scholarly journals ‘Data.gov-in-a-box’

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Birchall
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Obama Administration ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Data Subject

Given that the Obama administration still relies on many strategies we would think of as sitting on the side of secrecy, it seems that the only lasting transparency legacy of the Obama administration will be data-driven or e-transparency as exemplified by the web interface ‘ data.gov ’. As the data-driven transparency model is exported and assumes an ascendant position around the globe, it is imperative that we ask what kind of publics, subjects, and indeed, politics it will produce. Open government data is not just a matter concerning accountability but is seen as a necessary component of the new ‘data economy’. To participate and benefit from this info-capitalist-democracy, the data subject is called upon to be both auditor and entrepreneur. This article explores the implications of responsibilization, outsourcing, and commodification on the contract of representational democracy and asks if there are other forms of transparency that might better resist neoliberal formations and re-politicize the public sphere.

Evidence of an Open Government Data Portal Impact on the Public Sphere

2020 ◽  
pp. 701-719
Author(s):  
Rui Pedro Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Public Sphere

Data portals are being created as part of open government strategies to increase transparency. But although the potential of the internet to increase transparency (as data disclosure) has been widely considered in the literature, there is no reported evidence of any of the released data actually being used by their ultimate recipients (citizens) for public accountability purposes. This descriptive research effort aims to find evidence of the impact of open government portals, asserting whether data is indeed being used and for what purposes. One contract portal was selected and Google Search was used to find portal references on the internet. A qualitative content analysis approach was adopted, whereby references were examined with respect to its main purpose and data usage. Evidence was found of contract data being used, among others, to identify possible situations of corruption, nepotism and misusage of public resources, support argumentation on public policy debates and, in general, to hold public officials accountable in the public sphere through ‘blame and shame' sanctions.

Evidence of an Open Government Data Portal Impact on the Public Sphere

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Pedro Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Google Search ◽  
The Impact

Data portals are being created as part of open government strategies to increase transparency. But although the potential of the internet to increase transparency (as data disclosure) has been widely considered in the literature, there is no reported evidence of any of the released data actually being used by their ultimate recipients (citizens) for public accountability purposes. This descriptive research effort aims to find evidence of the impact of open government portals, asserting whether data is indeed being used and for what purposes. One contract portal was selected and Google Search was used to find portal references on the internet. A qualitative content analysis approach was adopted, whereby references were examined with respect to its main purpose and data usage. Evidence was found of contract data being used, among others, to identify possible situations of corruption, nepotism and misusage of public resources, support argumentation on public policy debates and, in general, to hold public officials accountable in the public sphere through ‘blame and shame' sanctions.

scholarly journals An Approach to Constructing a Knowledge Graph Based on Korean Open-Government Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 4095
Author(s):  
Jae-won Lee ◽  
Jaehui Park
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Knowledge Graph ◽  
Data Driven Decision Making ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
Government Data

A data platform collecting the whole metadata held by government agencies and a knowledge graph showing the relationship between the collected open-government data are proposed in this paper. By practically applying the data platform and the knowledge graph to the public sector in Korea, three improvements were expected: (1) enhancing user accessibility across open-government data; (2) allowing users to acquire relevant data as well as desired data with a single query; and (3) enabling data-driven decision-making. In particular, the barriers for citizens to acquire the necessary data have been greatly reduced by using the proposed knowledge graph, which is considered to be important for data-driven decision-making. The reliability and feasibility of constructing a metadata-based open-data platform and a knowledge graph are estimated to be considerably high as the proposed approach is applied to a real service of the public sector in Korea.

Openness of Public Financial Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 92-109
Author(s):  
Salah Uddin Rajib ◽  
Mahfuzul Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Financial Management ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Government Data

This chapter reviews the open government model and assesses the position of public financial management (PFM) of an emerging economy, Bangladesh. Open government (OG) is an emerging issue that is identified as the prerequisite of ensuring the accountability and transparency. From different research platforms, OG is suggested to pertain to the development goals of the country as well. Therefore, it has an importance to the emerging economy. This chapter investigates the openness of public financial management (PFM) through the theory of accountability, transparency, and open government model in Bangladesh. It seems that though the ease of accessibility of government data is demanded in the developing economy for accountability, transparency, and development, the situation of public financial management is far reaching from the demand in Bangladesh. The open government data platform and different PFM agencies are disclosing very little information regarding the public finance. The chapter argues to strengthen the basic structure of opening up the PFM.

Barriers and strategies of open government data adoption using fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 210-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Alexander Parung ◽  
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto ◽  
Puspa Indahati Sandhyaduhita ◽  
Karina Lia Meirita Ulo ◽  
Kongkiti Phusavat
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

Purpose This study aims to propose strategies to address the identified major barriers for giving the public open access to government data. The study adopts fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (AHP-TOPSIS) to weigh the barriers and strategies, and it subsequently involves experts to identify and weigh the barriers and strategies. A case of Indonesia is used to contextualize the study. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected using fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS-based questionnaires given to several government representatives who had been working with data and information. The respondents were given sets of pairwise comparisons of which they were asked to compare the level of importance using one to nine fuzzy numbers between barriers and strategies. The data were then calculated using the fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS formula to obtain each weight of the barriers and strategies. The weight is used to prioritize the barrier and strategies. Findings In total, five barrier categories in the order of importance, namely, legal and privacy; government culture; social; technical; and economic, were identified from 27 barriers. In total, ten strategies of open government data (OGD) adoption were identified and ranked in the order of importance, and they can be grouped into five priorities. Priority 1 is to involve stakeholders in OGD planning and establish an OGD competence center. Priority 2 is to develop a legal compliance framework. Priority 3 is to adopt OGD gradually. Priority 4 is to create a collaboration feature on the portal for stakeholder communication and raise public awareness of OGD. Priority 5, finally, is to conduct training for government officials, develop standard operating practice for OGD management, use standard data formats and provide metadata. Research limitations/implications This study provides a perspective from the government’s view. One suggestion for future research is to conduct a study from the public’s perspective to formulate strategies based on the identified citizens’ barriers in using OGD. In addition, cross-country (of different characteristics) studies were required to generalize the findings. Practical implications The first strategy of the first priority implies that government institutions should be able to develop a preliminary plan to involve relevant stakeholders in OGD planning, which includes identifying relevant stakeholders and continuously engaging them to participate in the planning phase of OGD. The second strategy in the first priority entails that government institutions should realize an OGD competence center by creating a virtual team whose members are from various backgrounds and who are very knowledgeable about OGD and how to manage OGD in government institutions. Originality/value This research provides key strategies to address the main barriers to giving the public open access to government data.

scholarly journals Data-Driven Innovation through Open Government Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorhildur Jetzek ◽  
Michel Avital ◽  
Niels Bjorn-Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Data Driven ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

scholarly journals SLAPP-ing Back

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Patrick C. File ◽  
Leah Wigren
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Public Records ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

Open government advocates have expressed alarm at recent lawsuits that government agencies have filed against people requesting public records. Such suits bear a resemblance to “SLAPP” suits, the label given to “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” intended to harass active citizens out of the public sphere. This article considers whether these recent lawsuits could be considered SLAPP suits in their states, and examines whether 31 anti-SLAPP laws around the country might apply to these types of circumstances. We categorize the laws based on their various definitions for public participation, finding that many laws could cover public records requests, and argue that although not all anti-SLAPP laws will offer a defense when a government entity sues a records requester, courts do not look charitably on government plaintiffs in these circumstances.

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