[open-government] [euopendata] testing EPSI platform mailing system

Wed Jun 15 15:23:12 UTC 2011

Hi Paola,

"I did register my email on the EPSI Platform as soon as I became aware that
it had become  a mechanism to control the flows of information for important
communication between the EU and the public."

I had a look in the epsi database. You're not registered as a user at the
epsiplatform. I've searched with different variations of your name and the
e-mail addresses I know from you. The only mention I could find is a May
2010 news item that seems to mention you (although it misspells your name)
: http://www.epsiplatform.eu/news/news/scotland_s_first_open_data_meeting

I've received your questions from the EC as well, and given them the same
reply. You are of course very welcome to register at epsiplatform.eu as a
user. Do make sure to also opt in for e-mail. E-mails are sent out
infrequently, roughly 3 times a year, and on some select occasions, as was
the case with the public hearing you refer to.

best,

Ton
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com>wrote:

> I did register my email on the EPSI Platform as soon as I became aware that
> it had become  a mechanism to control the flows of information for important
> communication between the EU and the public.
>
> However I do not seem to have received the email message that Richard
>  refers to below, he just sent an email that he is going to ask EPSI to
> check.
>
> However  testing of these key features of critical information services
> should be carried out in the open by independent means
>
> I will register a few more test addresses, and monitor carefully, since it
> could be that emails are sent out selectively *in the same way that some
> individuals are selectively excluded from making contributions
>
> I would be grateful if other people who are registered on the EPSI Platfrom
> would let me know, offlist, if they have received  the invitation referred
> to below
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Cheers
>
> PDM
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: EUSI meeting agenda and web page
> To: Richard.Swetenham at ec.europa.eu, oana.boldis at ec.europa.eu,
> infso-desk at ec.europa.eu, info at epsiplatform.eu
>
>
> Richard
>
> thanks for reply
>
> I do not think it can be called a public consultation, if there is no
> verifiable public information available for this meeting.
>
>  I registered on EPSI platform in 2010, but never received any emails about
> this event (or any other event)
>
> This could be due to a bug, or maybe due to the fact that EPSI platform  is
> contracted to acts as a 'gatekeeper' , ie, they actively censor and control
> information flows
>
> Is there a way to check that my email is in the EPSI plus database, and
> verify that emails were sent out (and not just imagined to be sent out, as
> it sometimes happens?)
>
> I am also a list member of various OKF lists, but this consultation was
> never mentioned nor discussed,  I learned about it on the day.
>
> I hope you agree, that a few tweets that do not connect to any proper
> information page, are not an appropriate method to ensure information is
> disseminated correctly.
>
> I am now planning to write  an article about this secret public
> consultation,  in my capacity of member of the press, I would grateful if i
> could receive the following information
>
> - who participated the meeting? (list of participants)
> - a link to each of the submission/consultation contributions
> - a link to the the call  or any other document I can use to get some info
> - the name of a person I can interview in relation to this consultation
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Paola Di Maio
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM, <Richard.Swetenham at ec.europa.eu> wrote:
>
>> In answer to your email (attached) :
>>
>> - an announcement email was sent to over 650 interested stakeholders in
>> scientific information : those that attended the 2007 EU Scientific
>> Information Conference plus a list of regular participants in our meetings
>>
>> - an email was sent out by the ePSIplatform contractors to their 4000 plus
>> registered users, followed by a reminder two weeks before deadline for
>> registrations
>>
>> - Tweets from @epsiplatform announced the event on May 8, 2011 2:37 PM,
>> May 10, 2011 2:45 AM and May 13, 2011 9:33 PM
>>
>> - Information was posted on our Digital Libraries website
>> http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/hearings30may2011/index_en.htm,
>> as well as a banner on the ePSIplatform Web site for over a month
>> http://www.epsiplus.net/ and a banner on the LAPSI home page
>> http://www.lapsi-project.eu/
>>
>> - The information was picked up by the Open Knowledge Foundation open
>> science working group blog
>> http://science.okfn.org/2011/05/11/european-commission-hearing-on-scientific-information-bringing-open-scientific-data-onto-the-european-agenda/and mailing list, and on the JISC EURODOC listserv
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Swetenham
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: paoladimaio10 at gmail.com [mailto:paoladimaio10 at gmail.com] On Behalf
>> Of Paola Di Maio
>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:49 PM
>> To: INFSO DESK; info at epsiplatform.eu
>> Subject: EUSI meeting agenda and web page
>>
>> Greetings!
>>
>> We have heard indirectly about the EUSI meeting via the tweets of EPSI
>> Platform
>> however, we were unable to find out any information whatsoever about
>> this meeting
>>
>>  we would like to learn more about it
>>
>> - what was the meeting about (when, where?)
>> - is there a web page, list of participants
>> - how were invitations circulated
>> - why were we not invited to attend, since we are spearheading the
>> monitoring of Open Access policies across various domains
>>
>> Look forward to hear from you
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Paola Di Maio
>> ISTCS.org
>>
>>
>>
>
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