Introduction: Opening Governance – Change, Continuity and Conceptual Ambiguity

McGee, Rosemary; Edwards, Duncan

doi:10.19088/1968-2016.103

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“…Thus, civil service managers need to commit to a clear, collective conceptual understanding of the essential attributes of open data that actualise its purposes, and thus deliver tangible benefits (cf. McGee and Edwards, 2016). At the very least, the UK government could bring greater transparency to its transparency project by insisting on a clearer separation of informational and OGD compliant publications.…”

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The barriers to the opening of government data in the UK: A view from the bottom

Wang

Shepherd

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2019

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This paper explores some of the key barriers to Open Government Data (OGD) that responsible civil servants in the UK face as they try to comply with the UK-led OGD initiative. Empirically, we provide a quantitative analysis of the resources published on the government’s central OGD portal, data.gov.uk, and a unique insight into the publishing of OGD in the UK based on 22 interviews with responsible individuals at the operational level of publishing OGD. Our findings reveal that while the barriers to open government information have been substantially reduced, the barriers to open government data persist. Even the most enthusiastic responsible individuals face considerable obstacles in publishing OGD. Further, a key barrier to OGD in the UK is its impression management strategy based on its informational rather than data orientation. Due to the UK’s pioneering position in the OGD initiative, these findings are relevant to understanding and improving OGD programmes at local, national and international levels. The findings may subsequently lead to evidence-based strategies and policies.

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The barriers to the opening of government data in the UK: A view from the bottom

Wang

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2019

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“…In recent years, two main research agendas on open government have evolved simultaneously. On one hand, multiple efforts have been devoted to the definition and characteristics of open government (McGee and Edwards, 2016). On the other hand, there have been various attempts at measuring it (Ingrams, 2017).…”

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Observing and Measuring Government Openness. A conceptual discussion and application to Mexico

Cejudo¹,

Michel²,

Sobrino³

et al. 2018

Gobernar

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Open government has become a goal for countries all over the world, but it remains an elusive concept. Despite innovative methodologies to assess open government policies, action plans, and interventions in different countries, scholarly research and practical decisions are hindered by the lack of a precise concept and an operationalization. In this paper, we make two contributions to this discussion. First, we argue that the discussions about open government would benefit from taking the grammatical structure of the concept seriously (open is an adjective, government a noun). Second, we propose that, in order to be conceptually and practically useful, open government should be observable. We present the methodology, application and results of an effort to observe and measure open government in Mexico, based on a study of 908 government offices in terms of transparency and participation.

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“…The movement seeks radical democratic transformation by leveraging the value of data for society through three principles: i) openness, ii) participation, and iii) collaboration (Davies, Perini and Alonso, 2013;White House, 2009). Thus, the opening of government data is not the ultimate objective, rather it is a very important democratic mechanism to promote citizen engagement in challenging and assisting open governments (Davies and Perini, 2016;McGee and Edwards, 2016;Schrock and Shaffer, 2017). OGD emerged as an important, multilateral movement among state administrations after the turn of the 21 st century.…”

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Exploring the extent of openness of open government data – A critique of open government datasets in the UK

Wang

Shepherd

2020

Government Information Quarterly

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Introduction: Opening Governance – Change, Continuity and Conceptual Ambiguity

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

The barriers to the opening of government data in the UK: A view from the bottom

The barriers to the opening of government data in the UK: A view from the bottom

Observing and Measuring Government Openness. A conceptual discussion and application to Mexico

Exploring the extent of openness of open government data – A critique of open government datasets in the UK

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