This book combines theoretical and practical knowledge about key actors and driving forces that help to initiate and advance open data governance. Using Finland and Sweden as case studies, it sheds light on the roles of key actors in the open data movement, enabling researchers to understand the key operational elements of data-driven governance. Examining the most salient manifestations of related networking activities, the motivations of stakeholders, and the political and socioeconomic readiness of the public, private and civic sectors to advance such policies, it will appeal to e-government experts, policymakers and political scientists, as well as academics and students of public administration, public policy, and open data governance.
Author(s): Maxat Kassen
Series: Studies in National Governance and Emerging Technologies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 178
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Open Data Governance as a Theoretical Concept: A Stakeholder and Institutional Analysis
1 Introduction: Open Data Governance as a Multidimensional Networking Phenomenon
2 Understanding the Academic Background
3 Understanding the Main Focus of the Research
4 Understanding Key Research Questions
5 Understanding the Theoretical Basis of the Research
5.1 Understanding the Institutional Theory
5.2 Understanding the Theory of New Public Management
5.3 Understanding the Structuration Theory
5.4 Stakeholder Theory
6 Understanding the Country Case Selection: Focus on Finland and Sweden
7 Understanding Theoretical Part of the Research: Stakeholder and Institutional Analysis
8 Understanding the Empirical Part of the Research: Case Study on Finland and Sweden
9 Understanding the Main Directions of the Research
References
Chapter 2: Open Data from the Perspectives of Individual Actors of Political Communication
1 The Public Sector Perspective: Is It Still All About Government-Centric Approach?
2 The Citizen’s Perspective: Is Civic Engagement an Ultimate Recipe to Build Independent Open Data Governance?
3 The Business Perspective: Could Open Data-Driven Governance Provide an Effective Tool of Public-Private Partnerships?
4 Developers as Actors: Is It Only All About Procurement of Open Data-Driven Innovations?
5 The Perspective of the Non-governmental Sector: Could Open Data Serve the Promise of Digital Democracy?
6 Media as an Actor: Understanding the Roles of Journalistic Communities in Raising Public Awareness on Open Data Governance?
7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Understanding the Perspectives of Peer-To-Peer Actors in the Open Data Movement
1 Government Peer-to-Peer Interactions: Is There Any Inter-institutional Balance Between Centralization in Generating Datasets and Provision of Proper Information Security?
2 Civic Peer-to-Peer Interactions: Is Civic Engagement a Sustainable Mechanism to Advance the Open Data Movement?
3 Business Peer-to-Peer Interactions: Could It Present Any Successful Mechanism for Sustainable Open Data-Driven Business?
4 Open Data Governance from the Perspectives of Different Institutional Levels
4.1 The National and Local Levels of Government Interactions: Do Different Institutional Aspects Really Matter in Promoting Open Data Governance?
4.2 The International Levels of Open Data Government Interactions: Understanding What Are the Ultimate Political and Socioeconomic Implications of Global Cooperation in the Area?
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Open Data Governance in Finland: Understanding the Promise of Public-Private Partnerships
1 Introduction: Setting the Research Agenda
1.1 Open Data as a Collaborative Political Phenomenon
1.2 Understanding the Research Perspective
1.3 Finland as a Poster Child of Technological Modernization
1.4 Understanding the Academic Background
2 The Methodology of the Research
3 The Country Context Analysis: Understanding Political and Socioeconomic Implications of Open Data-Driven Public-Private Partnerships
3.1 The Economic Environment: Focusing on Mutually Beneficial Public Sector Innovations
3.2 The Social Environment: Harnessing the Promise of Civic Engagement and Collaboration with Private Sector
3.3 The Political Environment: Advancing the Open Data-Driven Political Agenda among Key Policymakers
3.4 The International Environment: Pioneering the Global Open Data Movement
4 Open Data Regulation: Adopting the Oldest Traditions of Freedom of Information to the Needs of the Open Data Movement
5 The Policy Analysis of the Open Data Governance Movement in Finland: Key Stakeholders
5.1 Understanding the Role of Government Agencies
5.2 Understanding the Role of Business Communities
5.3 Understanding the Role of Independent Software Developers
5.4 Understanding the Role of the Civic and Non-governmental Sector
5.5 Understanding the Role of Academic Communities
5.6 Understanding the Role of Journalistic Communities
6 The Evaluation of Open Data Realization Policies in Finland: Promises and Perils of Semi e-Federalism
6.1 Projects at the National Level: A Paradoxical Symbiosis of National and Regional Open Data Platforms
6.2 Projects at Local Levels: Engaging Regions and Municipalities to the Open Data Movement
7 The Content Analysis of the Independent Open Data-Driven Projects in Finland
7.1 The rOpenGov Project: Open Data-Driven Collaborating and Networking Initiative
7.2 The Puoluekentta Project: Identifying the Latent Networking Activities among Local Politicians
7.3 The Parliament Explorer Project: Tracking the Political Decision-Making at the National Parliament
7.4 The Päätökset Project: Boosting Political Communication with Citizens and Local Governments
8 Discussion: Challenges of the Open Data-Driven Movement and Recommendations
8.1 The Economic Interests of Public Stakeholders and the Hidden Cost of Open Data
Policy Recommendation: The Promotion of Fee-Based Distribution of Certain Government Datasets for Corporate Actors
8.2 The Reuse of Open Data Requires Technological Skills
Policy Recommendation: Developing Open Services and Proposing Compensatory Funding Mechanisms for Independent Open Data Developers
9 Summary: Key Findings
References
Chapter 5: Open Data Governance in Sweden: Government Data Transparency in the Context of Social Democracy
1 Setting the Research Agenda
1.1 The Purpose of the Research
1.2 Choosing a Case for the Research
1.3 Understanding the Academic Background
2 The Key Tools of the Analysis
3 The Country Context Analysis: Understanding Political and Socioeconomic Backgrounds of the Open Data Movement in Sweden
3.1 The Political Contexts: Individual Freedoms and Transparency of Government as Absolute Public Values
3.2 The Economic Context: Open Data-Driven Economy as a Platform to Boost Public Sector Innovations
3.3 The Social Context: Open Society as a Fundamental Factor of Civic Engagement and Participation
3.4 The International Contexts: Being Globally at the Forefront of the Open Data Movement
4 Open Data Regulation: Being a Long-Standing Promoter of the Freedom of Information Philosophy
5 The Stakeholder and Policy Analysis of the Open Data Movement: Stakeholders and Realization
5.1 Government Agencies: Propagating the Public Value of Open Data Philosophy
5.2 The Non-governmental Sector: Civil Society as a Main Ideological Fundament of the Open Data Movement
5.3 Developers: Diffusing the Open Data-Driven Philosophy Among Innovators
5.4 Academia: Developing the Conceptual Foundations of the Open Data-Driven Agenda
5.5 The Local Journalistic Communities: When Media Entourage and Publicity Really Matter
6 The Overall Evaluation of Open Data Realization Policies in Sweden
7 The Content Analysis of Independent Open Data-Driven Projects in Sweden
7.1 The Trafiklab Project: Promoting Open Innovations in e-Transportation Areas
7.2 The Lagen Project: Promoting the Principles of Open Legislation
7.3 The Open Aid Project: Increase the Transparency of the Public Humanitarian Activity
8 Discussion: Challenges of the Open Data-Driven Movement and Recommendations
8.1 Unsustainable Mechanisms of Funding in the Private Sector
8.2 Outdated Information and Quality of Datasets
9 Summary: Key Findings
References
Chapter 6: Conclusion: Understanding the Collaborative Nature of Open Data Governance
1 Understanding the Roles of Various Stakeholders in the Development of Open Data
1.1 Research Question # 1: Understanding the Decisive Role of the Public Sector
1.2 Research Question # 2: Understanding the Contributing Role of the Civil Society
1.3 Research Question # 3: Understanding the Active Role of Business Communities
1.4 Research Question # 4: Understanding the Crucial Role of Software Developers
1.5 Research Question # 5: Understanding the Intermediary Role of the Non-governmental Sector
1.6 Research Question # 6: Understanding the Information Role of Journalistic Communities
2 Theoretical Contributions of the Research
3 Practical Contributions of the Research
4 Limitations of the Research
4.1 The Uniqueness of the Cases
4.2 Primary Focus on National Open Data Projects
4.3 Limitations of Statistical Resources
Glossary
Index
