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Promises, Barriers, and Success Stories of Open Data

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Open data promises economic, operational, political, and social benefits, but several barriers stand in their way. Barriers vary for data providers and data users, and they include technological, behavioral, institutional, and legal hurdles. This chapter also describes successful applications of open data for crowdsourcing crisis response, optimizing transportation infrastructure, improving energy efficiency, increasing agricultural yields, detecting epidemics, or selecting options for education. Understanding promises and barriers puts the motivations behind open data in perspective, and it explains why some countries may prefer to test the waters first with smaller initiatives.

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Stagars, M. (2016). Promises, Barriers, and Success Stories of Open Data. In: Open Data in Southeast Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32170-7_2

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