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Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Open Government Data by Private Organisations

Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Open Government Data by Private Organisations

Maaike Kaasenbrood, Anneke Zuiderwijk, Marijn Janssen, Martin de Jong, Nitesh Bharosa
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 2334-4520|EISSN: 2334-4539|EISBN13: 9781466680746|DOI: 10.4018/ijpada.2015040105
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Kaasenbrood, Maaike, et al. "Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Open Government Data by Private Organisations." IJPADA vol.2, no.2 2015: pp.75-92. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2015040105

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Kaasenbrood, M., Zuiderwijk, A., Janssen, M., de Jong, M., & Bharosa, N. (2015). Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Open Government Data by Private Organisations. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), 2(2), 75-92. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2015040105

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Kaasenbrood, Maaike, et al. "Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Open Government Data by Private Organisations," International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) 2, no.2: 75-92. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2015040105

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Abstract

Governments are increasingly opening their datasets, allowing use. Drawing on a multi-method approach, this paper develops a framework for identifying factors influencing the adoption of Open Government Data (OGD) by private organisations. Subsequently the framework was used to analyse five cases. The findings reveal that for private organizations to use OGD, the content and source of the data needs to be clear, a usable open data license must be present and continuity of data updates needs to be ensured. For none of the investigated private organisations OGD was key to their existence. Organisations use OGD in addition to, or as an enhancement of their core activities. As the official OGD-channels are bypassed trustworthy relationships between the data user and data provider were found to play an important role in finding and using OGD. The findings of this study can help government agencies in developing OGD-policies and stimulating OGD-use.

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