Abstract Open Government Data (OGD) is seen as a key factor of Open Government
initiatives. However, government data is often scattered across various government websites …

Recommender systems based on collaborative filtering predict user preferences for products
or services by learning past user-item relationships. A predominant approach to …

Abstract Publishing Government Linked Data (and Linked Data in general) is a process that
involves a high number of steps, design decisions and technologies. Although some initial …

Public sector bodies maintain a large amount of data from various domains. This data
represents a potential resource that organizations and individuals can use to enhance their …

Governments are one of the largest producers and collectors of data in many different
domains. As one major aim of open government data initiatives is the release of social and …

Governments are one of the largest producers and collectors of data in many different
domains and one major aim of open government data initiatives is the release of social and …

We tackle the challenges involved in converting raw government data into high-quality
Linked Government Data (LGD). Our approach is centred around the idea of self-service …

Due to openness and transparency initiatives, a vast amount of data is being made publicly
available. This data has great significance for business and society. However, it also led to …

We observe that “LOD hubs” are emerging. They provide well-managed reference identifiers
that attract a large share of the incoming links on the Web of Data and play a crucial role in …

In Europe, an open government data ecosystem is being developed. This ecosystem is
implemented using various technologies and platforms. In fact, the use of a common …