Reuse of open data in Quebec: from economic development to government transparency

2020 ◽  
pp. 002085231988462
Author(s):  
Christian Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Data Reuse ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Government Transparency ◽  
History Of ◽  
Government Data ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Opening Up

Based on the history of open data in Quebec, this article discusses the reuse of these data by various actors within society, with the aim of securing desired economic, administrative and democratic benefits. Drawing on an analysis of government measures and community practices in the field of data reuse, the study shows that the benefits of open data appear to be inconclusive in terms of economic growth. On the other hand, their benefits seem promising from the point of view of government transparency in that it allows various civil society actors to monitor the integrity and performance of government activities. In the age of digital data and networks, the state must be seen not only as a platform conducive to innovation, but also as a rich field of study that is closely monitored by various actors driven by political and social goals. Points for practitioners Although the economic benefits of open data have been inconclusive so far, governments, at least in Quebec, must not stop investing in opening up their data. In terms of transparency, the results of the study suggest that the benefits of open data are sufficiently promising to continue releasing government data, if only to support the evaluation and planning activities of public programmes and services.

scholarly journals Smarter Open Government Data for Society 5.0: Are Your Open Data Smart Enough?

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5204
Author(s):  
Anastasija Nikiforova
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Government Data

Nowadays, governments launch open government data (OGD) portals that provide data that can be accessed and used by everyone for their own needs. Although the potential economic value of open (government) data is assessed in millions and billions, not all open data are reused. Moreover, the open (government) data initiative as well as users’ intent for open (government) data are changing continuously and today, in line with IoT and smart city trends, real-time data and sensor-generated data have higher interest for users. These “smarter” open (government) data are also considered to be one of the crucial drivers for the sustainable economy, and might have an impact on information and communication technology (ICT) innovation and become a creativity bridge in developing a new ecosystem in Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0. The paper inspects OGD portals of 60 countries in order to understand the correspondence of their content to the Society 5.0 expectations. The paper provides a report on how much countries provide these data, focusing on some open (government) data success facilitating factors for both the portal in general and data sets of interest in particular. The presence of “smarter” data, their level of accessibility, availability, currency and timeliness, as well as support for users, are analyzed. The list of most competitive countries by data category are provided. This makes it possible to understand which OGD portals react to users’ needs, Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 request the opening and updating of data for their further potential reuse, which is essential in the digital data-driven world.

scholarly journals Performative Data: Cultures of Government Data Practice

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Currie ◽  
W. F. Umi Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The City

Most of the current academic literature on open data looks outward at the data’s reuse by the public. is article describes, rather, the cultural practice of open data inside city governments. Hand-in-hand with the launch of open data policies, city governments have embraced data analytics to track performance, set goals, justify budget expenditures, direct public services, and represent their work to the public. rough an increased need to data-fy, or to transform records or actions into digital data, sta considers the analytical possibilities of existing administrative records both as economic evidence of government activities and as reusable assets with statistical and machine-actionable functions. ese data practices provide a legitimized way for municipal governments to know and govern the city and manage its resources. Contended as performative acts, local governments’ data practices help the city perform aspects of its functions and values such accountability, transparency, and democracy.

scholarly journals Impact Assesment of Open Government Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aljaž Ferenček ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Open Government ◽  
True Value ◽  
Preliminary Model ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Impact

Public sector organizations produce and process increasing amounts of data and the number of research and initiatives on open data is also increasing. Defining the true value of OGD is challenging without knowing how it impacts society and its economy. While the analysis of the economic benefits of open data is one way to describe the effect of government openness, the impact of open data is measured also in social and political context. Feedback mechanisms that are currently used are mostly surveys, while the number of OGD use cases is increasing. This paper proposes a preliminary model for research on assessing impact areas of OGD in an automated manner by using text mining techniques on existing use cases.

scholarly journals Value in the mash: exploring the benefits, barriers and enablers of open data apps

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Cranefield ◽  
O Robertson ◽  
G Oliver
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

The open government paradigm relies on the provision and reuse of open government data (OGD) to improve transparency and create new sources of value. This study aims to progress understanding of OGD beyond a theoretical commentary by exploring the perceived sources of value of mashups (online services that combine diverse OGD), and to examine issues that impact on, and facilitate, the delivery of this value from an 'insider' perspective. Based on open-ended interviews with 17 individuals actively involved in OGD application design, use, and advocacy in New Zealand (ranked fourth in the 2013 Global Open Data Barometer) nine key sources of value were identified: Ease of discovery, improved data quality, bringing knowledge into relevant contexts, economic benefits, social benefits, cost reduction and efficiencies, predictive value, transparency, and ability to explore and play. Twelve barriers to delivering this value were found, ranging from change-related issues to problems relating to sustainability. Six facilitators were identified as helping to overcome these barriers and realise the value of OGD.

scholarly journals Open Government Data in Hungary

2018 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 373-381
Author(s):  
Anna Orbán
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Legal Constraints

Today it is increasingly evident that data is the new determining element in the economy and society. Digital data is essential resources for economic growth, competitiveness, innovation, job creation and social development. For well-founded decisions, real data containing all the necessary information are required. Public organizations are obliged to collect and store vast amounts of data. However, the question arises: who has access to them and for what purposes are they used for? Open Data has become increasingly prevalent both on organizational and national levels. By making the datasets available to the public, institutions have become more transparent, efficient and more economical. There are EU and national strategies and programs to support open public administration by providing an appropriate legal environment and recommending practical measures. Freedom of information guarantees the accessibility of public data. However, accessibility is blocked by several challenges and obstacles, such as traditional approaches, legal constraints, practical and technical problems. The aim of this paper is to interpret the basic concepts of open government data, and present some of the problems of Hungarian data policy, legal regulations and practical implementations.

scholarly journals Value in the mash: exploring the benefits, barriers and enablers of open data apps

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Cranefield ◽  
O Robertson ◽  
G Oliver
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

The open government paradigm relies on the provision and reuse of open government data (OGD) to improve transparency and create new sources of value. This study aims to progress understanding of OGD beyond a theoretical commentary by exploring the perceived sources of value of mashups (online services that combine diverse OGD), and to examine issues that impact on, and facilitate, the delivery of this value from an 'insider' perspective. Based on open-ended interviews with 17 individuals actively involved in OGD application design, use, and advocacy in New Zealand (ranked fourth in the 2013 Global Open Data Barometer) nine key sources of value were identified: Ease of discovery, improved data quality, bringing knowledge into relevant contexts, economic benefits, social benefits, cost reduction and efficiencies, predictive value, transparency, and ability to explore and play. Twelve barriers to delivering this value were found, ranging from change-related issues to problems relating to sustainability. Six facilitators were identified as helping to overcome these barriers and realise the value of OGD.

scholarly journals Usability evaluation of open data portals

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renáta Máchová ◽  
Miloslav Hub ◽  
Martin Lnenicka
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
National Level ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Access To Data

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a usability evaluation of governmental data portals and provide a list of best practices for improving stakeholders’ ability to discover, access, and reuse of these online information sources. Design/methodology/approach The developed methodology was based on the comprehensive literature review that resulted in a benchmarking framework of the most important criteria. A usability testing method was then applied with accordance to unique requirements of open data portals. This approach was demonstrated by using of a case study. Findings The main found weakness was a lack of support for active engagement of stakeholders. The list of best practices was introduced to improve the quality of these portals. This should help to improve the discoverability and facilitate the access to data sets in order to increase their reuse by stakeholders. Social implications The creation of appropriate open data portals aims to fulfill the principles of open government, i.e., to promote transparency and openness through the publication of government data, enhance the accountability of public officials and encourage public participation, collaboration, and cooperation of involved stakeholders. Originality/value This paper proposed a new approach for the usability evaluation of open data portals on national level from an ordinary citizen’s point of view and provided important insights on improving their quality regarding data discoverability, accessibility, and reusability.

scholarly journals Open Data and Beyond: Measuring the impact of open data

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederika Welle Donker ◽  
Bastiaan Van Loenen
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Public Sector Information ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Energy Network

In recent years, there is an increasing trend of releasing public sector information as open data. Governments worldwide see the potential benefits of opening up their data. The potential benefits are more transparency, increased governmental efficiency and effectiveness, and external benefits, including societal and economic benefits. The private sector also recognizes potential benefits of making their datasets available as open data. One such company is Liander, an energy network administrator in the Netherlands. Liander views open data as a contributing factor to energy conservation. However, to data there has been little research into the actual effects of open data. This research has developed a monitoring framework to assess the effects of open data, and has applied the framework to Liander's small-scale energy consumption dataset.

scholarly journals The Politics of Open Government Data: Understanding Organizational Responses to Pressure for More Transparency

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erna Ruijer ◽  
Francoise Détienne ◽  
Michael Baker ◽  
Jonathan Groff ◽  
Albert J. Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Strategic Responses ◽  
Government Transparency ◽  
Data Framework ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

This article contributes to the growing body of literature within public management on open government data by taking a political perspective. We argue that open government data are a strategic resource of organizations and therefore organizations are not likely to share it. We develop an analytical framework for studying the politics of open government data, based on theories of strategic responses to institutional processes, government transparency, and open government data. The framework shows that there can be different organizational strategic responses to open data—varying from conformity to active resistance—and that different institutional antecedents influence these responses. The value of the framework is explored in two cases: a province in the Netherlands and a municipality in France. The cases provide insights into why governments might release datasets in certain policy domains but not in others thereby producing “strategically opaque transparency.” The article concludes that the politics of open government data framework helps us understand open data practices in relation to broader institutional pressures that influence government transparency.

scholarly journals The Daily Shaping of State Transparency: Standards, Machine-Readability and the Configuration of Open Government Data Policies

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Goëta ◽  
Tim Davies
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Invisible Work ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Open Datasets ◽  
Participant Observer ◽  
Infrastructure Studies

While many governments are now committed to release Open Government Data under non-proprietarystandardized formats, less attention has been given to the actual consequences of these standardsfor knowledge workers. Unpacking the history of three open data standards (CSV, GTFS, IATI), thispaper shows what is actually happening when these standards are enacted in the work practices ofbureaucracies. It is built on participant-observer enquiry and interviews focussed on the back rooms ofopen data, and looking specifi cally at the invisible work necessary to construct open datasets. It showsthat the adoption of open standards is increasingly becoming an indicator of the advancement of opendata programmes. Enacting open standards involves much more than simple technical operations, itoperates a quiet and localised transformation of bureaucracies, in which the decisions of data workershave substantive consequences for how the open government data and transparency agendas areperformed.Keywords: Open Government Data; Open Standards; Enactment; Infrastructure Studies; DataAssemblages

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