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Utilization of Open Government Data for Environmental Protection


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1 Singidunum University, Danijelova 32, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
2 University of Pristina – Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Knjaza Miloša 7, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
3 University of Niš, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18000 Niš, Serbia
4 Toplica Academy of Applied Studies, Ćirila i Metodija, 18400 Prokuplje, Serbia
5 University of Pristina – Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Economics, Kolašinska, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
 

Successful exploitation of Open Government Data (OGD) in domain of environment and environmental protection requires development of the regulations and methods for assessment of quality of OGD with the aim to promote innovation in the public sector and pave the way towards the achievement of smarter government services. OGD have huge potential in this regard. This paper focuses on the assessment of how quality aspect of OGD influences their utilization for obtaining useful information needed for enhancing environmental protection. Our evaluation considers factors such as dataset quality, information value, smartness, and legislative compliance. Research findings suggest that open government datasets pertaining to environmental protection require further refinement to improve their information gain. Furthermore, we discuss legal aspect of open data provision as a valuable factor which can contribute to the successful adoption of open data for environmental protection.

Keywords

Environmental Data, Dataset Quality, Legislation, Open Government Data, Quality Assessment.
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Authors

Žaklina Spalević
Singidunum University, Danijelova 32, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Petar Milić
University of Pristina – Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Knjaza Miloša 7, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
Nataša Veljković
University of Niš, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Violeta Milićević
Toplica Academy of Applied Studies, Ćirila i Metodija, 18400 Prokuplje, Serbia
Srđan Milosavljević
University of Pristina – Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Economics, Kolašinska, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

Abstract


Successful exploitation of Open Government Data (OGD) in domain of environment and environmental protection requires development of the regulations and methods for assessment of quality of OGD with the aim to promote innovation in the public sector and pave the way towards the achievement of smarter government services. OGD have huge potential in this regard. This paper focuses on the assessment of how quality aspect of OGD influences their utilization for obtaining useful information needed for enhancing environmental protection. Our evaluation considers factors such as dataset quality, information value, smartness, and legislative compliance. Research findings suggest that open government datasets pertaining to environmental protection require further refinement to improve their information gain. Furthermore, we discuss legal aspect of open data provision as a valuable factor which can contribute to the successful adoption of open data for environmental protection.

Keywords


Environmental Data, Dataset Quality, Legislation, Open Government Data, Quality Assessment.

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