9: Competition
Ensure that pricing strategies take into account considerations of unfair competition Other Information:
Ensuring that pricing strategies take into account considerations of unfair competition in situations where both public and
business users provide value added services. Pursuing competitive neutrality, equality and timeliness of access where there
is potential for cross-subsidisation from other government monopoly activities or reduced charges on government activities.
Requiring public bodies to treat their own downstream/value-added activities on the same basis as their competitors for comparable
purposes, including pricing. Particular attention should be paid to single sources of information resources. Promoting non-exclusive
arrangements for disseminating information so that public sector information is open to all possible users and re-users on
non-exclusive terms. Ensuring that pricing strategies take into account considerations of unfair competition in situations
where both public and business users provide value added services. Pursuing competitive neutrality, equality and timeliness
of access where there is potential for cross-subsidisation from other government monopoly activities or reduced charges on
government activities. Requiring public bodies to treat their own downstream/value-added activities on the same basis as their
competitors for comparable purposes, including pricing. Particular attention should be paid to single sources of information
resources. Promoting non-exclusive arrangements for disseminating information so that public sector information is open to
all possible users and re-users on non-exclusive terms.
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