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Open Data for Business Development in the Swedish ICT-sector

Bondesson, Hanna LU and Rahm, Axel LU (2020) INTM01 20201
Innovation Engineering
Abstract
Open data is broadly expected to generate innovation and economic value for both the public and private sector. Though the diffusion of open data has kept a fast pace, knowledge of visualisation and points of access of open data remains low. Moreover, literature of the private-sector application of open data is still scarce.
The first objective of this thesis is to increase the knowledge about the potential to use open data for business development for companies in the Swedish’ information and communications technology sector. This is done through a literature study and a practical case study where open data is utilised. The case study showcases the potential to use open data for improved market insights and business intelligence. It also... (More)
Open data is broadly expected to generate innovation and economic value for both the public and private sector. Though the diffusion of open data has kept a fast pace, knowledge of visualisation and points of access of open data remains low. Moreover, literature of the private-sector application of open data is still scarce.
The first objective of this thesis is to increase the knowledge about the potential to use open data for business development for companies in the Swedish’ information and communications technology sector. This is done through a literature study and a practical case study where open data is utilised. The case study showcases the potential to use open data for improved market insights and business intelligence. It also exemplifies the potential to create new products and services, through data-driven business model innovation, with open data.
The second objective of the thesis is to increase the knowledge of the technical barriers of open data from a user’s perspective. Three use cases are presented, based on different Swedish open-data platforms to explore potential technical barriers. The limiting factors when utilising open data in Sweden today is found to be lack of primary, continuous data and the IT- knowledge needed to conduct a more fruitful data analysis.
The thesis shows that there is potential for ICT-companies to create or increase revenue streams through open data, but that lack of primary, continuous data could be hindering the adoption. (Less)
Popular Abstract (Swedish)
Näringslivet kan dra nytta av öppna data på flera olika sätt men man måste vara medvetna om de hinder som finns på i det snabbt växande landskapet av öppna data i Sverige.
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author
Bondesson, Hanna LU and Rahm, Axel LU
supervisor
organization
course
INTM01 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
open data, private sector, business development, technical barriers
language
English
id
9020025
date added to LUP
2020-06-18 09:47:23
date last changed
2020-06-18 09:47:23
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  abstract     = {{Open data is broadly expected to generate innovation and economic value for both the public and private sector. Though the diffusion of open data has kept a fast pace, knowledge of visualisation and points of access of open data remains low. Moreover, literature of the private-sector application of open data is still scarce.
The first objective of this thesis is to increase the knowledge about the potential to use open data for business development for companies in the Swedish’ information and communications technology sector. This is done through a literature study and a practical case study where open data is utilised. The case study showcases the potential to use open data for improved market insights and business intelligence. It also exemplifies the potential to create new products and services, through data-driven business model innovation, with open data.
The second objective of the thesis is to increase the knowledge of the technical barriers of open data from a user’s perspective. Three use cases are presented, based on different Swedish open-data platforms to explore potential technical barriers. The limiting factors when utilising open data in Sweden today is found to be lack of primary, continuous data and the IT- knowledge needed to conduct a more fruitful data analysis.
The thesis shows that there is potential for ICT-companies to create or increase revenue streams through open data, but that lack of primary, continuous data could be hindering the adoption.}},
  author       = {{Bondesson, Hanna and Rahm, Axel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Open Data for Business Development in the Swedish ICT-sector}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}