Open Data for Circular Economy Monitoring: A Case Study into Electric Vehicles

Executive Summary<br/>Introduction: The global shift towards a circular economy aims to optimize resource use, minimize waste, and promote sustainable growth. Monitoring this transition is vital, and open data presents itself as a pivotal tool. This research explores the potential of open data in monitoring circular economy objectives, focusing...

A Multi-level perspective on a transition towards Green IT in the Netherlands

Global warming is one of the biggest societal problems in 2023. The share of IT usage within this problem has been growing rapidly in the last decades, and this is likely to continue. To stop the increasing footprint of IT (usage) a significant change is required. However, due to the pervasive nature of IT integration in our daily lives, this is...

Enhancing Business Data Sharing in the Supply Chain Domain: A Framework of Infrastructural and Institutional Instruments

Effective data sharing plays a pivotal role in optimizing supply chain management and driving the operational excellence of businesses. However, certain barriers and challenges exist among the supply chain partners in communication and data exchange. This thesis investigates these barriers and proposes potential solutions, referred to as...

The impact of the activities of non-profit data intermediaries (NPDIs): A qualitative study on the impact of NPDIs in reducing barriers to using Open Government Data (OGD) in Europe

The use and value of Open Government Data (OGD) are gaining increasing attention from governments, corporations, and individuals. Governments have developed portals and started initiatives to share, promote and facilitate OGD interactions. The key objectives of the release of OGD by public entities are public responsibility, economic expansion,...

Design of architecture principles for a logistics focused, multi-sided data marketplace architecture

In today’s increasingly interconnected and digitized world, the logistics industry plays a critical role in global trade, enabling the seamless movement of goods across essential supply chains (Reinsel et al., 2020). The rapid evolution of digital technologies has led to an unprecedented proliferation of data generated from various aspects of...

Do we (need to) overpay public servants?: On the Dutch public-private wage gap and its impact on sectoral job mobility

The labour market is constantly subject to economic, socio-demographic and technological developments. As both a policymaker and employer, the Dutch government must respond to these developments. As a policymaker to promote the functioning of the labour market, and as an employer to attract sufficient qualified personnel to guarantee the...

Understanding the effect of the increase in the intellectual disability population: A system dynamic approach

The intellectual disability population increased from 65.545 people in 2011 to 116.200 people in 2020. In other words, the population almost doubled in less than ten years' time. Interventions are required to be able to make sure everyone receives the needed care. Therefore, the causes for the growth should be further examined before any...

Open data sharing in the transportation sector: A quantitative study on the extrinsic factors influencing researchers in the transportation discipline.

From explainability to trust: A conjoint analysis to explore governmental algorithm registers' positive and negative effects on citizens' trust in government decisions

Woo can tell me what I'm looking for?: An in-depth study on the Information Search Process that is part of Freedom of Information request handling at Ministries of the Dutch National Government

The “Wet open overheid” or Woo is a law that facilitates access to government information for Dutch citizens and states that “everyone has the right to access government information without having to show an interest in it, subject to the limitations provided for by this law.” This law is the Dutch embodiment of a Freedom of Information (FOI)...

The Effects of Open Data Communities on Open Data Benefits and Barriers

Governmental organisations worldwide are working on their open data strategies and are openly sharing their data with the public. Recently also open data communities have been set up by several national governments. The effects of setting up these data communities on open data benefits and barriers and whether an effect exists at all is not yet...

Business-to-Business data sharing via data marketplace meta-platforms: Exploring governance mechanisms to enhance data sovereignty

Modern organisations are increasingly dependent on data to develop new products, services and to improve their operations. However, they are increasingly dependent on external data resources which has led to the rise of data marketplaces where data are traded. This rapid rise of data marketplaces has led to a fragmented data sharing landscape...

Value creation through business data sharing

A Case Study into Municipal Heat Transition: A Data-Driven Policy-making Tool

The national government of the Netherlands has mandated heat transition to the municipality as part of the global execution of climate agreement. However, despite many guides has been offered, municipal heat-transition policy is a tricky matter that the municipal policy-makers struggle to grasp. To support the systematic municipal heat...

Governance of Multi-level and Multi-actor Systems for EU Customs Supervision

The vessels transporting the cargo can face change in itinerary because of various factors. The ENS documents are submitted to the customs office of first entry before loading the cargo onto the vessel. The issues that the customs faced were unavailability or incomplete Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) to perform the risk assessment because of...

Designing a construction logistics control tower for city development: A case study in Amsterdam Amstel III

Bridging the Science-Society-Policy Interface: A Comparative Case Study on Citizen Science for Policies

The rise of citizen science has drawn policymakers' attention. With a shift towards participatory and transparent governance, linking policies to citizen science could contribute to create the evidence base and social acceptance for policy-making, and further counter-play populism and post-truth politics. This study aims to gain empirical...