Purpose: The study aims to underscore the initiatives taken by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in spearheading their drive towards creating “smart” cities. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a qualitative approach by invoking documentary analysis supplemented by...

Purpose: The paper aims to investigate the national open data portals of Japan, The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia to identify the role of cultural variations in terms of their open data initiatives. Design/methodology/approach: Following a qualitative approach, Hofstede’s cultural dimensions...

Purpose: This paper aims to advance a total quality management (TQM) model for the open government data (OGD) initiatives undertaken by the governments. As an example, the paper investigates the national OGD portal of India (www.data.gov.in) and provides implications of the proposed TQM model...

Purpose: This paper aims to summarize the open government data (OGD) research which has been become an increasingly engaging domain for the academic community. Design/methodology/approach: Scanning the literature on OGD, the paper underlines the different strands observable in the OGD-based...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the role of “perceived risks” in adopting mobile government (m-government) services in India. Design/methodology/approach: Conceding that “privacy risks” are one of the major factors that influence the adoption of e-services, the impact of...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to underscore the significance, drivers and barriers towards re-use of open data sets in the context of Oman’s open government data (OGD) initiative. Design/methodology/approach: Following a qualitative framework, the paper invoked a documentary analysis...

Purpose: The paper aims to “re-use” the Open Government Data (OGD) published by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Bihar’s performance across General Elections, 2014, and Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections, 2015, is compared, wherein the role of contestants’ demographic profiles...