Title
Civic open data at a crossroads: Dominant models and current challenges
Abstract
As open data becomes more widely provided by government, it is important to ask questions about the future possibilities and forms that government open data may take. We present four models of open data as they relate to changing relations between citizens and government. These models include; a status quo ‘data over the wall’ form of government data publishing, a form of ‘code exchange’, with government acting as an open data activist, open data as a civic issue tracker, and participatory open data. These models represent multiple end points that can be currently viewed from the unfolding landscape of government open data. We position open data at a crossroads, with significant concerns of the conflicting motivations driving open data, the shifting role of government as a service provider, and the fragile nature of open data within the government space. We emphasize that the future of open data will be driven by the negotiation of the ethical-economic tension that exists between provisioning governments, citizens, and private sector data users.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1016/j.giq.2015.05.003
Government Information Quarterly
Keywords
Field
DocType
Open data,Open government,Data sharing,Participatory,Data provision
Public administration,Open data,Economics,Private sector,Public relations,Open government,Data sharing,Service provider,Data publishing,Government,Negotiation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
32
3
0740-624X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
29
1.09
21
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
renee e sieber1332.85
Peter A. Johnson2422.10