With the proliferation of mobile network, mobile devices, and Web of things, many industries,
including government departments, private firms, and research communities, offer more …

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in develo** countries; Internet and broadband
access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) …

The claim of the open government data (OGD) movement is that it would add considerable
value to the political, economic and social development of nations. Thus, during the past few …

Data are the most important resource of the 21st century. The open data (OD) movement
provides publicly available data for the development of a knowledge-based society. As such …

The opening of government data, in order to have both social and economic value
generated from them, has attracted the attention and interest of both researchers and …

Freedom of information laws are intended to illuminate how governments operate. However,
the operations of governments increasingly involve algorithms, such as those used to …

Recent studies on global performance indicators (GPIs) reveal the distinct power that
nonstate actors can accrue and exercise in world politics. How and when does this happen …

Major digital technology trends such as big data, mobility, social media, Internet of Things
(IoT) and cloud, lead profound reform of public services, via the Digital Government new …

This book explores the power of greater openness, accountability, and transparency in
digital information and government data for the nations of Southeast Asia. The author …

This paper explores some of the key barriers to Open Government Data (OGD) that
responsible civil servants in the UK face as they try to comply with the UK-led OGD initiative …