Next Friday, 27 November, the "12th International Conference on the Reuse of Public Sector Information" will take place, organized, once again, by Asedie, the Multisectorial Information Association. Due to the circumstances arising from the pandemic, this year's edition will be broadcast online from  9:30 am to 12:30 pm from the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office.

One of the objectives of the event is to raise awareness of the importance of the Infomediary Sector as one of the driving forces behind the global economy and to strengthen public-private collaboration to promote the value of Public Sector information through the reuse of open data

What is the agenda of the event?

The event will feature presentations by representatives of public sector institutions and national and international experts who will address issues related to open data, reuse, data protection, artificial intelligence, open government, the data economy and the digitisation of the public sector.

The opening ceremony will be held by Ms. Mar España, director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

This will be followed by a series of interviews with representatives of leading European and international bodies:

• Ms. Pilar del Castillo and Ms. Lina Galvez, MEPs and members of the ITRE Committee.
• Mr. Carlos Romero, Counsellor for Digital Transformation of the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU.
• Mr. Szymon Lewandowski, from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies.
• Mr. Gianfranco Cecconi, from the European Data Portal.
• Ms. Bárbara Ubaldi, Head of Digital Governance and Open Data at the OECD.

After the interviews, there will be presentations by different specialists in the data ecosystem and the reuse of Public Sector Information at state, regional and local level, for example:

• The Director of the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office, Mr. José Antonio Gil Celedonio.
• The General Director for Public Governance, Ms María Pía Junquera.
• Representative of the Directorate General for Transparency, Open Government and Citizen Participation of the Community of Madrid.
• The Director General of Legal Services and Territorial Coordination, Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), Ms. Judit Flórez Paredes.

You can see the full programme of the event here.

During the event, as on other occasions, the Asedie Prize will be awarded. This award recognises the work and innovation of institutions, companies or individuals who have promoted the development of the Infomediary Sector and with it, that of the current economic panorama over the last year. You can see the winners of other years in this link.

How should I register?

The event is free, but you must register through this form. Once you have registered you will receive an e-mail with the link to the broadcast.

The deadline for registration is 20 November.

If you want to know more about Asedie you can visit its website or see their recent participation in the Data Talks conferences organised by the European data Portal.