Nominations are now open for election to the PRIMET Board for 2011.

The PSI Alliance Monitor for the week of 19th July 2010 is now available. In this issue:

European Union

• European Commission
  • Commission reports on new PSI laws
  • Facilitating a competitive environment for SMEs to develop future Internet business models

Member States

• UKHO posts £33.7 million
• UK ICO responds to call for sterner FOI enforcement

Stakeholder

• Videos from Aporta Meeting available

The PSI Alliance Monitor for the week of the 12th July 2010 is now available. In this issue:

European Union

• Council of Ministers
  • Council considers PSI re-use
• Member States
  • UK’s BBC weather contract awarded to Met Office

Member State Best Practice

Nominations are requested for election to the Board of PRIMET for the 2010-2011 year.

A report of the 13th Meeting of the EU PSI Working Group is now available. This report highlights the need for a clear definition of The Public Task for PSIH since there is increasing overlap between the Public Sector and the Private Sector in the commercial exploitation of PSI. The Commission, however, points out that the definition of Public Task is a national matter. This problem is particularly acute in the Meteorological sector where some NMHS have a mandate to compete with the private sector in the market place while controlling the supply of the "raw material" that the private sector needs to generate its products.