Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence

Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has lau...

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Main Authors: Zainal, Noor Zalina, Hussin, Husnayati, Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani, Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: IEEE Computer Society 2019
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author Zainal, Noor Zalina
Hussin, Husnayati
Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani
Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir
Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
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description Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has launched an OGD portal in 2014 and currently more than 12,000 data sets are available for citizens and businesses to access. However, there is a concern on the level of usage of these datasets. Additionally, there is lack of empirical studies done to understand this issue. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap. Based on a questionnaire survey method, data was collected from Malaysian researchers and academicians to understand their use of OGD. Despite a rather small sample of 62 responses, the findings shed light on the access and purposes of using OGD in the Malaysia context.
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spelling iium-775402022-08-04T08:26:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/ Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence Zainal, Noor Zalina Hussin, Husnayati Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir Suhaimi, Mohd Adam T Technology (General) Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has launched an OGD portal in 2014 and currently more than 12,000 data sets are available for citizens and businesses to access. However, there is a concern on the level of usage of these datasets. Additionally, there is lack of empirical studies done to understand this issue. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap. Based on a questionnaire survey method, data was collected from Malaysian researchers and academicians to understand their use of OGD. Despite a rather small sample of 62 responses, the findings shed light on the access and purposes of using OGD in the Malaysia context. IEEE Computer Society 2019 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/14/77540%20%20%20%20%20%20Open%20Government%20Data%20Use%20by%20Malaysian.pdf Zainal, Noor Zalina and Hussin, Husnayati and Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani and Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam (2019) Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence. In: 6th International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS2019), 2nd-3rd December 2019, Johor Baharu, Johor, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Zainal, Noor Zalina
Hussin, Husnayati
Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani
Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir
Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_full Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_fullStr Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_short Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_sort open government data use by malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
topic T Technology (General)
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/14/77540%20%20%20%20%20%20Open%20Government%20Data%20Use%20by%20Malaysian.pdf