This book relies on the conceptual model of Open Government (OG), focusing on transparency and, concretely, in open data initiatives at the local government context with the aim of improving participation and collaboration. Most Open Government models are centered on three pillars: transparency, participation and collaboration. Transparency is a crucial ingredient of OG and, applied to data openness means to ensure that the data are well known, comprehensible, easily accessible and open to all. new governance models based on different open data models have not been proposed up to now. The chapter authors seek to contribute recent research to the discussion on governance models of open data initiatives to support Open Governments with the aim of creating public value. It includes both theoretical and empirical studies on governments models in open data initiatives.
Prof. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar is Professor in Accounting at the University of Granada. He has authored numerous articles in international journals, among them we can highlight Public Money & Management, Government Information Quarterly, Public Administration and Development, Online Information Review, International Review of Administrative Sciences, American Review of Public Administration, ABACUS, Academia. Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, International Public Management Journal, Environmental Education Research, INNOVAR, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Lex Localis. Journal of Local Self Government, CLAD. Reforma y Democracia, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Information Technology for Development, Electronic Commerce Research, Internet Research, Social Science Computer Review and
Administration & Society. He has been also the author of several book chapters published in Routledge, Palgrave, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Springer, Nova Publishers and IGI Global, and is author of full-length books published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Spain. He is also editor of books in Springer, member of the Editorial Board of Government Information Quarterly and Associate Editor in other leading international journals.
Prof. Kelvin Joseph Bwalya is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg. He has a PhD in Information Management (University of Johannesburg), Masters of Computer Science (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology – KAIST) and Bachelors in Electronics and Electrical Power Engineering (Moscow Power Engineering Technical University). He is also a member of the Board of Directors – Mosi-oa-Tunya University of Science and Technology – MUST. Prof Bwalya is also a PhD supervisor and member of the Board of Exams at various universities around the world. He has supervised 5 PhDs to completion, several Masters and undergraduate projects. He has published 7 books and over 100 pieces of peer reviewed articles and has also managed numerous research funds. He is also a member of various professional bodies and editorial teams. His current research interests are big data and predictive analytics, genomics, spatial-temporal data modelling, competitive intelligence, database design, m-Government, open data, etc.
Prof. Christopher G. Reddick, Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Sheffield, U.K. Reddick is Professor in the Department of Public Administration within the College of Public Policy at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He was founding Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age and founding Series Editor, Public Administration and Information Technology. His research interests include big data and big data analytics in government, citizen-centric e-governance, social media policy and use in government and open data policy. Professor Reddick published nearly 100 journal articles and 10 books. He published in Public Administration Review, Government Information Quarterly, International Journal of E-Government, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Information Polity, Social Sciences Computer Review, and Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
