The Potential of Metadata for Linked Open Data and its Value for Users and Publishers

Zuiderwijk, Anneke; Jeffery, Keith; Janssen, Marijn

doi:10.29379/jedem.v4i2.138

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“…In this sense, the public authorities must convey social messages via different channels to encourage the usage of open datasets and impress upon them the need to create social and economic value of them. Second, OGD initiatives propel innovation and economic growth (Shepherd, 2015;Zuiderwijk, Jeffery and Janssen, 2012;Yang and Wu, 2016). Therefore, on the one hand, businesses and small-and-medium enterprises may tap these datasets for identifying and producing new products and services, others may use OGD for furthering their research or academic activities.…”

Section: Social and Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Saxena

Janssen²

2017

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“…data about the data (Jeffery, 2000)) to a dataset, because he or she knows these metadata by heart. If the data were published and someone wants to reuse them, this potential data user may not have any knowledge about these metadata and may not be able to interpret and use the data in an adequate manner because of this lack of metadata (Zuiderwijk et al, 2012c). If the researcher still wanted the dataset to be reusable after the research, additional effort was required to prepare and process the datasets to enable publication and data reuse.…”

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Design principles for improving the process of publishing open data

Janssen

Choenni

Meijer

2014

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

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Abstract• Purpose: Governments create large amounts of data. However, the publication of open data is often cumbersome and there are no standard procedures and processes for opening data. This blocks the easy publication of government data. The purpose of this paper is to derive design principles for improving the open data publishing process of public organizations.• Design/methodology/approach: Action Design Research (ADR) was employed to derive design principles. The literature was used as a foundation, and discussion sessions with civil servants were used to evaluate the usefulness of the principles.• Findings: Barriers preventing easy and low-cost publication of open data were identified and connected to design principles, which can be used to guide the design of an open data publishing process. Five new principles are 1) start thinking about the opening of data at the beginning of the process, 2) develop guidelines, especially about privacy and policy sensitivity of data, 3) provide decision support by integrating insight in the activities of other actors involved in the publishing process, 4) make data publication an integral, well-defined and standardized part of daily procedures and routines, 5) monitor how the published data are reused.• Research limitations/implications: The principles are derived using ADR in a single case. A next step can be to investigate multiple comparative case studies and detail the principles further. We recommend using these principles to develop a reference architecture.• Practical implications: The design principles can be used by public organizations to improve their open data publishing processes. The design principles are derived from practice and discussed with practitioners. The discussions showed that the principles could improve the publication process.

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“…Representing information with RDF and following the LOD principle make research information freely available to everyone. A large amount of research information is suitable for linking to the LOD Cloud [2], an excellent way to expose, share, and connect research data (Cregan, 2009), and combining the metadata principle with LOD has numerous advantages (Zuiderwijk et al, 2012). This paper proposes an approach to the development of an application profile that covers both the four types of research information previously mentioned and the entire research development lifecycle.…”

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An application profile for research collaboration and information management

Nonthakarn

Wuwongse

2015

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to design an application profile that will enable interoperability among research management systems, support research collaboration, and facilitate the management of research information. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is based on the Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profile, a framework for designing metadata schemas for maximum interoperability. The application profile is built from gathering stakeholders’ requirements in research community and integrates four types of research information, i.e., information on researchers, research projects, research outputs, and research reports, which benefits researchers, research managers, and funding agencies. Findings – The resultant application profile is evaluated against widely used similar metadata schemas and requirements; and is found to be more comprehensive than the existing schemas and meets the collected requirements. Furthermore, the application profile is deployed with a prototype of research management system and is found works appropriately. Practical implications – The designed application profile has implications for further development of research management systems that would lead to the enhancement of research collaboration and the efficiency of research information management. Originality/value – The proposed application profile covers information entire the research development lifecycle. Both schema and information can be represented in Resource Description Framework format for reusing purpose and linking with other information. This enables users to share research information, co-operate with others, funding agencies and the community at large, thereby allowing a research management system to increase collaboration and the efficiency of research management. Furthermore, researchers and research information can be linked by means of Linked Open Data technology.

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The Potential of Metadata for Linked Open Data and its Value for Users and Publishers

Cited by 73 publications

References 36 publications

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

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

Design principles for improving the process of publishing open data

An application profile for research collaboration and information management

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