Open data evaluation models: Theory and practice

Yannis Charalabidis*, Anneke Zuiderwijk, Charalampos Alexopoulos, Marijn Janssen, Thomas Lampoltshammer, Enrico Ferro

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Evaluation of Open Data is a systematic determination of open data merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards (Farbey, Land, & Targett, 1999). It is an essential procedure trying to ignite a learning and innovation process leading to a more effective data exploitation. Examples of questions to be answered by open data evaluation could be: what is the current status of published data against the best practices identified, how effectively these data are published or used, what are the most valuable data for users, what are the problems and barriers discouraging the publication and use of open data and in which extend these barriers affects users’ behaviour towards data usage. The answers on these questions will affect the next developments of an open data portal or initiative and the publication procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPublic Administration and Information Technology
PublisherSpringer
Pages137-172
Number of pages36
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-90850-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Publication series

NamePublic Administration and Information Technology
Volume28
ISSN (Print)2512-1812
ISSN (Electronic)2512-1839

Bibliographical note

Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

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