ESR6 – Maximising availability and use of local government open data

Objective: To develop strategies to engage local government in the open data ecosystem to create an open data ecology in local governments. The research will use an international case study approach, to:

  • Explore how citizens can benefit from open local government data.
  • Examine the current availability of open local government data.
  • develop strategies to increase availability to open local government data for citizens.
  • Examine the current use of open data in city councils.
  • Identify requirements and needs of local government officials for enhancing use of open data to develop new methods to enhance open data use in city councils. 

 

Beneficiary – Host institution:
AAU

 

Partners – Planned secondments:
CITY OF COPENHAGEN
TU DELFT
CITY OF ROTTERDAM