This book offers a cross-national comparison of open data policies in Estonia and Kazakhstan. By analyzing a broad range of open data-driven projects and startups in both countries, it reveals the potential that open data phenomena hold with regard to promoting public sector innovations. The book addresses various political and socioeconomic contexts in these two transitional societies, and reviews the strategies and tactics adopted by policymakers and stakeholders to identify drivers of and obstacles to the implementation of open data innovations. Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars, policymakers, e-government practitioners and open data entrepreneurs interested in implementing and evaluating open data-driven public sector projects
CONTENT
Open Data Politics: Building a Research Framework -- Methodology of Research and Key Sources of Empirical Data -- Open Data Politics in Estonia: Advancing Open Government in the Context of Ubiquitous Digital State -- Open Data Politics in Kazakhstan: Understanding a Tentative Advance of Civic Engagement in Transitional Society -- Political and Socioeconomic Implications of Open Data Politics
SUBJECT
Public policy
Information systems
Public administration
Computer network architectures
Political science
Public Policy. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/911060
Information Systems and Communication Service. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/I18008
Public Administration. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W34030
Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/I13006
Governance and Government. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/911220