Publications

@book{charalabidisworld,
title = {The World of Open Data Concepts, Methods, Tools and Experiences},
author = {Yannis Charalabidis and Anneke Zuiderwijk and Charalampos Alexopoulos and Marijn Janssen and Thomas Lampoltshammer and Enrico Ferro},
url = {https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-90850-2},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-90850-2},
isbn = {978-3-319-90850-2},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {This book discusses the latest developments in the field of open data. The opening of data by public organizations has the potential to improve the public sector, inspire business innovation, and establish transparency. With this potential comes unique challenges; these developments impact the operation of governments as well as their relationship with private sector enterprises and society. Changes at the technical, organizational, managerial, and political level are taking place, which, in turn, impact policy-making and traditional institutional structures. This book contributes to the systematic analysis and publication of cutting-edge methods, tools, and approaches for more efficient data sharing policies, practices, and further research. Topics discussed include an introduction to open data, the open data landscape, the open data life cycle, open data policies, organizational issues, interoperability, infrastructure, business models, open data portal evaluation, and research directions, best practices, and guidelines. Written to address different perspectives, this book will be of equal interest to students and researchers, ICT industry staff, practitioners, policy makers and public servants. },
keywords = {Data collection, Infrastructure, Linked Open Data, open data, Public Administration, Public Policy},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {book}
}

@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}
}