Benefits, Adoption Barriers and Myths of Open Data and Open Government

Although a significant number of public organizations have embraced the idea of open data, many are still reluctant to do this. One root cause is that the publicizing of data represents a shift from a closed to an open system of governance, which has a significant impact upon the relationships between public agencies and the users of open data....

Linked open government data

More and more governments are setting up data portals on the web where they publish open government data. The (re)use of this government data can create economic value and increase transparency. The linked data format is part of the Semantic Web and adds more meaning to data than conventional data formats, which improves reusability. It is...