Governance Models for Creating Public Value in Open Data Initiatives

This book relies on the conceptual model of Open Government (OG), focusing on transparency and, concretely, in open data initiatives at the local government context with the aim of improving participation and collaboration. Most Open Government models are

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Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Kelvin Joseph Bwalya Christopher G. Reddick Editors

Governance Models for Creating Public Value in Open Data Initiatives

Public Administration and Information Technology Volume 31 Series Editor Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10796

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Kelvin Joseph Bwalya  •  Christopher G. Reddick Editors

Governance Models for Creating Public Value in Open Data Initiatives

Editors Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Department of Accounting and Finance University of Granada Granada, Spain

Kelvin Joseph Bwalya University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa

Christopher G. Reddick The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX, USA

ISSN 2512-1812     ISSN 2512-1839 (electronic) Public Administration and Information Technology ISBN 978-3-030-14445-6    ISBN 978-3-030-14446-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14446-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

In the edited book, Governance Models for Creating Public Value in Open Data Initiatives, we argue that most open government (OG) models are centered on three pillars – transparency, participation, and collaboration – being assumed or differently referred to in different OG initiatives around the world (Veljković et al. 2014). Transparency is a crucial ingredient of OG and, when applied to data openness, it means that the data should be well-known, comprehensible, easily accessible, and open to all (Veljković et al. 2014). Indeed, data have become a “strategic asset that should be shared with the public to increa