A promising phenomenon of open data: A case study of the Chicago open data project

Kassen, Maxat

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2013.05.012

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“…These studies are mainly undertaken in Western settings and there are only a few studies based in developing countries (for instance, Kassen, 2013;Kunkel, 2016;Ohemeng and Ofosu-Adarkwa, 2015;Yang and Wu, 2016).…”

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Examining open government data (OGD) usage in India through UTAUT framework

Saxena

Janssen²

2017

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the use and acceptance of open government data (OGD) of different stakeholder groups in India. Design/methodology/approach Following an empirical investigation among 244 respondents in India, the paper deploys path analysis via LISREL. The conceptual construction of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework is used to assess the behavioral intention to use and accept OGD. Multiple regression analysis informs the relationship of demographic variables with the behavioral intention to use and accept OGD. Findings Path analysis showed that there is an increased use and acceptance of OGD among the respondents. Multiple regression analysis shows that men are more likely to use open data sets than women. Individual differences are found among the respondents with regard to OGD usage. Thus, while men may tap open data sets in line with their purposes and professional backgrounds, women are likely to tap the data sets even for non-professional purposes. Furthermore, the respondents who are younger in age are more behaviorally inclined to accepting and using OGD than their older counterparts. Practical implications The Indian government needs to popularize and familiarize OGD initiatives among the people to a greater extent. The utilitarian value of OGD may be provided when data sets are more user-friendly, frequently updated and accurate. This would facilitate in better provision of public services besides appreciating the public sentiment. Further, with increased interaction between citizens and the government, public accountability and transparency may be better realized. Social implications The study shows that different groups of people are engaging in tapping information through government websites and related portals. Societal influence was found to be an important factor which predicts the acceptance and usage of OGD. An infrastructure can help to enable the use of OGD. Originality/value Hitherto, studies have focused on OGD initiatives in the developed countries, but extant literature is scarce on developing countries. Therefore, this study seeks to fill the literature gap by probing OGD use and acceptance among different stakeholder groups in India.

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Section: Previous Research On Ogd: a Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining open government data (OGD) usage in India through UTAUT framework

Saxena

Janssen²

2017

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“…For example, the U.S. Department of State has been promoting the use of crowdsourced mapping to help humanitarian aids in foreign countries (Campbell, 2014). This is a part of the open data initiative in which governments provide public access to large datasets to facilitate crowdsourcing solutions to community-wide problems (Kassen, 2013). Like other government branches and public institutions that use social media data to predict public opinion (Sobkowicz, Kaschesky, & Bouchard, 2012), public diplomacy also involves opinion mining: The State Department's US Digital Outreach Team, for example, disseminates bi-weekly brief summarizing what people talk about online (Khatib, Dutton, & Thelwall, 2012).…”

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Measuring international relations in social media conversations

Barnett

Chu

et al. 2017

Government Information Quarterly

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oThis paper examines international relations as perceived by the public in their social media conversations. It examines over 1.8 billion Facebook postings in English and 51 million Chinese posts on Weibo, to reveal the relations among nations as expressed in social media conversations. It argues that social media represent a transnational electronic public sphere, in which public discussions reveal characteristics of international relations as perceived by a foreign public. The findings show that the international relations in social media postings match the core-peripheral structure proposed in the World Systems Theory. Additionally, the relations are associated with the amount of news coverage and public attention a country receives. Overall, the study demonstrates the value of webometric data in revealing how international relations are perceived by average citizens.

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“…In general, study findings support previous recommendations to create meaningful, usable science with which the public can readily engage [15][16][17][18], as specifically applied here to problems of urban environmental sustainability. As residents become more informed about their immediate environments and empowered with information and messaging, they may be more likely to invest in and support community-driven sustainability initiatives [12,13,22].…”

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“…Such knowledge could help influence human behavior in the social environment in ways that improve urban sustainability, whereby an active, engaged public both receives data and generates feedback for sustainability-related systems. With access to downscaled and real-time or forecast data, urban residents may become more informed about local environmental conditions and more engaged in addressing urban sustainability problems through community-driven efforts [12,13]. While the drivers of pro-environmental attitudes and behavior are complex, knowledge about the problem and place attachment are two drivers upon which stakeholder engagement with sustainability data could build [14].…”

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Public Interest in Microclimate Data in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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New technologies can sense urban environmental conditions at finer scales than previously possible. This has paved the way for monitoring microclimates between and within neighborhoods. Equally vital, though much less studied, is stakeholder engagement in understanding and using such data. This study examines interests and preferences for accessing neighborhood-scale microclimate data among residents of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Data are from randomly sampled phone surveys (N = 200) and purposively sampled focus group participants (N = 25). Survey participants expressed high interest in neighborhood air quality, temperature, and rainfall. Focus groups revealed four themes for designing smartphone applications or websites for neighborhood-scale data: easy access to integrated data, clear and intuitive design, information for everyday living and healthy behavior, and tools for civic engagement. Results support the value of creating meaningful, usable science interfaces with which the public can readily engage.

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A promising phenomenon of open data: A case study of the Chicago open data project

Cited by 279 publications

References 8 publications

Examining open government data (OGD) usage in India through UTAUT framework

Examining open government data (OGD) usage in India through UTAUT framework

Measuring international relations in social media conversations

Public Interest in Microclimate Data in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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