The influence of the PSI directive on open government data: An overview of recent developments

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-456

  Janssen, Katleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Freedom of information; Open government data; PSI directive; Re use of data

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053608518     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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