scholarly journals Open health data: Mapping the ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205520762110501
Author(s):  
Roel Heijlen ◽  
Joep Crompvoets
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Mapping ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Policy Domain ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Data Ecosystem

Background Governments around the world own multiple datasets related to the policy domain of health. Datasets range from vaccination rates to the availability of health care practitioners in a region to the outcomes of certain surgeries. Health is believed to be a promising subject in the case of open government data policies. However, the specific properties of health data such as its sensibilities regarding privacy, ethics, and ownership encompass particular conditions either enabling or preventing datasets to become freely and easily accessible for everyone. Objective and methods This paper aims to map the ecosystem of open health data. By analyzing the foundations of health data and the commonalities of open data ecosystems via literature analysis, the socio-technical environment in which health data managed by governments are opened up or potentially stay closed is created. After its theoretical development, the open health data ecosystem is tested via a case study concerning the Data for Better Health initiative from the government of Belgium. Results Creation and assessment of an open health data ecosystem consisting of stakeholders, interests, information policies, and data preparation activities. Conclusions The policy domain of health includes de-identification activities, bioethical assessments, and the specific role of data providers within its open data ecosystem. However, the concept of open data does not always fully apply to the topic of health. Such several health datasets may be findable via government portals but not directly accessible. Differentiation within types of health data and data user capacities are recommendable for future research.

Asymmetric Open Government Data (OGD) framework in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuti Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

Purpose With the ongoing drives towards Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives across the globe, governments have been keen on pursuing their OGD policies to ensure transparency, collaboration and efficiency in administration. As a developing country, India has recently adopted the OGD policy (www.data.gov.in); however, the percolation of this policy in the States has remained slow. This paper aims to underpin the “asymmetry” in OGD framework as far as the Indian States are concerned. Besides, the study also assesses the contribution of “Open Citizens” in furthering the OGD initiatives of the country. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory qualitative following a case study approach informs the present study using documentary analysis where evidentiary support from five Indian States (Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Sikkim and Gujarat) is being drawn to assess the nature and scope of the OGD framework. Further, conceptualization for “Open Citizen” framework is provided to emphasize upon the need to have aware, informed and pro-active citizens to spearhead the OGD initiatives in the country. Findings While the National OGD portal has a substantial number of data sets across different sectors, the States are lagging behind in the adoption and implementation of OGD policies, and while Telangana and Sikkim have been the frontrunners in adoption of OGD policies in a rudimentary manner, others are yet to catch up with them. Further, there is “asymmetry” in terms of the individual contribution of the government bodies to the open data sets where some government bodies are more reluctant to share their datasets than the others. Practical implications It is the conclusion of the study that governments need to institutionalize the OGD framework in the country, and all the States should appreciate the requirement of adopting a robust OGD policy for furthering transparency, collaboration and efficiency in administration. Social implications As an “Open Citizen”, it behooves upon the citizens to be pro-active and contribute towards the open data sets which would go a long way in deriving social and economic value out of these data sets. Originality/value While there are many studies on OGD in the West, studies focused upon the developing countries are starkly lacking. This study plugs this gap by attempting a comparative analysis of the OGD frameworks across Indian States. Besides, the study has provided a conceptualization of “Open Citizen” (OGD) which may be tapped for further research in developing and developed countries to ascertain the linkage between OGD and OC.

Societal and Economical Impact on Citizens through Innovations Using Open Government Data

2015 ◽  
pp. 147-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Misra ◽  
Alka Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
Data Policy ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This chapter analyzes the impact that an open data policy can have on the citizens of India. Especially in a scenario where government accountability and transparency has become the buzzword for good governance and further look at whether the availability of open data can become an agent for socio-economic change in India. What kind of change it can bring to India which has its own complexities when it comes to socio economic issues and whether the steps taken by the government are up to the mark to address these complexities through data sharing. In order to understand the changes which may occur for the good or the bad, the chapter looks at specific examples where the open data platform have been utilized in India and what impact they have had on the Indian society and how the citizens have responded to it.

Role of E-Government and Open Data to Enhance Transparency Practices

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Kim Young ◽  
Mew Leng Yin
Keyword(s):  
Control Variable ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Literacy Rate ◽  
Review Section ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

E-government involves the use of latest skills by the government while providing the services and other information management systems to its citizens. Open data refers to the openness of all the data related to government to its citizens so that the government becomes more and more transparent and to decrease negative activities. Transparency refers to the clear and clean image of a government towards its people, which increases the trust of people on their government. The motive of this study is to analyze the impact of e-government adoption and open government data on transparency in ASEAN countries. Two control variables i.e. literacy rate and corruption have also been used in the study. The past literature has also been discussed in literature review section of this study. In order to conduct research, data about the concerned variables of the study has been collected from ASEAN countries consisting of 29 years. After applying several tests and approaches for research purpose, the two major hypotheses of this study are accepted along with the impact of a control variable, corruption. However, the impact of other control variable i.e. literacy rate has been rejected. There are various theoretical, practical and policy making benefits that will increase the transparency.

Making Knowledge Management Systems Open

2011 ◽  
pp. 150-174
Author(s):  
Tom Butler ◽  
Joseph Feller ◽  
Andrew Pope ◽  
Ciaran Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Asset Development ◽  
Knowledge Platform ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Approach

This chapter presents an action research-based case study of the development of pKADS (portable knowledge asset development system), an open source, desktop-based knowledge management (KM) tool, implemented in Java and targeted at government and nongovernment organizations. pKADS was a collaborative project involving Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Ireland and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and was funded by the government of Ireland. Development of the application took just three months, using an agile development approach and some reuse of existing open source code. The chapter discusses the background to the pKADS project and prior UNFPA KM efforts, the technical and conceptual architectures of the pKADS application, the roles played by open source components and open data standards, the rationale for releasing pKADS as open source software, and the subsequent results. Future research, in the form of developing open source, Intranet/Internet-based KM tools for the Government of Ireland—eGovernment Knowledge Platform (eGovKP) is also briefly discussed.

Integrating Open and Big Data via ‘e-Oman’: prospects and issues

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuti Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Higher Education Admissions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Portal

While ‘e-Oman’ is a repository of Open Data, its significance in terms of being a potent source for Big Data deserves attention. This paper seeks to underscore how important is the integration of Big and Open Data in e-Oman – the e-government portal of Oman. Drawing evidence from four case studies based on the Higher Education Admissions Center (HEAC) ‘e-Portal’ – an online portal meant for the payment of electricity bills, traffic fines and visa applications – the paper lends support to the implementation of integration of Big and Open Data which, for a number of purposes, could be better harnessed. Thus, while the paper identifies the opportunities entailed in achieving the integration of Big and Open Data in the context of the case studies chosen for the study, there are concomitant challenges impacting this integration that need to be addressed. Specifically, e-Oman needs to be updated with Open Data and the government needs to take steps to build and maintain a robust physical, human and information infrastructure for harnessing the potential of integrating Open and Big Data in the public sector. The paper concludes with directions for future research.

scholarly journals Implementasi Open Government Data oleh Pemerintah Kota Bandung

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-153
Author(s):  
Fhikri Fhutera Yudan ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Arief Virgy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Open Data ◽  
City Government ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

This article aims to describe and analyze how the implementation of Open Government Data by the Government of Bandung City is viewed from the theory of implementation of Open Government Data from research by Azmi Omar, Julian M. Bass, and Peter Lowit. The research method used is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques are carried out through literature study, observation, interviews, and documentation. The technique of determining informants was carried out purposively. The results showed that based on the four dimensions of the implementation of Open Government Data proposed by Azmi Omar et al, there are several things that need to be improved, such as community involvement in making datasets which is still minimal, public awareness of the importance of open data, the capacity of all Bandung City Government agencies to utilize manufacturing technology. data, as well as collaboration from parties in charge of observing the journey of Open Data Bandung. Researchers suggest that in order for the implementation of Open Government Data to run better, it is necessary to form a formal cooperation agreement with external parties as data producers and also to build special facilities for Open Data Bandung City so that the running of open government data in Bandung City can run effectively.

scholarly journals A Linked Open Data-Oriented Sustainable System for Transparency and Open Access to Government Data: A Case Study of the Public’s Response to Women’s Driving in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8608
Author(s):  
Afnan MuhammadSalh AlSukhayri ◽  
Muhammad Ahtisham Aslam ◽  
Kawther Saeedi ◽  
Muhamad Sheraz Arshed Malik
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Linked Open Data ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
Sparql Endpoint ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

Due to the wide-ranging development of data-oriented sustainable systems in the government and the public sectors, the development of such sustainable systems is replete with potential. The ultimate focus of developing these sustainable systems is to provide citizens with transparency, accountability, awareness as well as a single point of query for asking integrated and smart queries. In view of these benefits, the Saudi government has taken the initiative to publish and develop sustainable open data-oriented information systems. However some major challenges in the Saudi Government Open Data are that the (1) data are published and available in different formats such as Excel sheets, CSV files (Comma Separated Values), images, scanned documents and social media sources such as Twitter, (2) datasets from different government departments are not linked with each other or to existing datasets in Linked Open Data Cloud (even though they have strong links with each other), and (3) there is no SPARQL Endpoint that can be used to pose smart semantic-based queries to Saudi Government Data. This paper is part of an ongoing research project to present a framework that can be used to transfer the government data from different sources to RDF format. The framework can also be used to clean and classify/map the data according to the Saudi Government Ontology. We also describe our approach for semiautomatically linking Saudi Government Datasets with one another as well as with other existing open datasets, thus resulting in the Saudi Linked Open Government Data Cloud (SLOGDC). Finally, taking the topic “Public’s Response to Women’s Driving in Saudi Arabia” as a case study, we demonstrate the SLOGD SPARQL Endpoint as a data-oriented system by executing different queries and analyzing results of these queries. This work also contributes new insights into women’s driving in Saudi Arabia using the SLOGDC, thus suggesting the way forward in shaping policies for decision-making.

scholarly journals Open Government Data (OGD) driven decision aid: a predictive model to monitor COVID-19 and support decisions in a Brazilian State

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 140-164
Author(s):  
Huijue Kelly Duan ◽  
Hanxin Hu ◽  
Miklos Vasarhelyi ◽  
Fabricia Silva Rosa ◽  
Mauricio Vasconcellos Leão Lyrio
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Enforcement ◽  
Exogenous Variables ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

The objective of this research is to build a forecasting model for the evolution of COVID-19 in the state to assist governmental decision-making. This study adopts the Continuous Intelligent Pandemic Monitoring (CIPM) methodology to evaluate the COVID-19 situation in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. By examining the data from the state of Santa Catarina, this research examines the reasonableness of current epidemic numbers by using different exogenous variables, determines the severity level of the pandemic in the cities, and simulates its impacts to guide the government in terms of adequate public policy enforcement. The results reveal that the model helps to understand the importance of open data, and highlights the relevance and social contribution of the availability of data in real-time. Additionally, the prediction model contributes to governmental and societal decision making, as it helps to understand the effects of the pandemic on society through the analysis of exogenous variables (Demographic density; Industrial jobs; Percentage of urban population; Territorial extension of the municipality; List of municipalities by region; GDP/Per capita).

scholarly journals Open government data and environmental science: a federal Canadian perspective

FACETS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 942-962
Author(s):  
Dominique G. Roche ◽  
Monica Granados ◽  
Claire C. Austin ◽  
Scott Wilson ◽  
Gregory M. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Federal Initiatives ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada

Governments worldwide are releasing data into the public domain via open government data initiatives. Many such data sets are directly relevant to environmental science and complement data collected by academic researchers to address complex and challenging environmental problems. The Government of Canada is a leader in open data among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, generating and releasing troves of valuable research data. However, achieving comprehensive and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) open government data is not without its challenges. For example, identifying and understanding Canada’s international commitments, policies, and guidelines on open data can be daunting. Similarly, open data sets within the Government of Canada are spread across a diversity of repositories and portals, which may hinder their discoverability. We describe Canada’s federal initiatives promoting open government data, and outline where data sets of relevance to environmental science can be found. We summarize research data management challenges identified by the Government of Canada, plans to modernize the approach to open data for environmental science and best practices for data discoverability, access, and reuse.

scholarly journals From Toddler to Teen: Growth of an Open Data Ecosystem

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Heimstädt
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Data Ecosystem ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract: In this paper, the authors conceptualize Open Data ecosystems byanalysing the major stakeholders in the UK. The conceptualization is basedon a review of popular Open Data definitions and business ecosystemtheories, which are applied to qualitative empirical data. The work isinformed by a combination of discourse analysis and a content analysis ofin-depth interviews, undertaken during the summer of 2013. Drawing on theUK as a best practice example, the authors examine a set of structuralbusiness ecosystem properties: circular flow of resources, sustainability,demand that encourages supply, and dependence developing between suppliers,intermediaries, and users. The authors identify that gaps and shortcomingsremain. Most prominently, demand is not yet fully encouraging supply andactors have yet to experience fully mutual interdependence.Keywords: Open Data, Ecosystem, Open Government Data, Case Study, UnitedKingdom

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