Authorities at all levels – facilitates the achievement of
E-governance objectives and EU 2020 Objectives such as the Digital
Agenda.
Policy makers/elected representatives/decision makers – more
effective policy development and policy implementation and improved
inter-agency/cross-border communication.
Small to medium businesses – supports economic development and
the creation of employment.
Citizens – facilitates inclusion/cohesion/stronger
communities.
Project aims:
The overall aim of the project is to develop a new approach to
accessing and using complex digital data, which will inform and
impact upon current and future local, regional and European
policy.
Project objectives:
- To explore the barriers that policy makers, businesses and
citizens face when trying to access, understand and use complex
digital data held by local and regional authorities.
- To share experience and good practice of existing digital data
storage systems/formats/platforms (e.g. GIS), related strategies
and policies and frameworks, at local, regional and EU levels (e.g.
local and regional policies, INSPIRE and the European E-Governance
Action Plan) and the accessibility and usability of data by
community stakeholders.
- To explore and overcome the legal and technical issues which
constrain the development of new approaches, for example the need
to agree a standard use of symbols, licensing issues and the need
to ensure the quality, validity and security of data.
- To pilot new approaches to the “visualisation” and publication
of complex data, which would not require customised software and
use free and widely accessible platforms.
- To develop a common strategy/framework for local and regional
authorities, which will impact upon and inform current and future
policy.