Policy Knowledge Exchange meeting (PolKEN)
| 30 November 2022
We are happy to inform you that after a long time, a physical Policy Knowledge exchange (PolKEN) meeting has taken place in our Brussels office, a day after our event in the European Parliament. The key purpose of this meeting was to provide a background and to discuss the importance of the INSPIRE Directive to bring public data into the data space and the GreenData4All.
The evaluation of INSPIRE has been completed and the evaluation Staff Working Document (SWD) was published in July 2022 with the main conclusion that the INSPIRE Directive is still very relevant for addressing data sharing obstacles from the past and data needs for the future. “Modernisation supported by improved implementation will render the intervention a key instrument to make the necessary data available needed to address environmental challenges (A Green Deal for Europe), increase environmental democracy and strengthen the emerging data economy (European Common Data Spaces).”
Envisaged timeline for the possible INSPIRE revision:
| When | About what |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | Call for Evidence for the Impact Assessment for the GreenData4All initiative |
| Q2 2023 – Q4 2023 | Public consultations |
| Q2 2023 – Q4 2024 | Impact Assessment & study |
| Q2 2025 | Legal proposal adopted by the College followed by trialogue. |
Please see agenda, meeting minutes and participants list with contacts here.