I defended my doctoral thesis at Tallinn University of Technology’s Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance titled “Open Government Data Co-Created Public Services”. This research argued that open government data helps to enable the co-creation of new public services, serves as a catalyst for the development of co-creation ecosystems, and changes our conceptualization of how public services can be created and delivered.
This research provides a model and framework for understanding how open government data enables and drives the co-creation of new public services. Additionally, the research project explored the implications for community empowerment, innovation, and enhanced levels of participation in democratic processes.