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This chapter examines the necessity and the benefits of implementation of Open Government Data in Romania. It provides an exploratory research based on a documentary study regarding the benefits of open governmental data, to improve the quality of life. Furthermore the relationship between the efforts made by EU organizations and national government regarding the open data solutions is analysed. This chapter analyses the necessity for OGD and the stage of implementation based solutions at international scale, with a focus on Romania. Initially the approach is to examine the principles of open government data followed by analysing impact of OGD solutions at the local neighbourhood scale. The research describes a case study that concentrates on Romanian institutions, aiming to highlight the stage of OGD solutions implementation. It starts from the idea that the Romanian Government has adhered to the principles of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), which promotes transparency and the use of open data solutions in governmental development. Finally the opportunities derived from the Digital Agenda of the “Europe 2020” Strategy are identified and discussed.
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Pocatilu Bătăgan, L., Constantin, DL., Moga, L.M. (2017). Facts and Prospects of Open Government Data Use. A Case Study in Romania. In: Certomà, C., Dyer, M., Pocatilu, L., Rizzi, F. (eds) Citizen Empowerment and Innovation in the Data-Rich City. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47904-0_12
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