Volume 12, Number 2

The Demand Side of Open Government Data: A Case Study of Kingdom of Bahrain

  Authors

Abdulkarim Katbi¹, Jaflah AlAmmari², Ali AlSoufi³, ¹King Hamad University Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain, ²University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain and ³British University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

  Abstract

Governments around the world have realized the importance of Open Government Data - OGD as new paradigm shift in government that focuses on making governments more service oriented, transparent and competent. However, as with many countries, the situation of OGD initiative in Kingdom of Bahrain is not promising as reflected by number of assessments that measure the implementation and progress of OGD worldwide. The current research aims at investing the local situation regarding consuming and reusing OGD in Kingdom of Bahrain. Specifically, this research assesses the level of citizen awareness towards OGD, determines citizens’ requirements of OGD and identifies the key challenges and obstacles in using/reusing OGD. A questionnaire was developed to investigate the demand side of OGD. The findings show that serious and responsible efforts from the publishers of OGD, namely: Government Organizations are believed to be a necessity in order to progress the implementation process of OGD initiative in Kingdom of Bahrain.

  Keywords

Open Government Data, electronic government, supply, demand, digital society, Kingdom of Bahrain