The Swedish People’s Awareness of The Public Sector Information Directive – a Pilot Study

This article is based on a pilot study that investigated the Swedish people’s awareness of Public Sector Information (PSI) directive, their understanding difference between PSI-directive and Access Act whether they had prerequisite skills required for use (PSI). Sweden has long tradition readily access to official documents which could have delayed implementation European was enacted in 2003. implemented its Public-Sector directive 2010. The Directive focuses commercialization government information create an market promote innovation. In Sweden, PSI intrinsically linked e-Government development policy. applied literature review interviews as data collecting techniques. Sixteen were conducted with varying occupations such students, personnel manager, head unit, doctoral student, pensioner, clinical research associate, workers’ union employee, web designer, two archivists, archival institution, associate professor, receptionist, shoemakers. conclusion there need about offer training, IT infrastructure projects avoid societal digital divide. reviewed confirmed usage still concentrated hands few citizens is, those are already digitally empowered. limitations since it limited number respondents means results cannot be generalized.