Re-use of public sector information Markets and impacts Graham Vickery Information Economics Digital Agenda Assembly Workshop 01. Open data and re-use of public sector information Brussels 16 June 2011

The economic dimensions of PSI. How big are they? Narrow EU27 PSI-based market is large Market approximately EUR 28 billion annually (without R&D, culture etc.) Rapid growth in PSI-related markets (open PSI or parallel private sector) approximately 8% Potential economic gains from opening up PSI are larger. Approximately EUR 40 billion Aggregate economic impacts (the economic “footprint” of PSI) are larger again. Of the order of EUR 140 billion The direct market associated with PSI use is less important than spillovers and new uses. Future innovations due to easier access add further economic and social benefits 2

The economic dimensions of PSI. Gains from removing barriers – but what is being sacrificed? Direct benefits from removing current barriers to access and improving the underlying infrastructure? Some examples: – Geospatial sector benefits increased by some 10-40% by improving access, data standards, building skills. Better local government geospatial policies could double productivity gains over next 5 years – Obligatory national environmental impact assessments - costs down by EUR 2 billion per year; Open access to R&D results – gains EUR 6 billion per year; if European citizens each saved 2 hours per year from better access - worth EUR 1.4 billion per year Compared with what? EU27 government revenues are relatively low, and generally a minor part of agency operating budgets. Indirect negative effects from reduced access and inhibitory pricing policies: lower growth, less jobs, fewer information-based activities, tax revenues foregone 3