Managing Queensland's valuable information resources
An innovative and highly productive economy requires access to rich sources of data for policy, planning, decision making and research.
There are access and usage arrangements for this store of data, but they are highly varied, sometimes inconsistent and, in some cases, non-existent.
The Office of Economic and Statistical Research, with the Queensland Spatial Information Council and the Queensland University of Technology's Faculty of Law, is exploring the potential of a simple, legal and standardised framework for the digital licensing of public sector information.
Government Statistician Dr Peter Crossman said the Government Information Licensing Framework project (GILF) was a uniform system for licensing Government information for greater access in a range of uses.
"Making information available under a practical and rigorous licensing framework could foster innovation in business, industry and communities alike," Dr Crossman said.
"Importantly, the same framework that would 'free up' information would also protect Government-held information that is confidential, private or otherwise appropriately restricted."
Last reviewed 29 September 2008
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