scholarly journals DGABr: Metric for evaluating Brazilian open government data

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Nascimento Silva ◽  
Marta Macedo Kerr Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Open Content ◽  
Government Data

Open Government Data (OGD) is the term used since 2007 to refer to open government data, that is, public data produced or commissioned by the public sector, available on the internet for free use. The availability of OGD was encouraged by initiatives for disclosure of data carried out in 2009 by the United States of America and these initiatives were developed in several countries. However, with the amount of public information disclosed by governments, the idea of open content has been increasingly associated to access to information. In Brazil, plans that regard information policies do not establish a standard with guidelines or models for OGD publication. Thus, in the absence of metrics to evaluate the initiatives of data openness by the Brazilian government and its reuse, this article presents the Brazilian metric DGABr, one of the results of a doctoral research. DGABr is a proposed model to evaluate the OGD in the Federal Public Administration of Brazil, based on metrics and international indicators. The experience from other countries regarding OGD evaluation directed the creation of the DGABr; however, Brazil’s legislation and information policies had a direct influence on OGD measurements. DGABr is an initial proposal to evaluate Brazil’s OGD and their reuse and should evolve with the country’s information policy. The proof of concept performed with the metric identified a positive result for the OGD evaluation, allowing validation of the perspectives and dimensions proposed in the metric and its potential reuse indicator.

The use of open government data to citizen empowerment: an empirical validation of a proposed model

foresight ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 665-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Nahin Hossain ◽  
Md Shamim Talukder ◽  
Md Rakibul Hoque ◽  
Yukun Bao
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Citizen Empowerment ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of open government data (OGD) on citizen empowerment. Design/methodology/approach This study advances the body of knowledge on OGD by proposing an integrated research model based on transparency, accountability, participation and collaboration dimensions. The research model was empirically tested using 275 responses using the on-paper survey from the university students and professionals in Bangladesh. Data were analyzed using the structured equation modeling technique. Findings Findings revealed that transparency and participation have a positive and significant direct and indirect influence on citizen empowerment through accountability and collaboration. Overall, the four basic pillars of OGD such as transparency, participation, accountability and collaboration interrelated with each other and have the impact on citizen empowerment. Research limitations/implications This study has proposed an instrument that sums the dimensions of open government, which avoids tautology and redundancy among OGD dimensions. More research should be done to validate the proposed model and the instruments used in this study. Practical implications For the researchers, this study provides a basis for further refinement of individual models of empowerment. For practitioners, understanding the key constructs is crucial to design, refine and implement OGD systems and applications that empower citizens, create public values and strengthen the democratic process. Originality/value This research is the first step that empirically investigates the impact of OGD on citizen empowerment which is the ultimate goals of any democratic government.

Providing Information from Brazilian Politicians Using Linked Data

2015 ◽  
pp. 939-953
Author(s):  
Jairo Francisco de Souza ◽  
Sean Wolfgand Matsui Siqueira ◽  
Lucas de Ramos Araújo ◽  
Rubens Nascimento Melo
Keyword(s):  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Global Communication ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
The Web

Since its inception, the Web has undergone continuous evolution in order to improve itself as a means of global communication and information sharing. Open Government Data are increasingly being published on the Web, contributing to the transparency and the reusability of public data. At the same time, the use of Linked Data has been increasing in recent years, enabling the development of better and smarter applications. This chapter presents a case on the publication of Open Government Data using the Linked Data practices, by creating a data set of Brazilian politicians with information collected from different sources. This is the first dataset providing Brazilian linked data.

scholarly journals Open data from the Brazilian government: Understanding the perspectives of data suppliers and developers of applications to the citizens

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narallynne Araújo ◽  
Fernando Figueira Filho ◽  
Leandro Melo
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Run Up

Open Government Data (OGD) is seen as a way to promote transparency, as well as to provide information to the population by opening data related to various government sectors and processes. By using applications developed with this type of data, citizens gain knowledge about a certain public sphere; governments, in turn, are able to promote transparency and improvements through the interaction with citizens who use such applications. To create these applications, developers need to extract, process and analyze OGD available by data suppliers. This research was conducted in two phases: the first sought to investigate the perspective of developers who use Brazilian OGD; in the second phase, we investigated the perspectives of data suppliers. Through semi-structured interviews with twenty-four developers and data suppliers, this work reports what motivates them to work with OGD, as well as the barriers they face in this process. Our findings indicate that both participants seek to promote transparency for the population, but they run up against poor data quality, cultural barriers, among other issues. We present and qualitatively characterize these issues, providing recommendations for the improvement of the Brazilian OGD ecosystem.

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 Open data from the Brazilian government: Understanding the perspectives of data suppliers and developers of applications to the citizens

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narallynne Araújo ◽  
Fernando Figueira Filho ◽  
Leandro Melo
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Run Up

Open Government Data (OGD) is seen as a way to promote transparency, as well as to provide information to the population by opening data related to various government sectors and processes. By using applications developed with this type of data, citizens gain knowledge about a certain public sphere; governments, in turn, are able to promote transparency and improvements through the interaction with citizens who use such applications. To create these applications, developers need to extract, process and analyze OGD available by data suppliers. This research was conducted in two phases: the first sought to investigate the perspective of developers who use Brazilian OGD; in the second phase, we investigated the perspectives of data suppliers. Through semi-structured interviews with twenty-four developers and data suppliers, this work reports what motivates them to work with OGD, as well as the barriers they face in this process. Our findings indicate that both participants seek to promote transparency for the population, but they run up against poor data quality, cultural barriers, among other issues. We present and qualitatively characterize these issues, providing recommendations for the improvement of the Brazilian OGD ecosystem.

scholarly journals PUBLIC VALUE THROUGH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED WITH OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA: THE LOVE SERENADE OPERATION CASE

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO D. COUTINHO ◽  
ANGILBERTO S. FREITAS
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACT Purpose: To understand the public value that the website Operação Serenata de Amor [Love Serenade Operation], based on open government data, can generate for society. Originality/value: Researchers are investigating public value generation through digitally transformed public services, i.e., public value directly generated by the government. However, the literature needs a better understanding of this phenomenon through digital technologies, based on open public data, developed by non-governmental actors, such as the Operação Serenata de Amor website. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a qualitative approach to understand and describe the public value generated by Operação Serenata de Amor. The data were collected through citizen comments about the website’s initiatives on social media and in articles published on the internet. The data were analyzed through content analysis. Findings: The Operação Serenata de Amor generated public value by doing, facilitating, and stimulating social control. It was also identified that the site added value to society by increasing citizens’ ability to exercise social control. However, this work was limited to analyzing data collected on the internet. In future studies, researchers may collect data through interviews with citizens to understand, with more details, the public value generated by the website.

Advancing open government data portals: a comparative usability evaluation study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Wang ◽  
Deborah Richards ◽  
Ayse Aysin Bilgin ◽  
Chuanfu Chen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Usability Problems ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Chinese Province ◽  
Government Data

PurposeTo address the key problem of lack of use in the advancement of open government data (OGD) portals from the aspect of good usability, which is an essential prerequisite to the acceptance and usage of a portal, this paper aims to develop a usability framework including design principles and criteria for OGD portals and to discover problems in the present usability design.Design/methodology/approachThis study builds the usability framework by extending usability principles for general websites to address the specific needs of OGD portals. Criteria for each principle are developed accordingly based on the literature. A comparative heuristic evaluation involving five expert evaluators and 13 Chinese province-level OGD portals has been carried out to test the capability of the usability framework.FindingsA usability framework with 24 principles and 63 criteria has been built. The heuristic evaluation shows OGD portals performed better in meeting general principles than the OGD portals specific ones. Insufficient help functions weakened OGD portals' usability. Similarities and differences were found of Chinese OGD portals compared with similar studies in the United States.Originality/valueThis paper proposed a usability framework for OGD portals and proved its capability in recognizing usability problems and its causes by carrying out a comparative heuristic evaluation in China. By comparing the evaluation results with other studies in the United States, the findings and lessons learnt in this study can thus be shared across international borders.

Providing Information from Brazilian Politicians Using Linked Data

2013 ◽  
pp. 39-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairo Francisco de Souza ◽  
Sean Wolfgand M. Siqueira ◽  
Lucas de Ramos Araújo ◽  
Rubens Nascimento Melo
Keyword(s):  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Global Communication ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
The Web

Since its inception, the Web has undergone continuous evolution in order to improve itself as a means of global communication and information sharing. Open Government Data are increasingly being published on the Web, contributing to the transparency and the reusability of public data. At the same time, the use of Linked Data has been increasing in recent years, enabling the development of better and smarter applications. This chapter presents a case on the publication of Open Government Data using the Linked Data practices, by creating a data set of Brazilian politicians with information collected from different sources. This is the first dataset providing Brazilian linked data.

Open Data from Authoritarian Regimes: New Opportunities, New Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ruth D. Carlitz ◽  
Rachael McLellan
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Government Data

Data availability has long been a challenge for scholars of authoritarian politics. However, the promotion of open government data—through voluntary initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership and soft conditionalities tied to foreign aid—has motivated many of the world’s more closed regimes to produce and publish fine-grained data on public goods provision, taxation, and more. While this has been a boon to scholars of autocracies, we argue that the politics of data production and dissemination in these countries create new challenges. Systematically missing or biased data may jeopardize research integrity and lead to false inferences. We provide evidence of such risks from Tanzania. The example also shows how data manipulation fits into the broader set of strategies that authoritarian leaders use to legitimate and prolong their rule. Comparing data released to the public on local tax revenues with verified internal figures, we find that the public data appear to significantly underestimate opposition performance. This can bias studies on local government capacity and risk parroting the party line in data form. We conclude by providing a framework that researchers can use to anticipate and detect manipulation in newly available data.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document