The value and challenges of public sector information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2641799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maureen Henninger (0000-0002-8366-3867, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 75-95 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/ccs.v5i3.3429 |
| OpenAlex | W2089723611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of public sector information (PSI), what it is, its history and evolution, what constitutes its corpus of documents and the issues and challenges it presents to society, its institutions and to those who use and manage it. The paper, by examining the literatures of the law, political science, civil society, economics and information and library science explores the inherent tensions of access to and use of PSI-pragmatism vs. idealism; openness vs. secrecy; commerce vs. altruism; property vs. commons; public good vs. private good. It focusses on open government data (OGD)-a subset of what is popularly referred to as 'big data'-its background and development since much of the current debate of its use concerns its commercial value for both the private sector and the public sector itself. In particular it looks at the information itself which, driven by technologies of networks, data mining and visualisation gives value in industrial and economic terms, and in its ability to enable new ideas and knowledge. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v5i3.3429
Big data · Civil society · Commons · Epistemology · Idealism · Law and economics · Open data · Open government · Openness to experience · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Secrecy · Sociology · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |