Purpose

Open government data (OGD) are considered as a technology capable of promoting transparency openness, and accountability, which in turn has a positive impact on innovation activities and creates responsive government, collaboration, cooperation, co-creation and participation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the adoption of OGD and open data portals among students, in an attempt to discover how governments can improve their actions in this respect.

Design/methodology/approach

This study develops a behavioural intention-based analysis using constructs from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, which is supplemented with additional constructs that meet the purpose of the study. In total, ten constructs divided into 33 items constituted the input for our study. Input data for the developed model have been collected through a structured questionnaire distributed between bachelor's and master's level students in three countries – the Czech Republic, India and Latvia. A structural equation modelling technique was used to analyse the relationships between variables of the model and test the nine hypothesis defined.

Findings

Six constructs have been identified to facilitate significant relationships with behavioural intention. The analysis of the results of the three countries allows us to draw more objective conclusions in respect to the aim of the study and to reveal country-specific aspects that need to be addressed in the future.

Originality/value

This study adds to the existing literature few theoretical and practical aspects. It highlights the role of open data portals as a central point of OGD infrastructures. It enables governments to understand the relationships among the related constructs, improving their actions and modifying their data infrastructures accordingly.

中文翻译：

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学生采用开放政府数据的调查：基于行为意图的三个国家的比较分析

目的

开放政府数据 (OGD) 被认为是一种能够促进透明度、开放性和问责制的技术，这反过来又对创新活动产生积极影响，并创建响应式政府、协作、合作、共同创造和参与。本文的目的是探索在学生中采用 OGD 和开放数据门户，试图发现政府如何在这方面改进他们的行动。

设计/方法/方法

本研究使用来自技术接受和使用统一理论的结构开发了一种基于行为意图的分析，并辅以符合研究目的的其他结构。总共有 10 个结构分为 33 个项目，构成了我们研究的输入。已开发模型的输入数据是通过在捷克共和国、印度和拉脱维亚三个国家的学士和硕士学生之间分发的结构化问卷收集的。结构方程建模技术用于分析模型变量之间的关系并检验定义的九个假设。

发现

已经确定了六种结构来促进与行为意图的重要关系。对这三个国家的结果的分析使我们能够就研究的目的得出更客观的结论，并揭示未来需要解决的特定国家的问题。

原创性/价值

这项研究在现有文献的基础上增加了一些理论和实践方面的内容。它强调了开放数据门户作为 OGD 基础设施中心点的作用。它使政府能够了解相关结构之间的关系，改进他们的行动并相应地修改他们的数据基础设施。