Publications

@inproceedings{virkar2018exploring,
title = {Exploring Open Data State-of-the-Art: A Review of the Social, Economic and Political Impacts},
author = {Shefali Virkar and Gabriela Viale Pereira},
url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-98690-6_17},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-98690-6_17},
isbn = {978-3-319-98690-6},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
booktitle = {International Conference on Electronic Government},
pages = {196--207},
organization = {Springer},
abstract = {This research paper explores the impact that the access to, and free usage of, stored (mainly public sector) data has on society, the economy and on good governance, together with the implications of this new paradigm for modern-day governments. Although a number of recent research studies attempt to identify the benefits and drawbacks of open data, or to demonstrate its role in governance processes, there exists to-date no systematic attempt to both rigorously survey current literature to enumerate the areas in which open data has had an impact and to discuss its potential as a significant tool for policymaking. To address this research gap, and to highlight its intrinsic value to different actors, we examine the current state-of-the-art on the impacts of open data research and practice through a systematic survey of extant scholarly and practitioner literature. The first part of our study will present a comprehensive overview of the societal, economic, and political impacts of open data. We will then evaluate the new possibilities afforded by open data to policymaking, and conclude with a discussion of its role in open governance.},
keywords = {Effects of open data, open data, Open government data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}

@inbook{Alexopoulos2017,
title = {Tracking the Evolution of OGD Portals: A Maturity Model},
author = {Charalampos Alexopoulos and Vasiliki Diamantopoulou and Yannis Charalabidis},
editor = {Marijn Janssen and Karin Axelsson and Olivier Glassey and Bram Klievink and Robert Krimmer and Ida Lindgren and Peter Parycek and Hans J Scholl and Dmitrii Trutnev},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64677-0_24},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-64677-0_24},
isbn = {978-3-319-64677-0},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
booktitle = {Electronic Government: 16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 4-7, 2017, Proceedings},
pages = {287--300},
publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
address = {Cham},
abstract = {Since its inception, open government data (OGD) as a free re-useable object has attracted the interest of researchers and practitioners, civil servants, citizens and businesses for different reasons in each target group. This study was designed to aggregate the research outcomes and developments through the recent years towards illustrating the evolutionary path of OGD portals, by presenting an analysis of their characteristics in terms of a maturity model. A four-step methodology has been followed in order to analyse the literature and construct the maturity model. The results point out the two greater dimensions of OGD portals, naming traditional and advanced evolving within three generations. The developed maturity model will guide policy makers by firstly identify the current level of their organisation and secondly design an efficient implementation to the required state.},
keywords = {Maturity model, Open government data, Semantic Web},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inbook}
}