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Record Nr.

UNISA996379044703316

Autore

Wessels Bridgette

Titolo

Open Data and the Knowledge Society / Bridgette Wessels, Rachel L. Finn, Kush Wadhwa and Thordis Sveinsdottir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2017

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

9789048529360

9048529360

9789462980181

9462980187

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

303.4833

Soggetti

Open Data

Informationsgesellschaft

Information society - Social aspects

Media Studies.

05.20 communication and society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Defining a 'knowledge society' -- 3. Visions of open data -- 4. Mobilising open data -- 5. Institutions in the data ecosystem / Noorman, Merel -- 6. Mobilising data -- 7. Mobilising data / Bigagli, Lorenzo / Nativi, Stefano -- 8. Navigating legal and ethical frameworks -- 9. Big data, open data and the commercial sector -- 10. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

While there is a lot of talk about how we now live in a knowledge society, the reality has been less impressive: We have yet to truly transition to a knowledge society - in part, this book argues, because discussion mostly focuses on a knowledge economy and information society rather than on ways to mobilise to create an actual knowledge society. That all may change, however, with the rise of open data and



big data. This book considers the role of the open data movement in fostering transformation, showing that at the heart of any successful mobilisation will be an emerging open data ecosystem and new ways for societal actors to effectively produce and use data.