Mobile Application Services Based Upon Open Urban Government Data

Mainka, Agnes; Hartmann, Sarah; Meschede, Christine; Stock, Wolfgang G.

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Title

Mobile Application Services Based Upon Open Urban Government Data

Author(s)

• Mainka, Agnes
• Hartmann, Sarah
• Meschede, Christine
• Stock, Wolfgang G.

Issue Date

2015-03-15

Keyword(s)

• data science including digital curation and big data
• information services
• information systems

Abstract

Mobile applications (m-apps), which are based upon open urban data, make up new ways of governmental services and information. In a large-scale study we analyzed 471 m-apps of 24 metropolitan regions all over the world, regarding their implementation and usage development. For instance cities like Sydney, New York or Berlin host so-called hackerthons (hacker marathons) to actively push the development of m-apps based on government data. We model a typology of these m-apps and present a unique overview of the variety of types, used eco-systems and developers. For Android m-apps the success was measurable by the amount of counted downloads. Finally we argue that we are still in the beginning of citizen-oriented e-government and need more actionable research in this field.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2015 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

English

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