A suggested framework for impactful open data applications in developing countries

Mutuku, Leonida; Mahihu, Christine M.

doi:10.1145/2691195.2691274

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“…To increase the exertion of open data by the public, institutions distribute open data to mobile and Web applications that present useful content based on assembled and synthesized open data for easy use (Mutuku and Mahihu, 2014). In the future, it is estimated that an increasing amount of services and applications will be developed based on open data (Schmidt et al ., 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Open data hackathons: an innovative strategy to enhance entrepreneurial intention

Kitsios

Kamariotou

2018

IJIS

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Purpose In terms of entrepreneurship, open data benefits include economic growth, innovation, empowerment and new or improved products and services. Hackathons encourage the development of new applications using open data and the creation of startups based on these applications. Researchers focus on factors that affect nascent entrepreneurs’ decision to create a startup but researches in the field of open data hackathons have not been fully investigated yet. This paper aims to suggest a model that incorporates factors that affect the decision of establishing a startup by developers who have participated in open data hackathons. Design/methodology/approach In total, 70 papers were examined and analyzed using a three-phased literature review methodology, which was suggested by Webster and Watson (2002). These surveys investigated several factors that affect a nascent entrepreneur to create a startup. Findings Eventually, by identifying the motivations for developers to participate in a hackathon, and understanding the benefits of the use of open data, researchers will be able to elaborate the proposed model and evaluate if the contest has contributed to the decision of establish a startup and what factors affect the decision to establish a startup apply to open data developers, and if the participants of the contest agree with these factors. Originality/value The paper expands the scope of open data research on entrepreneurship field, stating the need for more research to be conducted regarding the open data in entrepreneurship through hackathons.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open data hackathons: an innovative strategy to enhance entrepreneurial intention

Kitsios

Kamariotou

2018

IJIS

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“…While most previous studies on open data are either conceptual (Bertot, Jaeger, & Grimes, 2010; McDermott, 2010) or focus on open data tool/technology development (Kalampokis, Tambouris, & Tarabanis, 2011), some described the empirical use of open data (Hausenblas, 2009; Napoli & Karaganis, 2010). Still, researchers conduct the majority of studies in the contexts of large cities or at urban levels (Janssen, Charalabidis, & Zuiderwijk, 2012; Martin, Foulonneau, Turki, & Ihadjadene, 2013; Thakuriah, Dirks, & Keita, 2017), as well as developing countries (Aronson, 2004; Bentley & Chib, 2016; Mutuku & Mahihu, 2014; Ntawiha & Anderson, 2016). This means that the current literature fails to demonstrate dataʼs potential at the local level in smaller communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Toward community‐inclusive data ecosystems: Challenges and opportunities of open data for community‐based organizations

Yoon

Copeland

2020

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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The benefits of open data for helping to address societal problems and strengthen communities are well recognized, and unfortunately previous studies found that smaller communities are often excluded from the current data ecosystem because of existing technological, technical, cognitive, and practical barriers. This study aims to investigate the process of communitiesʼ data use for community development and decision‐making—focusing on the opportunities and challenges of data for communities. From the interviews with 25 staff from community‐based organizations (CBOs) in nine small, medium, and large cities in the United States, the findings of this study describe dataʼs role in supporting communitiesʼ development while reporting several major challenges that hinder CBOs data use: difficulty accessing data, limitations of open data (un‐local nature, excluding essential data from being open), limited data capacity (especially in data literacy skills), and difficulties using and accessing existing data infrastructures. Our findings suggest opportunities for addressing these challenges, particularly by creating educational programming, building partnerships within data ecosystems, and bringing community voices forward in current data ecosystems, which are critical to realizing dataʼs potential for all citizens.

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“…However, they have not found evidence of impact on the use of open data. Another paper by Mutuku and Mahihu [5] identifies usability barriers such as lack of awareness, low data quality, and low ease of use. The activity investigated is applications development, which has improved the usability of open data.…”

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How do Non-profit Open data Intermediaries enhance Open data Usability? A Systematic Literature Review

Pilshchikova

Janssen

2022

Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Open Collaboration

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Non-profit organisations (NPOs) are one type of open data intermediaries connecting different actors in the open data ecosystem. They perform a number of activities, from requesting the government to open up the data to application development. Such activities can have an effect on open data usability barriers that other actors in the open data ecosystem encounter. The objective of this study is to systematically review the literature on the influence of NPOs' activities on the usability barriers for open data users in the open data ecosystem. The authors identified and analysed fourteen relevant papers. This study shows that NPOs conduct various activities that relate to different intermediary roles in the open data ecosystem, which in turn can affect certain usability barriers. Moreover, NPOs may perform different activities depending on the type of open data they work with. However, the connection between the activities and open data usability barriers for open data users cannot be clearly established from the selected articles, as most of them do not focus on establishing such a link. This review highlights a literature gap in relation to NPOs' activities and their effects on open data usability. CCS CONCEPTS • General and reference~Document types~Surveys and overviews • Social and professional topics~Professional topics • Information systems~Data management systems~Information integration

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A suggested framework for impactful open data applications in developing countries

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Open data hackathons: an innovative strategy to enhance entrepreneurial intention

Open data hackathons: an innovative strategy to enhance entrepreneurial intention

Toward community‐inclusive data ecosystems: Challenges and opportunities of open data for community‐based organizations

How do Non-profit Open data Intermediaries enhance Open data Usability? A Systematic Literature Review

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