National Contact point
Name of the public authority
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Styrelsen for Dataforsyning og Effektivisering
Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency
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Contact information:
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Mailing address
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Rentemestervej 8
DK-2400 København NV
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Telephone number
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+45 7254 5500
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Telefax number
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Email address
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sdfe@sdfe.dk
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Organisation’s website URL
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www.sdfe.dk
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Contact person (if available)
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Ulla Kronborg Mazzoli
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Telephone number
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+45 7254 5526
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Email address
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ukm@sdfe.dk
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Contact person - substitute (if available)
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Lars Erik Storgaard
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Telephone number
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+45 7254 5279
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Email address
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laers@sdfe.dk
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Coordination Structure
The Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency is responsible for the implementation of the INSPIRE directive assigned by the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities. The agency hence holds the role as National Contact Point and has the responsibility for the monitoring and reporting of the Directive.
The Minister for Climate, Energy, and Utilities has set up The Coordination Committee on Infrastructure for Geographical Information. The Committee consists of representatives from public authorities, the utility sector and other organizations with special knowledge of the spatial information infrastructure. The committee meets 3-4 times a year and promotes dialogue on the strategic development and coordination of the infrastructure for spatial information, hereunder that spatial data contributes to added value for society, in the private as well as in the public sector.
The committee is dealing with e.g. data quality in geo-referenced legislation, the interaction between new technologies and the spatial data infrastructure, the quality of metadata, and the use of spatial data in differentiated and automated regulation. The committee advises the Minister on initiatives promoting the infrastructure for spatial information and on the INSPIRE implementation.
Members of the Committee:
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (chair), Kristian Møller, Director General
The Danish Ministry of Transport and Housing, Torben Korgaard Hansen, Head of Unit
The Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark, Lars Møller Christiansen, Vice Director General
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Heidi Christiansen Barlebo, Head of Department
The Danish Ministry of Taxation, Søren Rude, Head of Division
Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Marie Kirkebæk, Head of Division
Local Government Denmark, Laila Kildesgaard, Director General
Danish Regions Birgit Blaabjerg Bisgaard, Director
Danish Universities by Aalborg University, Esben Munk Sørensen, Professor
The Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors, Ejnar Wildfang Flensborg, Director
The Utility sector by DANVA (Danish Water and Wastewater Association), Lars Gadegaard, Senior Consultant
Danish Association of Geospatal information (private sector), Nils Bo Wille-Jørgensen, Chairman
Progress
Since 2001 common public eGovernment/digitization strategies has framed and supported the development of the national infrastructure for geospatial information. The common digitization strategies commit the central government, regions and municipalities to develop eGovernment infrastructure and solutions based on a common framework and based upon agreed international standards.
In the current strategy 2016-2020 data and data infrastructure plays a significant role. Several initiatives carrying the strategy through deals with better and more efficient use and sharing of public data in society. Building on the Basic Data Program and the vast amount of free and open public data that are digitally available in Denmark efforts are set in motion to improve the quality of existing Basic Data as well as launching new basic data via the common Data Distributor. A permanent governance structure has been established, in order to secure the continued work with providing free and open, reliable and coherent basic data of high quality to all.
Free and open spatial data forms the backbone of digital government and the INSPIRE directive still plays a vital role in this regard as a standardized data sharing framework. Close cooperation between the geospatial and eGovernment domain is in focus e.g. in establishing a national data catalogue that harvest metadata from the national geoportal, bridging between the DCAT and ISO (INSPIRE) metadata standards using ISA recommendations and solutions..
The INSPIRE implementation efforts has in the recent years mainly focused on the identification, description, tagging, and distribution of LOPD datasets according to the National Action Plan – a joint effort between the Agency for Data Supply and main thematic data owners.