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Open Data is any kind of data that can be freely accessed, used, reused, and shared for any purpose by anyone, including public authorities, businesses, and individuals. Open Data is increasingly seen as a comprehensive framework toward data governance that promotes openness and reuse of digitally generated data for social, economic, and environmental benefits (OECD 2020a). Like any concept, Open Data needs to be operationalized in order to have a real impact on society, economy, and governance. For this reason, the data should meet certain technical aspects:
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Openness – the data should be actively released in the public domain or under an open license and free of charge.
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Accessibility – the data should be released in machine readable and open format for further processing.
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Interoperability – the data should be released in the structure and format that might be easily integrated with other datasets within the data ecosystem.
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Timeliness – the data should be...
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Szoszkiewicz, L. (2021). Open Data: Toward Achieving and Measuring the Sustainable Development Goals. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_129-1
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