Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence

Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has lau...

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Main Authors:	Zainal, Noor Zalina, Hussin, Husnayati, Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani, Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/14/77540%20%20%20%20%20%20Open%20Government%20Data%20Use%20by%20Malaysian.pdf

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spelling	iium-775402020-02-05T07:48:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/ Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence Zainal, Noor Zalina Hussin, Husnayati Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir Suhaimi, Mohd Adam T Technology (General) Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has launched an OGD portal in 2014 and currently more than 12,000 data sets are available for citizens and businesses to access. However, there is a concern on the level of usage of these datasets. Additionally, there is lack of empirical studies done to understand this issue. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap. Based on a questionnaire survey method, data was collected from Malaysian researchers and academicians to understand their use of OGD. Despite a rather small sample of 62 responses, the findings shed light on the access and purposes of using OGD in the Malaysia context. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/14/77540%20%20%20%20%20%20Open%20Government%20Data%20Use%20by%20Malaysian.pdf Zainal, Noor Zalina and Hussin, Husnayati and Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani and Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam (2019) Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence. In: 6th International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS2019), 2nd-3rd December 2019, Johor Baharu, Johor, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Zainal, Noor Zalina Hussin, Husnayati Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
description	Sharing data by the government with citizens will lead to a more transparent and trustworthy government. Open Government Data (OGD) has been initiated by many governments worldwide aiming to publicly and freely share government data via online. In a similar effort, the government of Malaysia has launched an OGD portal in 2014 and currently more than 12,000 data sets are available for citizens and businesses to access. However, there is a concern on the level of usage of these datasets. Additionally, there is lack of empirical studies done to understand this issue. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap. Based on a questionnaire survey method, data was collected from Malaysian researchers and academicians to understand their use of OGD. Despite a rather small sample of 62 responses, the findings shed light on the access and purposes of using OGD in the Malaysia context.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zainal, Noor Zalina Hussin, Husnayati Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
author_facet	Zainal, Noor Zalina Hussin, Husnayati Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani Mior Nazri, Mior Nasir Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
author_sort	Zainal, Noor Zalina
title	Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_short	Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_full	Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_fullStr	Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
title_sort	open government data use by malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77540/14/77540%20%20%20%20%20%20Open%20Government%20Data%20Use%20by%20Malaysian.pdf
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Open Government data use by Malaysian researchers: some empirical evidence

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