Improving the Sustainability of Open Government Data

Hongbo Jiang, Qigan Shao, James J.H. Liou, Ting Shao and Xiaosheng Shi
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Hongbo Jiang: School of Economics & Management, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361005, China
Qigan Shao: School of Economics & Management, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361005, China
James J.H. Liou: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
Ting Shao: School of Economics & Management, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361005, China
Xiaosheng Shi: Department of Trade and Economics, Ningbo Institute of Education, Ningbo 315016, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-27

Abstract: In the context of big data, opening government data to society for development and utilization would improve the transparency of government work and promote harmonious social development. Improving the sustainability of open government data (OGD) is an important and challenging issue, and has received the attention of multiple governments. The goals of this study are to construct a new evaluation model for the sustainability of OGD that explores the main influential factors and amends the priorities. We used a combination of the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method and the Analytical Network Process (ANP) method known as DANP to construct an influential network relationship map (INRM) of the evaluation system and calculate the criterion weights. The INRM and weights can help decision makers understand the complex assessment system and set priorities for improving OGD. The results demonstrate that the improvement priorities of dimensions have the following order: impact (D4), use (D3), data (D2), and environment (D1). Economic, social, and political values are the three critical factors for improvement of the sustainability of OGD. Some implications for management are also provided.

Keywords: open government data; DEMATEL; DANP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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