TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying patterns and recommendations of and for sustainable open data initiatives
T2 - A benchmarking-driven analysis of open government data initiatives among European countries
AU - Lnenicka, Martin
AU - Nikiforova, Anastasija
AU - Luterek, Mariusz
AU - Milic, Petar
AU - Rudmark, Daniel
AU - Neumaier, Sebastian
AU - Santoro, Caterina
AU - Casiano Flores, Cesar
AU - Janssen, Marijn
AU - Rodríguez Bolívar, Manuel Pedro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Open government and open (government) data are seen as tools to create new opportunities, eliminate or at least reduce information inequalities and improve public services. More than a decade of these efforts has provided much experience, practices, and perspectives to learn how to better deal with them. This paper focuses on benchmarking of open data initiatives over the years and attempts to identify patterns observed among European countries that could lead to disparities in the development, growth, and sustainability of open data ecosystems. To do this, we studied benchmarks and indices published over the last years (57 editions of 8 artifacts) and conducted a comparative case study of eight European countries, identifying patterns among them considering different potentially relevant contexts such as e-government, open government data, open data indices and rankings, and others relevant for the country under consideration. Using a Delphi method, we reached a consensus within a panel of experts and validated a final list of 94 patterns, including their frequency of occurrence among studied countries and their effects on the respective countries. Finally, we took a closer look at the developments in identified contexts over the years and defined 21 recommendations for more resilient and sustainable open government data initiatives and ecosystems and future steps in this area.
AB - Open government and open (government) data are seen as tools to create new opportunities, eliminate or at least reduce information inequalities and improve public services. More than a decade of these efforts has provided much experience, practices, and perspectives to learn how to better deal with them. This paper focuses on benchmarking of open data initiatives over the years and attempts to identify patterns observed among European countries that could lead to disparities in the development, growth, and sustainability of open data ecosystems. To do this, we studied benchmarks and indices published over the last years (57 editions of 8 artifacts) and conducted a comparative case study of eight European countries, identifying patterns among them considering different potentially relevant contexts such as e-government, open government data, open data indices and rankings, and others relevant for the country under consideration. Using a Delphi method, we reached a consensus within a panel of experts and validated a final list of 94 patterns, including their frequency of occurrence among studied countries and their effects on the respective countries. Finally, we took a closer look at the developments in identified contexts over the years and defined 21 recommendations for more resilient and sustainable open government data initiatives and ecosystems and future steps in this area.
KW - Benchmarking
KW - Cluster analysis
KW - Delphi method
KW - E-government
KW - Open data
KW - Open data initiative
KW - Pattern
KW - 2024 OA procedure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85179480662&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.giq.2023.101898
DO - 10.1016/j.giq.2023.101898
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85179480662
SN - 0740-624X
VL - 41
JO - Government information quarterly
JF - Government information quarterly
IS - 1
M1 - 101898
ER -