INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT DATA OPENNESS: A TRANSNATIONAL ANALYSIS

Academia has investigated the benefits and barriers of adopting open government data (OGD). However, there are theoretical gaps about the influence of the institutional factors over OGD. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between institutional dimensions and the level of government data openness in different countries. Forsuch, a quantitative approach was adopted, using secondary data and a linear regression model. It was made evident that the performance of OGD initiatives is associated with the degree of existence of a specific public policy for OGD, the existence of a law on access to information, the development of electronic government programs, the participation of the country in the Open Government Partnership, and the administrative quality of the government. Therefore, beyond the technical challenges, the characteristics of the institutional dimensions of each country cause the implementation standard and performance of national OGD initiatives to vary from case to case.Keywords:Open Government Data; Open Government; Institutional Dimensions; Information and Communication Technologies; National Governments.