Closing the open public data feedback loop: the ENGAGE platform

Closing the open public data feedback loop: the ENGAGE platform

Alexopoulos, C (University of the Aegean)
Zuiderwijk-van Eijk, A.M.G. (TU Delft Information and Communication Technology)
Charalabidis, Y (University of the Aegean)
Loukis, E (University of the Aegean)

2014

One essential element of open data ecosystems concerns their development through feedback loops, discussions and dynamic supplier and user interactions. However, these elements appear barely to be part of existing open data practices. We conducted a survey which showed that most professional open data users did not know at least one open data infrastructure that enabled five specific types of discussion and feedback mechanisms. The survey showed that much can still be done to improve feedback and discussion on open data infrastructures. In this paper we discuss an open data infrastructure which has started to contribute to filling this gap. The discussed ENGAGE open data infrastructure combines functionalities to close the feedback loop and to return information to public authorities for better open data use and publication as well as establishing communication channels between stakeholders. This may effectively lead to the stimulation and facilitation of value generation from open data.

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Proceedings of Samos Workshop: Uses of Open Data Within Government for Innovation and Efficiency

Samos Workshop: Uses of Open Data Within Government for Innovation and Efficiency. Forward-Looking, Visionary Approaches for Public Sector Information Sharing and Utilisation, 2014-06-30 → 2014-07-05, Samos, Greece

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© 2014 C Alexopoulos, A.M.G. Zuiderwijk-van Eijk, Y Charalabidis, E Loukis