Saudi scholars’ perceptions and use of open government data portals at Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia

Shehata, Ahmed Maher Khafaga; Elgllab, Mohamed

doi:10.1177/03400352211023834

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“…Although the objectives, methodology and results differ from one study to another, all research analysed highlights the need to carry out studies on Saudi Arabia's OGD initiative, in order to highlight the barriers to its implementation, which is still in its early stages. Such a study will also help to clarify development directions, as well as encourage governments to pay more attention (Saxena, 2017(Saxena, , 2018(Saxena, , 2019Shehata & Elgllab, 2021). This study aims to achieve this objective.…”

Section: Open Government Data In Saudi Arabia: the Current Situationmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…A recent study by Shehata and Elgllab (2021), which investigated Saudi scholars' perceptions of the Saudi OGD, found that the main issue is data quality, followed by the time needed to request and obtain data. The next most significant aspect, according to this study, was institutional barriers.…”

Section: Open Government Data In Saudi Arabia: the Current Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Benefits of Open Government Data Initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Barriers to Their Implementation

Mutambik

Nikiforova

Almuqrin

et al. 2022

Journal of Global Information Management

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Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives can deliver many cultural and institutional benefits. This is why many governments are trying to establish an OGD ecosystem. However, although many countries have made good progress in doing so, some face significant challenges. In such cases, country-specific studies can prove valuable in understanding not only the current situation, but also in defining the obstacles to progress. As far as the authors of this paper can determine, this study is the first to examine the benefits of, and barriers to, implementation of the OGD initiative Saudi Arabia. The study conducts and analyses interviews with Saudi Arabian government officials in both leadership and technical positions, in order to obtain an informed view of the OGD initiative in Saudi. The study contributes to the existing knowledge base by identifying the main benefits of the Saudi Arabian Open Government Initiative and the barriers to its implementation.

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Section: Open Government Data In Saudi Arabia: the Current Situationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Open Government Data In Saudi Arabia: the Current Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Benefits of Open Government Data Initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Barriers to Their Implementation

Mutambik

Nikiforova

Almuqrin

et al. 2022

Journal of Global Information Management

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“…Perhaps the most prominent obstacle facing researchers is their inability to access data, in addition to the number of restrictions imposed on the use of data. Open data is data that can be accessed, reused or disseminated for any purpose, including for commercial use, without any publishing costs or restrictions (Shehata and Elgllab, 2021). The main driver for Arab governments to establish open data portals is their desire to achieve transparency and make data available to society in order to achieve sustainable development goals.…”

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Open government data initiatives in the Maghreb countries: An empirical analysis

Shehata

2022

IFLA Journal

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This article explores the practices followed in preserving and sharing data in open data portals in the Maghreb countries, and assesses whether their structure and organization are consistent with the objectives of these portals. A set of characteristics that must be available in open data portals was developed and then used as a framework for analysing the structure and organization of open data portals in the Maghreb countries. The study adopted a content analysis approach to analyse the content of five open data portals (in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania). The findings indicate that open data portals in the Maghreb countries provide data from different ministries, local communities and organizations. The findings also indicate that the open government data portals in Algeria and Morocco lack translation of content into English, which affects non-Arabic-language speakers. Moreover, the adoption of open data policies is still in its early stages. The study’s originality lies in the fact that it is the first study that focuses on the countries of the Arab Maghreb and the extent of their progress in adopting and making open data available.

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“…This section explores the literature regarding three research questions and various heterogeneous users as background information for the study. On the user side, Shehata and Elgllab (2021)…”

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Exploring Open Data Affordances for Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition

Mohamad

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<p><strong>Start-up entrepreneurs have an interest in open data in practice. However, open data for start-up entrepreneurship is a concept that has not been thoroughly investigated. Also, there is a lack of understanding of how start-up entrepreneurs utilise open data for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. Hence, the research explores open data affordances for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition amongst start-up entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The research developed three theoretically based research questions from affordance theory. The first research question revolves around the perceived affordances of open data to find business opportunities. The second research question is about open data actualisation for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. The third research question investigates facilitating conditions which enable entrepreneurs to actualise open data for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. This qualitative research employed online semi-structured interviews supported with documentary evidence as the primary data source. Thirty online semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-four start-up entrepreneurs who were CEOs, founders, and co-founders. Six interviews were conducted to triangulate the data: three representatives from open data providers, a former president of a start-up association, and two representatives from start-up accelerator programmes. The findings indicate that start-up entrepreneurs have positive, negative, and mixed perceptions regarding open data affordances. Start-up entrepreneurs actualise open data for product building, creating values with existing products, and using open data for research and strategy. The findings highlight facilitating conditions required for opportunity recognition to emerge from open data. These facilitating conditions are in five areas: data quality, start-up readiness, the interdependence of stakeholders, open data enablers, and broader contexts. Several notable unexpected findings include discovering sandbox and quadruple helix programmes as emerging open data enablers. The study also contributes to the empirical evidence on a possible open data misconception among start-up entrepreneurs. This study developed a novel theoretical framework for the research topic. This research is significant to practitioners to improve open data initiatives. Researchers can apply or extend the theoretical framework in this research as a foundation for future studies.</strong></p>

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Saudi scholars’ perceptions and use of open government data portals at Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Benefits of Open Government Data Initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Barriers to Their Implementation

Benefits of Open Government Data Initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Barriers to Their Implementation

Open government data initiatives in the Maghreb countries: An empirical analysis

Exploring Open Data Affordances for Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition

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