Presents current, state of the art methods, tools and research in the design and operation of open data infrastructures and portals
Provides best practices and standardization for achieving robustness, expressive power, interoperability, scalability and new user experiences in open data solutions
Serves as a strong supporting text for postgraduate and graduate studies in data analytics, big data, open data, open government, eParticipation and eDemocracy
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.
Authors and Affiliations
Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of the Aegean, Samos, Greece
Yannis Charalabidis,
Charalampos Alexopoulos
Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Anneke Zuiderwijk,
Marijn Janssen
Department for E-Governance and Administration, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria
Thomas Lampoltshammer
Head of Innovation Development Department, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Turin, Italy
Enrico Ferro
About the authors
Yannis Charalabidis is Assistant Professor in the University of Aegean, in the area of eGovernment Information Systems, while also heading eGovernment & eBusiness Research in the Decision Support Systems Laboratory of National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), planning and coordinating high-level policy making, research and pilot application projects for governments and enterprises worldwide. A computer engineer with a PhD in complex information systems, he has been employed for 8 years as an executive director in Singular IT Group, leading software development, corporate strategy and company expansion in Eastern Europe. He writes and teaches on eGovernment Information Systems, Interoperability and Standardization, eParticipation and Government Transformation in NTUA and the University of Aegean, in Samos.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The World of Open Data
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Methods, Tools and Experiences
