Measuring the promise of open data: Development of the Impact Monitoring Framework

Stürmer, Matthias (2016). Measuring the promise of open data: Development of the Impact Monitoring Framework (Unpublished). In: Conference for eDemocracy & Open Government. Krems. 18.05.2016 - 20.05.2016.

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It is a challenge to measure the impact of releasing data to the public since the effects may not be directly linked to particular open data activities or substantial impact may only occur several years after publishing the data. This paper proposes a framework to assess the impact of releasing open data by applying the Social Return on Investment (SROI) approach. SROI was developed for organizations intended to generate social and environmental benefits thus fitting the purpose of most open data initiatives. We link the four steps of SROI (input, output, outcome, impact) with the 14 high-value data categories of the G8 Open Data Charter to create a matrix of open data examples, activities, and impacts in each of the data categories. This Impact Monitoring Framework helps data providers to navigate the impact space of open data laying out the conceptual basis for further research.

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Abstract)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Information Systems > Information Management
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Information Systems

UniBE Contributor:

Stürmer, Matthias Emmanuel

Subjects:

000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
600 Technology > 650 Management & public relations
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics

Language:

English

Submitter:

Alexandra Barden

Date Deposited:

02 Mar 2016 16:14

Last Modified:

23 Jun 2023 07:26

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.75031

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/75031

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