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In-Depth Information
Other
20%
Keyword
13%
Date
13%
Geography
13%
Linked
20%
License
33%
Format
47%
Tag
7%
Agency
47%
Subcategory
13%
Category
73%
Figure 1.14
types of filters.
(73%), followed by agency and format (47%) (see Figure 1.14). Conversely, tag filters
were least often provided (7%). In this dimension, too, the United Kingdom excelled,
enabling the use of up to six filters simultaneously, followed by the Netherlands and
Sweden, with five types of filters each. In contrast, France, Finland, Greece, and
Ireland do not enable the use of search filters to locate data (see Figure 1.4).
1.7 Conclusions
Open data has revolutionized access to online data. In the field of public admin-
istration, the movement initiated by the United States has rapidly spread to most
developed countries. However, despite the increasing prevalence of OGD in
Europe, as yet, little research attention has been paid to the situation in the EU.
As observed throughout this study, if OGD is to be developed to its maximum
potential, public data should be supplied in a standard form so that it can be reused.
However, our analysis reveals considerable heterogeneity among EU portals, which
present widely varying structures, with different data search processes and different
formats for presenting information. Therefore, further initiatives are required to
promote the development and improvement of international models or standards,
to harmonize and coordinate access to PSI through these portals.
In addition, it would be advisable for governments to make use of OGD to cre-
ate a favorable context for proactive public participation, inviting stakeholders to
cooperate in the provision of further data. In addition to providing information,
users could also create applications (apps), making use of the content presented in
OGD portals. In short, it would be desirable for governments to establish a new
type of environment for cooperation with society. At present, however, the results
obtained suggest that the countries of the EU are making little use of the feedback
possibilities offered by their portals and, in many cases, do not allow the introduc-
tion of new data.
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