ABSTRACT For public organizations data integration and sharing are important in delivering better services. However, when sensitive data are integrated and shared, privacy protection and information security become key issues. This means that information systems must be secured and that access to sensitive data must be controlled. In this paper, a framework is presented to support data sharing between public organizations for collaboration purposes. The framework focuses on solutions towards optimal data sharing and integration while ensuring the security and privacy of individuals. Data sharing is based on the need-to-know principle, that is, data are only made available when they are required to perform core processes. To facilitate this, an approach is introduced in the form of a trusted third party that manages access control to personal information and thus helps to protect the privacy of individuals. It is argued that the proposed framework is suitable for data integration and sharing on various levels. An example of best practices of data sharing in the Netherlands shows how this framework facilitates data sharing to perform knowledge transfer and other higher-level tasks.@en

ABSTRACT Open data have been recognized as a way to advance citizen engagement, increase economic welfare and improve policymaking and public decision-making. The linking of all kinds of open data sets provides potentially many benefits. Yet the number of successful examples of combining datasets has been limited. Challenges can be found at the political, social, use, and technical level. In this half day workshop we discuss the challenges of open data and relate these to the needs for policies and infrastructures for processing data. Various ways of dealing with these challenges will be discussed and in particular we will present an infrastructure for processing open data. This infrastructure harnesses open data sources and methodologies for annotating, visualising and making open data available to scientists and citizens. Participants are asked to actively participate in discussion and are invited to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.@en