Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
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Item Restricted Understanding how open government data (OGD) governance strategies are influenced by the institutional context of local government in smart cities worldwide(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-11-07) Alrawi, Mehad; Lamb, John; Bayat, AliSmart cities use ICTs not only to develop their infrastructure but also to involve citizens in their internal policies and create innovative solutions to urban problems. Accordingly, interest has increased in sharing data with the public to empower them and encourage public innovation through the exploitation of the expansion of ICT. This can facilitate direct communication between power holders and citizens to achieve the greatest interaction among all stakeholders. However, cities may not adopt the same strategy for sharing their data, as the type, amount, and transparency of disclosed data may differ based on their context. Nonetheless, there is a lack of research concerning how various contexts influence variation in sharing public data initiatives. This study aims to explore the contextual determinants of data governance in smart cities globally, integrating an extended version of institutional theory and the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework to create its theoretical framework and examine how the institutional context of local governments affects their choice of four strategies for sharing public data: provider, platform, enabler, and automated system. Data from 100 smart cities is collected by combining secondary and primary data. Study findings reveal that open data strategies and the maturity levels of their technologies vary among smart cities in the world’s six regions, and the impact of institutional context is undeniable while planning open data initiatives. Institutional context factors such as vision and orientation to investing in ICTs, decision-making centralisation, democracy level, level of authority or autonomy, and governance challenges are key determinants of the local government’s approaches to sharing public data, which in turn help develop smart city initiatives. Therefore, this study illustrates that various dimensions of context can affect the success of smart city governance, and it is essential to consider the institutional context and the unique characteristics of each city while developing smart initiatives.21 0