Open Data: Policy and Implementation in Bulgaria

Gerunov, Anton (2015): Open Data: Policy and Implementation in Bulgaria. Published in: Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data, Knowledge and Control Systems Engineering, 2015 (2015): pp. 1-11.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of Bulgaria’s policy on open data by using the framework of a novel Open Data stage model. We also present a detailed overview the data landscape of the public sector in the country and outline the first milestones in its efforts to publish some of that data for reuse. The paper outlines the limited knowledge about true open data impact and proposes a few approaches to measure it formally in order to critically assess the usefulness of opening data.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Open data, OGD, data audit, open data portal
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology ; Computer Programs > C81 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data ; Data Access; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology ; Computer Programs > C82 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data ; Data Access

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