Open Data in Action: Initiatives during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

González-Zapata, Felipe; Perez, Jacob Arturo Rivera Perez; Chauvet, Lucia; Emilsson, Cecilia; Zahuranec, Andrew J.; Young, Andrew

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3937613

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“…At the same time, the debate shifted towards several aspects of OS that took particular relevance during the pandemic-notably open data sharing and preprinting. Discussion on the first of these, data sharing, often started with the widespread claim that OD had been important in combating the pandemic (Barton et al, 2020;Desai et al, 2021;Gonzalez-Zapata et al, 2021;Gutierrez & Li, 2020;Larson et al, 2022;Simons et al, 2021). Cited advantages of OD in the response to COVID-19 included benefits to science-such as validation of research conclusions, increased re-use of data, enablement of replication studies, and facilitation of the peer-review process (Bal, 2021), plus greater transparency (Barton et al, 2020).…”

Section: Focus On Open Data Sharingmentioning

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The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: An analysis of expert opinion

Marshall,

Pinfield,

Abbott

et al. 2024

Preprint

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This study is an analysis of the international debate on open science that took place during the pandemic. It addresses the question, how did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the debate on open science? The study takes the form of a qualitative analysis of a large corpus of key articles, editorials, blogs and thought pieces about the impact of COVID on open science, published during the pandemic in English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The findings show that many authors believed that it was clear that the experience of the pandemic had illustrated or strengthened the case for open science, with language such as a “stress test”, “catalyst”, “revolution” or “tipping point” frequently used. It was commonly believed that open science had played a positive role in the response to the pandemic, creating a clear ‘line of sight’ between open science and societal benefits. Whilst the arguments about open science deployed in the debate were not substantially new, the focuses of debate changed in some key respects. There was much less attention given to business models for open access and critical perspectives on open science, but open data sharing, preprinting, information quality and misinformation became most prominent in debates. There were also moves to reframe open science conceptually, particularly in connecting science with society and addressing broader questions of equity.

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Section: Focus On Open Data Sharingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: An analysis of expert opinion

Marshall,

Pinfield,

Abbott

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…That report argued that the COVID-19 pandemic "increased the demand for access to timely, relevant, and quality data" and that "during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments were active in promoting OGD, both in terms of releasing data and re-using them to build different types of data products" (Gonzalez-Zapata et al, 2021). The studied applications and services built on top of OGD were, primarily, focused specifically on the public health aspects of the pandemic and were primarily citizen focused and oriented towards providing updates and situational awareness (Gonzalez-Zapata et al, 2021). Though many of these services were being supported, built, and maintained by governmental organizations, many non-governmental stakeholders also played an active role.…”

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“…fourth, during a time of crisis, these services are likely initiated by the release of OGD from the public sector, driven and developed by non-governmental stakeholders, and likely focused externally towards information dissemination (Gonzalez-Zapata et al, 2021). These arguments will form the basic framework for analyzing the cases conducted for this research and it is through this discussion and exploration that the research questions may be answered so that the paper's contributions may emerge.…”

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The role of open government data and co-creation in crisis management: Initial conceptual propositions from the COVID-19 pandemic

McBride

Nikiforova

Lněnička

2023

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, open government data (OGD) was often used as a valuable crisis management resource. Unfortunately, there is limited research that explores how OGD can be used during times of crisis as a crisis management tool. To ensure that OGD can be used effectively in future crises, there is a need to understand how it may be used and what benefits its usage may bring. This paper brings new insight into this topic by conducting a comparative exploratory case study of three Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries – Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia, where OGD was used at different levels to help manage different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of this research, three contributions are made: (1) it integrates OGD into previous crisis management literature, offering new and initial conceptual propositions; (2) it demonstrates how OGD enables the co-creation of new services that create public value during times of crisis; and (3) it provides empirical examples of OGD-driven co-created services.

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Open Government Data (OGD) sites and the sharing of country-specific real-time pandemic information: An investigation into COVID-19 datasets available on worldwide OGDs

Tang,

Jiang,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Information Processing & Management

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Open Data in Action: Initiatives during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

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The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: An analysis of expert opinion

The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: An analysis of expert opinion

The role of open government data and co-creation in crisis management: Initial conceptual propositions from the COVID-19 pandemic

Open Government Data (OGD) sites and the sharing of country-specific real-time pandemic information: An investigation into COVID-19 datasets available on worldwide OGDs

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