Bridging the Open Data and Public Policy Gap: Barriers and facilitators for effective government data sharing

Hyland-Wood, Bernadette

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“…Scholars and practitioners have recently applied the ecosystem metaphor to communities of data sharing and analysis (van Schalkwyk et al, 2016;Hall and Pesenti, 2017;O'Hara, 2019;Hyland-Wood, 2021). This has brought discussion of the sociotechnical ecosystem concept into the public policy context since data ecosystems are routinely associated with 'open government data' (OGD) programs and initiatives in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union.…”

Section: The Ecosystem Metaphormentioning

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The promise and performance of data ecosystems: Australia’s COVID-19 response

Howard,

Hyland-Wood

2024

Policy &Amp; Politics

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Ecosystem metaphors are increasingly used to describe complex business and civil society relationships. This article argues that the rise of ecosystem thinking in public policy and administration represents a new, radically decentred model of policy action. It focuses on ecosystems of data-driven modelling and experts who use government public health data. This study presents a conceptual framework that suggests effective data ecosystems undergo organic adaptation, display institutional leadership, and respond instrumentally to policymakers’ information needs. It examines how Australia’s infectious disease data ecosystem performed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In-depth interviews with data experts involved in infectious disease modelling in Australia revealed trade-offs within and between organic, institutional and instrumental dimensions, which COVID-19 exacerbated. The article concludes that data ecosystems represent a hybrid form of policymaking in practice and that tensions must be managed to maximise the contributions of data ecosystems to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making.

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Section: The Ecosystem Metaphormentioning

confidence: 99%