6.2 Participation component
The following elements outline the metrics associated with measuring the value and outcomes of Open Government Data with regard to
improving participation in democratic processes.
Indicators (when is this working?) What needs to be measured? How this needs to be measured?
There are new tools for participation There are new tools and applications created
that provide ways for the public to engage into
decision-making and policy shaping procedures
(G)
Measure the perception of certain groups of society as
to if they believe that there are more ways to engage
into decision-making and policy shaping procedures
(G)
Identify where and how often tools are being utilized
where they did not previously exist
The existing tools for participation are used to a
greater extent by the individual or group
Citizens have tools for interaction with
government officials, programs and an inside
process to co-produce information and data and
these tools are being used more frequently (S)
How citizens utilize available tools to
participate in democratic processes.
Measure the increase in public political participation in
civic groups (political parties, NGOs, unions etc.)
before and after the release of OGD policy, through
existing mechanisms.
There are appropriate feedback opportunities Public opinions are measured and assessed (S) Structured interviews with parties lodging the
feedback
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Indicators (when is this working?) What needs to be measured? How this needs to be measured?
Public perception that there are opportunities
for their feedback through channels available to
them
Structured interviews with parties lodging the
feedback
Citizens are encouraged to participate Existence of incentives directed at raising the
public interest in the use of Open Government
Data, also in political contexts
Measurement of number of government-based
incentive programmes
Citizens’ willingness to engage and contribute
to policy deliberation using OGD
Interviews with the public
The number of references to OGD in formal
public submissions to legislative and policy
consultations.
Quantitative measurement of the number of references
to OGD in formal public submissions to legislative and
policy consultations.
Quality of participation is being increased (P) Quality of engagement is increased due to
better opportunities given for those who are
already engaged.
Structured interviews with parties already participating
in political discourse.
Quality of reference and analysis in public
submissions to formal public submissions to
legislative and policy consultations.
There are appropriate licences allowing for reuse
of OGD (P)
Public data is released under open license
which enables free re-use, including
commercial re-use (P)
Measurement of data sets with appropriate licences
Public data is published in re-usable form (P) Is the OGD published in re-usable form? (P) 5-star deployment scheme (P)
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Indicators (when is this working?) What needs to be measured? How this needs to be measured?
Analyse if new applications take advantage of flexible
formats of OGD.
Data released from different government
agencies follow the same format (P)
Public data from different departments about
the same subject is published in the same,
standard formats and with the same definitions
(P)
5 star deployment scheme (P)
The umber of applied cases where consistent
terminologies and comparable metrics are used
in reports and submissions to formal public
submissions to legislative and policy
consultations.
Document the number of applied cases where
consistent terminologies and comparable metrics are
used in reports and submissions to formal public
submissions to legislative and policy consultations.
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6.3 Public Sphere component
The following elements outline the metrics associated with measuring the value and outcomes of Open Government Data with regard to improving
the quality and effectiveness of the public sphere in democratic processes.
Indicators (when is this working?) What needs to be measured? How this needs to be measured?
There are actions taken to maximise public
utilisation of OGD (P)
If there are new tools and applications created
to provide new ways for the public to obtain
relevant data and information (G)
Observe if there are new tools and applications created
to provide new ways for the public to obtain relevant
data and information (G)
Measure the perception of certain groups of society,
conduct structured interviews to check if these groups
of society believe there are more ways to get relevant
data and information, which can eliminate knowledge
asymmetry as a result of data provision and re-use (G)
The traffic and usage of such tools increases Monitoring the usage of the tools
Usability of these data sets Further research required
Easy accessibility (P) Public data is available and easy to find through
a single, easy-to-use, online access point (P)
Questionnaires with users of OGD websites to check
their perception of usability
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Indicators (when is this working?) What needs to be measured? How this needs to be measured?
The increase in successful downloads of OGD
sets
Measurement of download history from OGD portals
Evidence of use of OGD
Further research required
No restrictions to access There are no restrictions as to who, when and
what data sets can download, no limits in
number of downloads per user.
Absence of complaints of restricted access to
OGD data sets.
Further research required
OGD is free of charge There is no cost involved in accessing the
information
Measuring the number and proportion of OGD
resources requiring payment for data access
The discourse in unbiased If lobbyists, PR-expert and other actors
influence the debate resulting from OGD
Further research required
The umber of OGD data sets referenced by a
variety of competing interest groups as
evidence for their own position (where they are
not contesting the data)
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6.4 Transparency component