[okfn-discuss] Inquiry / Research on OGD

Fri Feb 3 18:05:30 UTC 2017

Dear Maja

I don't have a specific project to suggest. I am sure that many
participants on the list have excellent projects, as well as some
cautionary tales. If you want your work to have policy traction,
particularly in Slovenia the I suggest that you find an existing project
located somewhere else in the world, which could serve as a good example,
with appropriate modifications, for Slovenia. In particular open government
projects that deal with the environment seem more likely to achieve policy
traction, at least in Europe.

Andrew

Andrew Rens

On 3 February 2017 at 12:57, Maja Pozvek <majapozvekk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Sir/Miss,
>
> my name is Maja Pozvek and I am a Master's student of Public Policy &
> Human Development at United Nations University/Maastricht University in
> Maastricht, the Netherlands. I am currently working on my Master's thesis
> proposal in which I am planning to research the use of open government data
> and its effects on society, particularly on citizen engagement and
> political participation, in a specific case. As I have yet to determine the
> details I decided to get in touch with you as you might advise me how to
> put my research to a good use. More often than not Master's theses end up
> being an end in itself, and while I realize it is a limited piece of work,
> I have certain resources (namely time and the support of UN research staff)
> that I would prefer to put to a good use. I was considering working on the
> case of my home country, Slovenia, as there is a considerable amount of
> progress to be done when it comes to open government data, but perhaps it
> would be wiser to select a country/city/etc. with a functioning open
> government data platform so that I could establish its effects. However, I
> am not limited neither by the government nor by the topic. If there is an
> ongoing project that you run or are aware of, perhaps I could contribute to
> that in a way. If there is a piece of a puzzle that I could contribute,
> please let me know. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to
> ask.
>
> Thank you for your help and kind regards,
> Maja Pozvek
>
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