An Analysis of High-Value Datasets: A Case Study of Thailand’s Open Government Data

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piriya Utamachant ◽  
Chutiporn Anutariya
Keyword(s):  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

scholarly journals Mining Open Government Data for Business Intelligence Using Data Visualization: A Two-Industry Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1042-1065
Author(s):  
Anne Gottfried ◽  
Caroline Hartmann ◽  
Donald Yates
Keyword(s):  
Data Visualization ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Source Of Information

The business intelligence (BI) market has grown at a tremendous rate in the past decade due to technological advancements, big data and the availability of open source content. Despite this growth, the use of open government data (OGD) as a source of information is very limited among the private sector due to a lack of knowledge as to its benefits. Scant evidence on the use of OGD by private organizations suggests that it can lead to the creation of innovative ideas as well as assist in making better informed decisions. Given the benefits but lack of use of OGD to generate business intelligence, we extend research in this area by exploring how OGD can be used to generate business intelligence for the identification of market opportunities and strategy formulation; an area of research that is still in its infancy. Using a two-industry case study approach (footwear and lumber), we use latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic modeling to extract emerging topics in these two industries from OGD, and a data visualization tool (pyLDAVis) to visualize the topics in order to interpret and transform the data into business intelligence. Additionally, we perform an environmental scanning of the environment for the two industries to validate the usability of the information obtained. The results provide evidence that OGD can be a valuable source of information for generating business intelligence and demonstrate how topic modeling and visualization tools can assist organizations in extracting and analyzing information for the identification of market opportunities.

Re-defining open government data standards for smart cities’ websites: a case study of selected cities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lnenicka ◽  
Stuti Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Data Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the select Smart Cities of Czech and Indian counterparts and assess the extent to which open government data (OGD) standards are being adhered to using select indicators. Design/methodology/approach This study integrates the benchmarking frameworks provided in literature on OGD and apply them to evaluate the OGD standards of the Smart Cities’ websites. Findings Whereas the Czech Smart Cities are relatively more advanced in their OGD initiatives, the Indian counterpart is far lagging behind in their endeavors. Originality/value While there are many studies on OGD and Smart Cities, there has been no study which seeks to appreciate if the OGD initiatives are being adhered to by the Smart Cities.

scholarly journals Citizen engagement with open government data

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Purwanto ◽  
Anneke Zuiderwijk ◽  
Marijn Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

Purpose Citizen engagement is key to the success of many Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives. However, not much is known regarding how this type of engagement emerges. This study aims to investigate the necessary conditions for the emergence of citizen-led engagement with OGD and to identify which factors stimulate this type of engagement. Design/methodology/approach First, the authors created a systematic overview of the literature to develop a conceptual model of conditions and factors of OGD citizen engagement at the societal, organizational and individual level. Second, the authors used the conceptual model to systematically study citizens’ engagement in the case of a particular OGD initiative, namely, the digitization of presidential election results data in Indonesia in 2014. The authors used multiple information sources, including interviews and documents, to explore the conditions and factors of OGD citizen-led engagement in this case. Findings From the literature the authors identified five conditions for the emergence of OGD citizen-led engagement as follows: the availability of a legal and political framework that grants a mandate to open up government data, sufficient budgetary resources allocated for OGD provision, the availability of OGD feedback mechanisms, citizens’ perceived ease of engagement and motivated citizens. In the literature, the authors found six factors contributing to OGD engagement as follows: democratic culture, the availability of supporting institutional arrangements, the technical factors of OGD provision, the availability of citizens’ resources, the influence of social relationships and citizens’ perceived data quality. Some of these conditions and factors were found to be less important in the studied case, namely, citizens’ perceived ease of engagement and citizens’ perceived data quality. Moreover, the authors found several new conditions that were not mentioned in the studied literature, namely, citizens’ sense of urgency, competition among citizen-led OGD engagement initiatives, the diversity of citizens’ skills and capabilities and the intensive use of social media. The difference between the conditions and factors that played an important role in the case and those derived from the literature review might be because of the type of OGD engagement that the authors studied, namely, citizen-led engagement, without any government involvement. Research limitations/implications The findings are derived using a single case study approach. Future research can investigate multiple cases and compare the conditions and factors for citizen-led engagement with OGD in different contexts. Practical implications The conditions and factors for citizen-led engagement with OGD have been evaluated in practice and discussed with public managers and practitioners through interviews. Governmental organizations should prioritize and stimulate those conditions and factors that enhance OGD citizen engagement to create more value with OGD. Originality/value While some research on government-led engagement with OGD exists, there is hardly any research on citizen-led engagement with OGD. This study is the first to develop a conceptual model of necessary conditions and factors for citizen engagement with OGD. Furthermore, the authors applied the developed multilevel conceptual model to a case study and gathered empirical evidence of OGD engagement and its contributions to solving societal problems, rather than staying at the conceptual level. This research can be used to investigate citizen engagement with OGD in other cases and offers possibilities for systematic cross-case lesson-drawing.

scholarly journals Open government data, uncertainty and coronavirus: An infodemiological case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 113549
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Yiannakoulias ◽  
Catherine E. Slavik ◽  
Shelby L. Sturrock ◽  
J. Connor Darlington
Keyword(s):  
Data Uncertainty ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

Visualizing Aedes aegypti infestation in urban areas: A case study on open government data mashups

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2,3) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Graziely Antunes de Mendonça ◽  
Cristiano Maciel ◽  
José Viterbo
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Data Mashups

scholarly journals Politics, technology, and accountability: The Transparency Façade of Open Government Data Reforms in Paraguay

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-93
Author(s):  
David Riveros García
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Citizen Monitoring ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Governments have adopted the rhetoric of promoting transparency, citizen engagement, and accountability through technological innovation. The provision of open government data has been encouraged as a foundational reform in that direction. This study argues that, in Paraguay’s education sector, these reforms were never capable of matching said rhetoric. Using a case study design, the research shows that the stated goals of intuitively simplifying information to facilitate citizen monitoring of funds for education infrastructure were never realistically attempted by the government. It will advocate the relevance of considering the relationship between politics, accountability, and technology to uncover transparency façades.

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