Open Data: A Stepchild in e-Estonia’s Data Management Strategy?

Abstract The availability of open data has increased dramatically, partly in reaction to several types government agencies publishing their raw data. Access and use is not only essential for the development public policy delivery various services, but it also eminent value private (and often economic) purposes. To meet these demands, dramatically both domestically EU-wide. Nevertheless, still access personal which usually spotlight public—and legal—debates. Contributing fill this gap, paper analyses significance resulting challenges imposed by widespread lack specific policies. provides an overview existing systems used Estonian governance ensure information, highlights shortcomings, before finally makes proposals on how improve disclosure practices Estonia.