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National Government Information Licensing Framework assessment

The National Government Information Licensing Framework (NGILF) was developed by the Queensland Government.

In principle national endorsement to the framework was given by the Online and Communications Council (OCC) in late 2008. As part of the endorsement, each Australian jurisdiction is to assess its applicability.

What is NGILF?

The NGILF is a mechanism to make it easier for people to understand their rights of use of government information. It consists of a simple open content licensing framework and a suite of Creative Commons licences. The NGILF is expected to help to manage government intellectual property and to encourage re-use of information.

Potential benefits of the NGILF include cost reduction, process improvement and risk reduction resulting from:

Improved access to and use of government-held information.
Standardisation of transactions between various jurisdictions, with the potential to extend this to community and the private sector transactions.
Improved management of Intellectual Property held by government.
Reduced legal risk associated with potential unauthorised use of data and information products and services both within and outside of government.

Scope of the NGILF assessment

The assessment will consider the relevance and applicability of NGILF licences to the Tasmanian Government.

A recommendations paper will be produced for consideration by the Interoperability Program Steering Committee (IPSC) and the Inter Agency Steering Committee (IASC).

The assessment excludes: