Announcement of the 9th International Conference on the Reuse of Public Sector Information

9º Conferencia Internacional RISP
November 30 2017

The deadline to register for the ninth International Conference on the Reuse of Public Sector Information organized by ASEDIE is now open. The event will take place on November 30 at the headquarters of the National Geographic Institute, in Madrid.

During the first part of the day there will be a round table, under the title "Trust, the basis of legal and economic security", moderated by the president of the Association, Dionisio Torre. This panel will have the participation of Cristina Morales, Deputy Director General of Digital Content of the Information Society, who will speak about the PSI evolution in Spain and the upcoming regulatory changes. A representative of the Ministry of Justice will invite attendees with his presentation to reflect on the legal confidence that Spanish companies give in commercial transactions. Finally, Carlos Romero, permanent representative of Spain in the European Union and Minister of Industry, Telecommunications and Visual will be present, sharing three files related to the areas of ePrivacy, Freeflow of Data and reuse of information.
 
After the break, three talks are scheduled to be given, firstly, by the representative of the Data Protection Agency, Jesús Rubí, on the European regulation, the recently approved bill and codes of conduct for the sector. Subsequently, the Director of the National Geographic Information Center, Emilio López, will present the new data policy of the IGN and, finally, the General Director of State Heritage - ASEDIE Award in 2016 - Juan Antonio Martínez Menéndez, will explain the evolution of the hiring platform.
 
As a finishing touch to the conference, the ASEDIE Prize 2017 will be awarded, which awards, in its fourth edition, those national initiatives that promote the reuse of public sector information in Spain. Attendance at the event is free and the registration period is open until November 23.