exception of datasets whose title contains information that should not be released to be released to the public due to security or privacy concerns. These titles have been excluded from the inventory. Departments were provided with an open data inventory template with standardized elements to populate, and upload in the metadata catalogue, the Open Government Registry. These elements are described in the data dictionary file. Departments are responsible for maintaining up-to-date data inventories that reflect significant additions to their data holdings. For purposes of this open data inventory exercise, a dataset is defined as: “An organized collection of data used to carry out the business of a department or agency, that can be understood alone or in conjunction with other datasets”. Please note that the Open Data Inventory is no longer being maintained by Government of Canada organizations and is therefore not being updated. However, we will continue to provide access to the dataset for review and analysis.

Company Records. Published by Companies Registration Office. Available under the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0).This dataset provides a structured and machine-readable register of all companies recorded by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Ireland. It includes a daily snapshot of company records, covering both currently registered companies and historical records of dissolved or closed entities. The dataset aligns with the European Union’s Open Data Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1024) and the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138, which designates company and company ownership data as a high-value dataset. Updated daily, it ensures timely access to corporate information and is available for bulk download and API access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, allowing unrestricted reuse with appropriate attribution. By increasing transparency, accountability, and economic innovation, this dataset supports public sector initiatives, research, and digital services development....

The plan serves as the roadmap for NSF's plans to improve transparency, better integrate public participation and collaboration into the core mission, and become more innovative and efficient.

This file contains the 2018 overall surface water body status, reported to Europe as a 2nd Cycle interim classification for Water Framework Directive in 2018. It contains the following surface water bodies (river, lakes, coastal and transitional waters) A 2018 classification was not undertaken for groundwater or superficial groundwater.The European Water Framework Directive was transposed to national legislation through the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 which required data reporting to Europe. The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (as transposed) and the various supporting pieces of water legislation are implemented in Northern Ireland without a requirement to report data to Europe. The legislation defines 6 year cycles of monitoring and action to improve or maintain environmental water quality standards.

The EU’s Open Data and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive introduces an obligation for public bodies to make all data falling within the scope of the Directive “open by design and default”. Open Data is generally understood to denote data in open format that can be freely used, re-used and shared by anyone for any purpose. Not all data is released in open format, some datasets may be closed data, or shared data, but quite a lot of the data we manage would be viewed as suitable for Open Data. The concept of Open Data is about making data held by public bodies available and easily accessible online for reuse and redistribution. As public bodies have progressed in areas like eGovernment and data analytics, the potential of data and, in particular, Open Data to help deliver economic, social and democratic benefits has become clearer. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's Open Data Portal presents a wide range of data collected by the Department under its operational programmes. It provides users with a platform on which to visualise, explore, download or link to its Open Data. LICENCE STATEMENT Under the CC-BY Licence, users must acknowledge the source of the Information in their product or application. Where the Information Provider does not provide a specific attribution statement users should include, or link to, this attribution statement: “Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence”. If you have any questions or comments about this Open Data Portal, please contact opendata@housing.gov.ie.

The dataset on Emerald Network sites was created in 2023 by Cogea for the European Marine Observation and Data Network. It is entirely based on spatial data from the European Environmental Agency (EEA), plus additional infos and selected EEA tabular data added as feature attributes. It is available for viewing and download on EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). The Emerald Network is an ecological network made up of Areas of Special Conservation Interest designated under Recommendation No. 16 (1989) and Resolution No. 3 (1996) of the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention. The objective of the Emerald Network is the long-term survival of the species and habitats. The Network involves all the European Union member States (the European Union contributes to the Emerald Network with its Natura 2000 sites), some non-Community States and a number of African States. This dataset cover the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In the webmap the dataset has been filtered in order to show only marine and coastal sites. Where available each polygon has the following attributes: site code, site name, country code, country name, site type/description (A: SPA, Special Protection Areas - sites designated under the Birds Directive; B: SCIs and SACs, Sites of Community Importance and Special Areas of Conservation - sites designated under the Habitats Directive; C: where SPAs and SCIs/SACs boundaries are identical, sites are designated under both directives), site status (Proposed, Candidate or Adopted), compilation date, update date, area (ha), marine area percentage, marine/coastal location (1). For further information (e.g. biogeographic region, designation status, sites, habitats, impact, management, species and metadata) please visit the EEA's website hosting the Emerald tabular data (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/emerald-network-data-1/emerald-tabular-data). This version covers the reporting in 2023 as adopted by the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention in December 2023. As a result of a written consultation of Contracting Parties carried out between 28th June and 15th September 2023, the Emerald Network sites located on the territory of Belarus and of the Russian Federation had been suspended until further notice and removed from the Emerald Network tools.

The Territorial Directive for the Development of Nord-Lorrains Mining Basins was approved by decree of the Conseil d’Etat on 2 August 2005. Thus, the new doctrine of constructibility in mining basins, which serves as the legal basis for the establishment of the Mine Risk Prevention Plans (PPRM), is validated. Developed within 4 years of its launch, it is the second DTA approved in France.

This directive lays the foundations for reflection to accompany the development of the Belval Ouest project on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. In order to allow the necessary change in the mining basins, it gives the impetus for the development of rail transport capacities, Moselle canalised, but also motorway A32. It also deals with the consolidation of economic development hubs, the preservation of the environment and landscapes and water resources.

This dataset provides a structured and machine-readable collection of financial statements filed with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Ireland. It currently includes financial statements for the year 2022, with additional years to be added as they become available. The dataset aligns with the European Union’s Open Data Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1024) and the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138, which designates company and company ownership data as a high-value dataset. It is available for bulk download and API access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, allowing unrestricted reuse with appropriate attribution. By increasing transparency and enabling data-driven insights, this dataset supports public sector initiatives, financial analysis, and digital services development. The API endpoints can be accessed using these links - Query - https://opendata.cro.ie/api/3/action/datastore_search Query (via SQL) - https://opendata.cro.ie/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql

This dataset provides a structured and machine-readable register of all companies recorded by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Ireland. It includes a daily snapshot of company records, covering both currently registered companies and historical records of dissolved or closed entities. The dataset aligns with the European Union’s Open Data Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1024) and the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138, which designates company and company ownership data as a high-value dataset. Updated daily, it ensures timely access to corporate information and is available for bulk download and API access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, allowing unrestricted reuse with appropriate attribution. By increasing transparency, accountability, and economic innovation, this dataset supports public sector initiatives, research, and digital services development.

Central Bank of Ireland is the main compiler of Irish financial statistics. Our analysis informs the decisions of the European Central Bank, the Government, financial services firms and the public. This data is made available online for reuse and redistribution under the Government's Open Data Directive and in accordance with the Central Bank's strategic theme of being “Open & Engaged”. Under the CC-BY Licence, users must acknowledge the source of the Information in their product or application. Where the Information Provider does not provide a specific attribution statement users should include, or link to, this attribution statement: “Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence”. If you have any questions or comments about this Open Data Portal, please contact opendata@centralbank.ie.

Global Government Open Data Management Platform Market size was valued at USD 1.75 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 3.38 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 8.54% from 2026 to 2032.

Global Government Open Data Management Platform Market Drivers

Increasing Demand for Transparency and Accountability: There is a growing public demand for transparency in government operations, which drives the adoption of open data initiatives. According to a survey by the World Bank, 85% of respondents in various countries indicated that transparency in government decisions is crucial for reducing corruption, prompting governments to implement open data platforms.

Technological Advancements: Rapid advancements in information and communication technology (ICT) facilitate the development and deployment of open data management platforms. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) reported that global Internet penetration reached approximately 64% in 2023, enabling more citizens to access open data and engage with government services online.

Government Initiatives and Policies: Many governments are actively promoting open data through policies and initiatives. For instance, the U.S. government's Open Data Initiative, launched in 2013, has led to the publication of over 300,000 datasets on Data.gov. Additionally, the European Union's Open Data Directive, which aims to make public sector data available, is further encouraging governments to embrace open data practices.

This data is a product of the strategic noise mapping analysis undertaken by DAERA Northern Ireland in 2007 (Round 1) in 2012 (Round 2) and 2017 (Round 3) to meet the requirements of the EU Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC) and Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

EU Shellfish Waters Directive (2006) was repealed in 2013 and all responsibility for legislative protection of shellfish waters was subsumed into the Water Framework Directive. All legislative management of shellfish waters is now carried out under the Water Framework Directive.

The data inventory lists data that is created, collected and managed by the Government of Ontario, including the title, description and frequency of update for each dataset. It also shows whether a dataset is open, will become open, is under review, or is restricted from being open due to reasons outlined by the Open Data Directive. This inventory does not include dataset files or personal information. Datasets listed in the inventory are also available to view on Ontario's data catalogue. We will update this dataset regularly as data continues to be added to the inventory. Provincial agency data inventories are also available.

The ITS Directive and UK traffic and lorry parking data

The UK Department for Transport and the devolved administrations are taking an opportunity offered by the European ITS Directive to improve access to open transport-related data and encourage its reuse. This will create new opportunities for services and research and ultimately benefit the travelling public.

All organisations which collect or create traffic and lorry parking data on any part of the UK TEN-T network may fall within the EU legislation known as the ITS Directive. Private sector companies are entitled to charge for accessing and reusing their data.

The designated data must be made available via an access point. The UK Department for Transport is building on the established Government open data portal www.data.gov.uk to provide this access point, rather than create a new access mechanism. This approach will further encourage the opening up and reuse of data.

The Delegated Regulation associated with this dataset is: Road safety related traffic information Council of the European Union - Commission Delegated Regulation of 15 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU (“the ITS Directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users.

For more detailed information about the ITS Directive and how we are using it to improve access to UK traffic and lorry parking data, see https://data.gov.uk/intelligent-transport-systems

Enquiries are welcome to directive@its-uk.org.uk

This data consists of: Unplanned Events, Current Roadworks, Future Roadworks, VMS, VMS Table This data is updated twice daily. Accuracy is very high.

It is generated by cameras, loops, on-road reporting by Transport Scotland officers, road works diary updated by operating companies.

To find out more about, and subscribe to, this data please email datex2@trafficscotland.org