A Systematic Literature Review on Open Government Data use in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Abstract

The concept of open data has evolved significantly over the past decade, in line with increasing government policies and initiatives, the quality, volume and accessibility of public data has increased as well. As a result, expectations that open data will help create value, innovation, and a range of economic, social, and environmental transformations are very high. Despite the great potential and high expectations, little is known about the use of open data, especially in enterprises. The overall research goal is to assess the use of open data in Slovene small and medium sized enterprises. To address this problem, we first conducted a systematic literature review to 1) understand the open data field through a historic lens, 2) identify key areas of research, and 3) identify research gaps. Based on the findings we will develop a research agenda.