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Potentials

• More information might lead to more informed and better decisions
• Higher degree of effectiveness & efficiency
  (P. Weiss, “Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Public Sector Information Policies and their Economic Impacts,” ed: U.S. Department of Commerce, 2004)
• Strengthen trust in establishment
  (R. Marcella and G. Baxter, “Information need, information seeking behaviour and participation, with special reference to needs related to citizenship: results of a national survey,” Journal of Documentation, vol. 56, pp. 136-160, 2002.
• Leverage benefits of peer production
• New business models
• “Peoples right to know”

Risiks

• Loss of control & power
• Loss of money and established buiness models
• Discrimination by stigmatisation
• “The unknown” considered harmful

Quelle: Johann Höchtl, Donau-Universität Krems

Potentials 2

• Transparency and Accountability
• Citizen Engagement
• Improved Public Services
• Improved Data Quality
• Efficiency – better for less
• Creation of social value
• Creation of economic value

Quelle: Nigel Shadbolt, OGP-Presentation

Potentials 3

Quelle: http://blog.okfn.org/2011/01/28/open-public-data-then-what-part-1/

Risks 3

Quelle: http://blog.okfn.org/2011/01/28/open-public-data-then-what-part-1/

Failing to Engage

Quelle: http://blog.okfn.org/2011/01/28/open-public-data-then-what-part-1/