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Open data: European ambitions and local efforts. Experiences from Austria
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:25 authored by Isabell Egger-Peitler, Tobias PolzerThe member states of the European Union are faced with the challenges of handling “big data” as well as with a growing impact of the supranational level. Given that the success of efforts at European level strongly depends on corresponding national and local activities, i.e., the quality of implementation and the degree of consistency, this chapter centers upon the coherence of European strategies and national implementations concerning the reuse of public sector information. Taking the City of Vienna’s open data activities as an illustrative example, we seek an answer to the question whether and to what extent developments at European level and other factors have an effect on local efforts towards open data. We find that the European Commission’s ambitions are driven by a strong economic argumentation, while the efforts of the City of Vienna have only very little to do with the European orientation and are rather dominated by lifestyle and administrative reform arguments. Hence, we observe a decoupling of supranational strategies and national implementation activities. The very reluctant attitude at Austrian federal level might be one reason for this, nationally induced barriers—such as the administrative culture—might be another. In order to enhance the correspondence between the strategies of the supranational level and those of the implementers at national and regional levels, the strengthening of soft law measures could be promising.
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SpringerExternal DOI
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137-154Pages
216.0Book title
Open government. Opportunities and challenges for public governancePlace of publication
New YorkISBN
9781461495628Series
Public Administration and Information TechnologyDepartment affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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Mila Gascó-HernándezLegacy Posted Date
2019-01-10Usage metrics
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