Benefits, adoption barriers and myths of open data and open government
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In this article, based on data collected through interviews and a workshop, the benefits and adoption barriers for open data have been derived. The results suggest that a conceptually simplistic view is often adopted with regard to open data, which automatically correlates the publicizing of data with use and benefits. Also, five “myths” concerning open data are presented, which place the expectations within a realistic perspective. Further, the recommendation is provided that such projects should take a user's view.
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The lack of insight into the user's perspective and the lack of appropriate governance mechanisms can explain the large gap between the promises of open data and what is actually realized.
“The lack of insight into the user's perspective and the lack of appropriate governance mechanisms can explain the large gap between the promises of open data and what is actually realized [9].”
From Opening up Smart Cities: Citizen-Centric Challenges and Opportunities from GIScience (2016) · cites this paper as [9]
The unclear trade-off between transparency and privacy values is one of the adoption barriers of open data.
“Janssen et al. [9] mention the unclear trade-off between transparency and privacy values as one of the adoption barriers of open data (and consequently of all benefits associated with the use of open data to make the city smarter).”
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Only then can a win-win situation occur that permits to overcome crucial barriers in accessing, using, and interpreting open data.
“Only then, can a win-win situation occur that permits to overcome crucial barriers in accessing, using, and interpreting open data [9].”
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- Authors
- Janssen, M., Charalabidis, Y., & Zuiderwijk, A.
- Affiliations
- Delft University of Technology (NL)
- University of the Aegean (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Janssen, Marijn
- Venue
- Information Systems Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 258-268
- ISSN
- 1058-0530 (ISSN-L)
- 1934-8703
- OpenAlex
- W2171527181
- Cited by
- 2,062
- References
- 29
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- FWCI
- 339.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- resolver.tudelft.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Information Systems Management (publishedVersion)
- Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › E-Government and Public Services
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › Smart Cities and Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Research Data Management Practices
- Keywords
- open data, open government, barriers to adoption, government data, user perspective
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