scholarly journals The value and challenges of public sector information

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Henninger
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Sector Information ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Government Data

The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of public sector information (PSI), what it is, its history and evolution, what constitutes its corpus of documents and the issues and challenges it presents to society, its institutions and to those who use and manage it. The paper, by examining the literatures of the law, political science, civil society, economics and information and library science explores the inherent tensions of access to and use of PSI—pragmatism vs. idealism; openness vs. secrecy; commerce vs. altruism; property vs. commons; public good vs. private good. It focusses on open government data (OGD)—a subset of what is popularly referred to as ‘big data’—its background and development since much of the current debate of its use concerns its commercial value for both the private sector and the public sector itself. In particular it looks at the information itself which, driven by technologies of networks, data mining and visualisation gives value in industrial and economic terms, and in its ability to enable new ideas and knowledge. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v5i3.3429

scholarly journals Public Sector Information and Open Government Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Adly Talaat
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The Political ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Sector Information ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Political Economic

This paper tackles the distinguished case studies of some countries in the domains of Public Sector Information (PSI) and Open Government Data (OGD), and demonstrates the current situation of Egypt related to them. The paper shows as well why the OGD is needed and its benefits on the political, economic, social, and international readiness axes

scholarly journals Value generation from open government data in the public sector: Development and validation of a multidimensional scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-88
Author(s):  
Vanessa Hernandes Oliveira de Oliveira ◽  
Paulo Gonçalves Pinheiro ◽  
Nelson Guilherme Machado Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
The Public ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Development And Validation

The use of open government data by governments can create opportunities and drive the digital transformation of the public sector. However, there is no integrative measure that assesses the factors that enable public organizations to effectively utilize open government data. The objective of this research was to develop and validate an instrument to assess the factors related to value generation from the use of open government data in the public sector. The construction of the scale was a three-step process. First, the items were structured. Next, a pilot study was performed. Lastly, the instrument was validated. The results indicate that the measure of value generation from the use of open government data is a multidimensional construct, which presents promising implications for future research. This study contributes by developing an instrument that can serve as an analysis tool that will aid public managers who are interested in utilizing open government data.

The challenges presented to records management by open government data in the public sector in England

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Mary Chorley
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hospital Trust ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges that open government data initiatives present to records management within the public sector in England and to identify areas of practice and policy that will need to be developed to ensure compliance with such environments. Design/methodology/approach A review of current literature underpins the analysis of data collected through an anonymised case study of a National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust. Data were collected through a qualitative research in the form of semi-structured interviews with information professionals at the case study site. Additionally, a short descriptive online survey was distributed to the members of a specialist interest group, the Health Archives and Records Group. Findings Open government data presents a series of interconnected practical challenges to records management at a local level as the open government data environment continues to develop. These practical challenges overshadow a number of technical challenges, such as ensuring the accuracy and integrity of proactively published data. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of this research is the small number of interviews conducted during data collection, which limits its capacity to present more generalised findings. Originality/value The case study of an individual NHS hospital trust allows for a specific insight into the challenges that open government data presents to records management within a single operational unit.

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.

scholarly journals Modeling of Open Government Data for Public Sector Organizations Using the Potential Theories and Determinants—A Systematic Review

Informatics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mahboob Khurshid ◽  
Nor Hidayati Zakaria ◽  
Ammar Rashid ◽  
Mohammad Nazir Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Irfanullah Arfeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Government Data

Open government data (OGD) has huge potential to increase transparency, accountability, and participation while improving efficiency in operations, data-driven and evidence-based policymaking, and trust in government institutions. Despite its potential benefits, OGD has not been widely and successfully adopted in public sector organizations, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the theories/frameworks and potential determinants that influence the OGD adoption in public sector organizations. To ascertain the various determinants of OGD adoption in public sector organizations, this study involved a systematic review of already established theories and determinants addressed in the public sector open data domain. The review revealed that the TOE (technology, organization, environment) framework was dominantly employed over theories in the earlier studies to understand organizational adoption to OGD followed by institutional theory. The results, concerning potential determinants, revealed that some of the most frequently addressed determinants are an organization’s digitization/digitalization capacity, compliance pressure, financial resources, legislation, policy, regulations, organizational culture, political leadership commitment, top-management support, and data quality. The findings will enrich researchers to empirically investigate the exposed determinants and improve the understanding of decision-makers to leverage OGD adoption by taking relevant measures.

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