1 Agency for the Administrative Simplification CONFERENCE BRUSSEL 13/06/2008 “PSI Re-use Who Takes Action Next ?”

2 WORKSHOP PUBLIC SECTOR CULTURE How to improve the quality and the transparency of PSI Dominique De Vos

3 I. Legal framework –Publication –Transparency –Electronic formats II. Back office management: quality via one-off data collection III.“Front office” organisation IV. Logistical support –ComExt –Agency Administrative Simplification –Transparency Committee V. Client relations

4 I. Legal framework Transposition of the Directive by law via proactive laws en decrees: Federal co-ordination bodies Logistical support Promotion of standard licence Supplemental applications processing procedure Production and electronic exchange of public data

5 Strenghtened publication Electronic Centralized Structured (creation of an information register - RD 29 oct 07 ) Accountable to a service (Prime minister) Raising the awareness of the ‘clients’  law re-use 7 march sectorial laws

6 Transparency of the public services In the case of: Information inventories (centralized register) Conditions request for access (law art. 7) Justification for charges (law art. 19) Calculation methods (law art. 19) Grounds for refusal  Law 7 III 2007, art 19 + RD, art 9

7 “Digital means ” Gradual information digitising policy Management assigned to a central service (FedICT) Positioning of the public service’s sites Supplying the Central Register on the federal portal Electronic application processing  Law 7 III 2007, art 5, …

8 II. Back office management Policy for enhancing the quality of public data Quality control required for the needs of administrative simplification – one-off data collection between public services Debate on the methods for calculating charges, public services accounting,..

9 Example: one-off business data collection Business data recorded in the crossroads bank of companies Requirement for a correction in the central database Requirement for the public services to re-use these data for their own needs Data making available by companies  Data may be commercialised to third parties

10 CBc Virtual network One-stop business shops, notaries Flemish region Brussels- capitalregion Local admin. NRNP Court registries Walloon region Public users Supp info NOSS VAT Marketing to third parties Federal

11 III. “front office” organization Systematic dissemination Network development per FPS (transparency committee & interregional networks) Exchange of information and methods between public services Facilitate the search for informations (centralized register) Enhancing the service to third parties / re-users

12 IV. Logistical support Network integration  federal: transparency committee  interregional: legal network Federal support for “external communication” AAS: legal and strategic support Appeals board // CADA

13 Transparency committee (1) One representative for each federal service Statutory tasks: Creating an asset list (show room) Maintenance of data/information Electronic distribution ComExt adviser on joint promotional strategies Interface with potential clients Avoiding disputes

14 Transparency committee (2) Challenges: Resistance to centralization Concept of the state’s role to be developped “Co-ownership” management Joint technological decision Securing financial resources

15 V. Client relations (1) Confirming the public tasks / responsibility (ex primary collection by the PS, exchange for AS) Seeking private/public complementary relationship Product pricing policy Legal:favouring balanced licences

16 V. Client relations (2) Transparency of conditions, difficulties, evolving policies Stabilising of the provision of information Mutual respect for aims and constraints Guaranteeing the VA data reprocessing by companies Consideration of the final consumer

17 Satisfaction all the actors (state/intermediaries/consumers) Allocation of the public/private roles: to each his occupation Developing an economic market + budgetary savings Targeted communication Main Strategies

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