Data Ships: An Empirical Examination of Open (Closed) Government Data

48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 48)

12 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2014

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Karine Nahon

University of Washington - The Information School; Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya

Alon Peled

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Political Science & Public Administration

Date Written: September 27, 2014

Abstract

As part of endorsing the open government data movement in many parts of the world, governments have worked to increase openness in actions where information technologies play a major role. Releasing public data was perceived by many governments and officials as a fundamental element to achieve transparency and accountability. Many studies have criticized this approach and illustrated that open government data does not necessarily lead to open government. Our study examines for the first time in a systematic, quantitative way the status of open government data in the US, by focusing on the disclosure of data by US federal agencies. Our findings suggest that most US federal agencies largely do not follow the open government policies of 2009 and 2013. The paper discusses the type of public data that is released, and analyzes the (non)strategy of its release.

Keywords: Open Government Data, Transparency

Suggested Citation

Nahon, Karine and Peled, Alon, Data Ships: An Empirical Examination of Open (Closed) Government Data (September 27, 2014). 48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 48), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2505872

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Alon Peled

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Political Science & Public Administration ( email )

Mount Scopus
Jerusalem
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