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Examination of how these countries provide information on their OGD por-
tals reveals that seven do so directly, 47% opt for indirect data provision, and 13%
combine these two approaches (see Figure 1.6). Conversely, 40% of the countries,
including Belgium and Spain, provide data only indirectly (see Figure 1.1).
Regarding data provision, 53% of the OGD portals analyzed allow data to
be viewed online and also downloaded; this is the case in Denmark and France.
In contrast, 47% allow data to be downloaded only, without previewing it on the
web; this is the case for the Netherlands and Finland, for example (see Figure 1.7).
In this respect, of the eight portals where information can be viewed online, it is
offered as an image in six cases and as text in all of them (see Figure 1.8).
The final dimension of functional analysis concerns the feedback options
available. The main ones are forms (39%) and e-mail (44%), with telephone con-
tact being less common (17%) (see Figure 1.9). The leader in this respect is the
Netherlands portal, where users have telephone, e-mail, and forms available as feed-
back channels. In contrast, countries like Finland and Denmark do not provide any
feedback channel to users (see Figure 1.1).
The results of the semantic analysis are summarized in Figure 1.2. The level of meta-
data is high, with 73% of OGD portals applying this system, which, moreover, provides
13%
Direct data
provision
Indirect data
provision
Both
47%
40%
Figure 1.6
organizational approach.
0%
View data on
web
Download
Both
47%
53%
Figure 1.7
Data provision.
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