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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Open Government Data"”.
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The social impact of open government data
… comparative study investigates the claim that open government data (OGD) should have a noticeable impact on marginalized groups’ inclusion in policy making. OGD researchers and practitioners conceptualize that society’s marginalized use OGD to achieve inclusion by overcoming information …
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Causal mechanisms that enable institutionalisation of open government data in Kenya
Open Government Data (OGD) has become a topic of prominence during the last decade. However, most governments have not realized the desired outcomes from OGD, which implies that the envisaged value streams have not been realized. This study defines three objectives that will help address this …
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Open government data intermediaries : mediating data to drive changes in the built environment
In recent years open data initiatives, which make government data publicly available in a machine-readable format for reuse and redistribution, have proliferated, driven by the launch of open-data government initiatives such as data.gov and data.gov.uk. Research on open data has focused on its …
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Open government data publication and use in a developing country: a case of Ghana
Implementing Open Government Data (OGD) increases a government's ability to share data on its activities with citizens in machine-readable formats. OGD improves citizen participation, transparency, accountability and creates impact. By permitting more transparency, OGD helps citizens monitor …
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A Data Science Approach to Extracting Insights About Cities and Zones Using Open Government Data
… research, we introduce a system that utilizes open government data and machine learning algorithms to extract meaningful insights about cities and zones in the United States. It is estimated that 4% of the world’s population occupies the United States of America. Remarkably, the US is …
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Exploring the factors that influence adoption of open government data for commercial service innovation in cities
City councils produce large amounts of data. As this data becomes available, and as information and communication technology capabilities are in place to manage and exploit huge amount of data, open government data is seen as becoming more and more valuable in several contexts. Information Systems …
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An Empirical Study of Open Government Data and its Use by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Canada
Little research exists on the use of Open Government Data (OGD) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, a few studies suggest that firms, including SMEs, can benefit from using OGD as a resource to stimulate growth and create value. This dissertation investigates the use of OGD by Canadian …
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Open Government Data. Dall empowerment del cittadino all innovazione nella pubblica amministrazione: il caso italiano in un ottica comparata
… Memorandum di Barack Obama su trasparenza e Open Government (2009) ad oggi il tema della riconfigurazione dei rapporti tra pubbliche amministrazioni e cittadini, e della liberazione delle public sector information, ha assunto un ruolo sempre più centrale nel dibattitto pubblico. La ricerca …
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Data for Housing Justice: Examining Activists’ Use of Open Government Data for Housing Justice in Boston, MA and New York, NY
Over the past decade, governments the world over have expanded access to public data through open government data (OGD) portals, from the local to national levels. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development describes OGD as a philosophy and a set of politics that aims to serve three …
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Governments in the spotlight? : on the use and impacts of freedom of information laws and proactive publication of government data
… manifestos to pass reforms increasing access to government information to root out corruption and improve public service delivery. Scholars have already offered several fascinating explanations of why governments adopt policies that constrain their choices. However, knowledge of their impacts is …
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Does open data increase government accountability?
This project concerns itself with the impact of open data on government accountability. It critically assesses open data’s ability to increase the accountability of government in practice. The study offers insight into the positive dividends and potentially negative consequences of open data. It …
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Understanding e-government opportunities and challenges in developing countries. a case of Zambia
The adoption of e-government in developing countries has the potential to promote Open Government Data (OGD). OGD is a very critical component for good governance. This is because it encourages transparency, accountability, openness, trust, efficiency and participation. E-government is more than …
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Understanding e-government opportunities and challenges in developing countries. a case of Zambia
The adoption of e-government in developing countries has the potential to promote Open Government Data (OGD). OGD is a very critical component for good governance. This is because it encourages transparency, accountability, openness, trust, efficiency and participation. E-government is more than …
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Data cleansing and integration operators for a parallel data analytics platform
The data quality of real-world datasets need to be constantly monitored and maintained to allow organizations and individuals to reliably use their data. Especially, data integration projects suffer from poor initial data quality and as a consequence consume more effort and money. Commercial …
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Innovating Government the Open Way: Modeling the Open Data Ecosystem
<p>Governments around the world are releasing open data with the aim of stimulating innovation, driving economic development, and advancing social good. Despite significant investment in data infrastructure and technology, many open data initiatives struggle to effectively engage stakeholders or …
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Data driven urbanism: challenges in implementing open data policy and digital transparency in the City of Cape Town
… city, in 2014 the City of Cape Town adopted an open data policy, which was later coupled with an open data portal to make government data available for public access. This was touted as a novelty initiative as the City of Cape Town was the first African city to implement a policy of this nature. …
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Leveraging Open-Source and Crowdsourced Data to Evaluate Spatial Justice in Cultural Planning
With the rise of data-driven planning and decision-making, fueled by the abundance of digital information, data are increasingly being positioned as a "common language" for interrogating the built environment. These claims perceive data as neutral representations of reality, overlooking the social, …
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La administración pública datificada : las políticas públicas de Big Data en Colombia y sus posibles repercusiones
… ser un fenómeno propio de la era digital, el Big Data constituye una innovación tecnológica disruptiva que ha impactado todos los ámbitos de la vida económica y social. Si bien sus efectos más evidentes se manifiestan en el surgimiento de la economía digital, el Big Data también tiene la …