Stevens, Hallam (2019) Open data, closed government: Unpacking data.gov.sg. First Monday, 24 (4).

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Abstract

In 2011, Singapore created data.gov.sg as an open, online repository for government data. This essay examines this Web portal, the data it contains, and some of the applications that have been built using it and aims to understand the role that data.gov.sg plays within the context of Singapore’s continued political and economic development. Although such portals and the data they contain are often presented as offering transformative modes of governance and democratic participation, analysis of data.gov.sg shows how the data portal can act to reinforce and entrench existing modes of governance.

Item ID:	75543
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1396-0466
Copyright Information:	© Hallam Stevens. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Funders:	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Center (DSAIR)
Date Deposited:	17 Aug 2022 06:22
FoR Codes:	46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4605 Data management and data science > 460599 Data management and data science not elsewhere classified @ 50% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4410 Sociology > 441007 Sociology and social studies of science and technology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	22 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES > 2204 Information systems, technologies and services > 220408 Information systems @ 50% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1399 Other culture and society > 139999 Other culture and society not elsewhere classified @ 50%
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