Case Study Comparing the V4 with the new EU(6) & EU(2) Cross border meeting - Visegrad Countries Chris Corbin ePSIplus Analyst Beckov, Slovakia, 11 th February 2009 funded by eContentPlus
New EU Member States 2004 & (6)2004 Visegrad (V4)2007 (2) Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Rep. Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Island Baltic
Visegrad Countries As a region the Visegrad group of countries equates to some of the larger EU Member States
2004 Member States – the EU(6) Equivalent population wise to Czech Republic or Hungary Member State Population millionsArea sq kms Cyprus Estonia Latvia Lithuania Malta Slovenia Total
EU 2004 & 2007 Member States New EU Members approximately 20% of the EU Member State Population millionsArea sq kms 2004 EU(6) (Visegrad) (EU2) Total
PSI Directive: EU27 transposition time analysis Denmark Estonia Finland France Ireland Poland Slovakia Slovenia Sweden UK Belgium Czech Republic ? Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Cyprus Germany Malta Romania Austria Bulgaria Luxembourg Portugal Spain Sweden Denmark Poland? The knowledge bank Transposition and sustainability Hungary? 2008
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source: Pages
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
New Member States 2004 & 2007: eGovernment comparison Source:
EU 2004 & 2007 Member States The Islands: Cyprus & Malta The only Member States that do not have an Access law (Freedom of Information) although in December 2008 the Maltese President signed off the Malta Freedom of Information Act (2008) it apparently has not yet come into force. There is no evidence that Cyprus has yet completed the further implementation document that their PSI transposition states will be delivered within 6 months! Slovenia Has the strongest PSI Regulator of the EU27 Latvia & Lithuania Both countries have undertaken a survey of the PSI market.
Support Transposition Implementation Awareness Enforcement ePSIplus Scorecard Theme 1 – Legal ePSIplus scorecard
EU 2004 & 2007 Member States
Support Transposition Implementation Awareness Enforcement ePSIplus Scorecard Theme 1 ePSIplus scorecard Discussion: Meeting to rank the V4 Countries on the below scorecard
Interested in PSI? Then why not visit: Thank you for your attention funded by eContentPlus