Big data in the public sector: Uncertainties and readiness

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 267-283

  Klievink, Bram ^a   Romijn, Bart Jan ^a   Cunningham, Scott ^a   de Bruijn, Hans ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Big data; Bold; E government; Readiness; Use

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASSESSMENT; BOLD; E-GOVERNMENTS; GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION; READINESS;

BIG DATA;

EID: 84982126226     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: 15729419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-016-9686-2     Document Type: Article

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