Parliamentary Open Data in Scandinavia
This article presents a case study on the use of open data in the Scandinavian parliaments (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). While the three countries have all opened the gates and provided access to data—for example, on the voting in parliament, debates, and notes from meetings in committees—the uptak...
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doaj-4104df32f11e47bb85e3746938620ff82020-11-25T02:45:40ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2019-09-01836510.3390/computers8030065computers8030065Parliamentary Open Data in ScandinaviaLasse Berntzen0Marius Rohde Johannessen1Kim Normann Andersen2Jonathan Crusoe3Department of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3679 Notodden, NorwayDepartment of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3679 Notodden, NorwayDepartment of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School, 2000 Frederiksberg, DenmarkDepartment of Information Systems and Digitalization, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, SwedenThis article presents a case study on the use of open data in the Scandinavian parliaments (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). While the three countries have all opened the gates and provided access to data—for example, on the voting in parliament, debates, and notes from meetings in committees—the uptake and use of data outside the parliaments is limited. While journalists and academia are users of the open data, hackathons and third-party portals are at an explorative level. Still, there are indicators that hackathons can enhance democracy, and parliamentary data can increase political transparency.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/8/3/65open databig dataparliamentcase study |
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This article presents a case study on the use of open data in the Scandinavian parliaments (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). While the three countries have all opened the gates and provided access to data—for example, on the voting in parliament, debates, and notes from meetings in committees—the uptake and use of data outside the parliaments is limited. While journalists and academia are users of the open data, hackathons and third-party portals are at an explorative level. Still, there are indicators that hackathons can enhance democracy, and parliamentary data can increase political transparency. |
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