The strategies, myths and practices of open data : Analysis of access to open data in three countries
Hietanen, Jerkko (2020)
Hietanen, Jerkko
2020
Master's Programme in Game Studies
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2020-11-23
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202011097867
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202011097867
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The thesis examines the principles and practical measures for opening up public information resources. The study focuses on the national strategies and measures of three countries, Finland, Denmark and Estonia, in publishing open data. The principles of open data disclosure and distribution are examined using content analysis methods. The focus in the analysis is the formal open data strategy or public policy that the authorities have made. In addition to analyzing the actual text, the content analysis evaluates the goals and values behind the strategies. Furthermore, the use of myths related to open data is evaluated. In the analysis of the national open data portals, the European Open Data Portal is also used to assess the publication of data. The information contained in the portals is compared with the criteria for publishing open data. Open data has included a wide variety of data in different countries. The publication of digital materials as open data has been analyzed in more detail in two subject areas (traffic information and environmental information). The main findings of the study on open data strategies and practical dissemination concern, firstly, the differences between national open data strategies and, secondly, the differences in the distribution of open data and, in particular, the availability of linked open data. There are clear differences in open data strategies in open data management and in the utilization of open data standards. In Estonia, the role of the state is more central than in Finland or Denmark. In total, open data strategies in Finland, Denmark and Estonia have different content emphasis. In the distribution of open data, the differences between Denmark, Finland and Estonia are significant. Denmark and Finland use advanced open data file formats, but in Estonia open data is mainly published as a simplified website. The study found that the distribution of open data in Finland is more diverse and extensive than in Denmark or Estonia. Regarding the environmental data and traffic data that were analyzed, significantly more data are available in Finland than in the countries used in the comparison.