Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach

Jonathan Groff; Michael Baker; Françoise Détienne

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_15

Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach

Jonathan Groff, Michael Baker, Françoise Détienne

Université Paris-Saclay

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Abstract

Open data have recently become key vectors of the implementation of open government in terms of the notion of transparency. The present study is precisely part of an EU-funded project whose aim is to develop a European platform devoted to the collective exploitation of open data. It aims to understand the processes of production and use of open data by, respectively, public administrators-(PAs) and citizen groups. On the basis of an Activity Theory analysis of focus groups involving these two sets of social actors, potential internal and external tensions are identified, with respect to objects, rules and instruments of activity. Main results showed that PAs practice a “strategically opaque transparency” policy by selecting data to open with the aim of preserving politico-economical interests, thereby limiting their reuse. We propose that interactions with citizens on the ROUTE-TA-PA platform could support PAs in publishing relevant data for users, whilst respecting these interests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations
Subtitle of host publication	Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
Editors	Chuan-Hoo Tan, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	151-158
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319393988
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_15
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2016 → 22 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9752
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	17/07/16 → 22/07/16

Keywords

Activity theory
Open data
Public administrations
Social platform
Tensions
Transparency

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Groff, J., Baker, M., & Détienne, F. (2016). Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach. In C.-H. Tan, & F. F.-H. Nah (Eds.), HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings (pp. 151-158). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9752). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_15

Groff, Jonathan ; Baker, Michael ; Détienne, Françoise. / Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data : An activity theory approach. HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. editor / Chuan-Hoo Tan ; Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah. Springer Verlag, 2016. pp. 151-158 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Groff, J, Baker, M & Détienne, F 2016, Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach. in C-H Tan & FF-H Nah (eds), HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9752, Springer Verlag, pp. 151-158, 3rd International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016, Toronto, Canada, 17/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_15

Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach. / Groff, Jonathan; Baker, Michael ; Détienne, Françoise.
HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. ed. / Chuan-Hoo Tan; Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 151-158 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9752).

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Groff J, Baker M , Détienne F. Aligning public administrators and citizens on and around open data: An activity theory approach. In Tan CH, Nah FFH, editors, HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: Information Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2016. p. 151-158. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_15

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