The commercialisation of public sector information within UK government departments
By: HADI, Zakaria Abd
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Contributor(s): McBRIDE, Neil.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000Subject(s): Gestão da Informação | Estudo de Caso | Reino Unido | InglaterraThe International Journal of Public Sector Management 13, 6-7, p. 552-570Abstract: Reports that there are increasing trends towards the commercialisation of public sector information. Explains the concepts of information traing and discusses the role of the public sector. Describes three case studies within UK government. Identifies the lack of a uniform approach to information trading within UK government departments in terms of attitudes to information provision, information costing and pricing and the resourcing of an informational trading function.. Discusses issues concerning the national and departmental policy on information distribution and trading, the resourcing and management of information technology to support the informatin trading function. the development of an information-aware culture within the government and its departments and the development of contractual relationships with marketing agents within the private sector. Examines the effect of online information provision on information tradng. Discusses the application of agency theory to teh study of the reole of marketing agents and identifies their importance in the development of a public sector information trading market. Concludes that there is a lack of clear directionfor government departments concerning information trading
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Reports that there are increasing trends towards the commercialisation of public sector information. Explains the concepts of information traing and discusses the role of the public sector. Describes three case studies within UK government. Identifies the lack of a uniform approach to information trading within UK government departments in terms of attitudes to information provision, information costing and pricing and the resourcing of an informational trading function.. Discusses issues concerning the national and departmental policy on information distribution and trading, the resourcing and management of information technology to support the informatin trading function. the development of an information-aware culture within the government and its departments and the development of contractual relationships with marketing agents within the private sector. Examines the effect of online information provision on information tradng. Discusses the application of agency theory to teh study of the reole of marketing agents and identifies their importance in the development of a public sector information trading market. Concludes that there is a lack of clear directionfor government departments concerning information trading
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