There is little co-operation or even synergy between public and private sectors. They tend to act in parallel or even in competition. This adversial relationship and lack of synergy on the national level does not necessarily hold at local or regional level, where co-operation seems easier. This distinction is no longer relevant or realistic. It is true that in some cases the data is raw data which is difficult to use, but in other cases the public sector is just as capable as the private sector to produce data with high added value.
Findings vary between sectors and markets.
A different way must be found of looking at the complementarity between public and private sectors. It appears that access legislation is used by citizens seeking to find information that concerns them directly, rather than information of a general nature. Some access laws forbid commercial use of the information obtained. This is particularly true where One cannot speak of a properly functioning internal market where 3. Information on Information Policy Support Network study on Information and Citizenship Jane Steele, PSI 5.