DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5142816
title: A stakeholder-centered determination of High-Value Data sets: the use-case of Latvia

description: The data in this dataset were collected in the result of the survey of Latvian society (2021) aimed at identifying high-value data set for Latvia, i.e. data sets that, in the view of Latvian society, could create the value for the Latvian economy and society.<br> The survey is created for both individuals and businesses.<br> It being made public both to act as supplementary data for "Towards enrichment of the open government data: a stakeholder-centered determination of High-Value Data sets for Latvia" paper (author: Anastasija Nikiforova, University of Latvia) and in order for other researchers to use these data in their own work. The survey was distributed among Latvian citizens and organisations. The structure of the survey is available in the supplementary file available (see Survey_HighValueDataSets.odt) ***Description of the data in this data set: structure of the survey and pre-defined answers (if any)***<br> 1. Have you ever used open (government) data? - {(1) yes, once; (2) yes, there has been a little experience; (3) yes, continuously, (4) no, it wasn’t needed for me; (5) no, have tried but has failed}<br> 2. How would you assess the value of open govenment data that are currently available for your personal use or your business? - 5-point Likert scale, where 1 – any to 5 – very high<br> 3. If you ever used the open (government) data, what was the purpose of using them? - {(1) Have not had to use; (2) to identify the situation for an object or ab event (e.g. Covid-19 current state); (3) data-driven decision-making; (4) for the enrichment of my data, i.e. by supplementing them; (5) for better understanding of decisions of the government; (6) awareness of governments’ actions (increasing transparency); (7) forecasting (e.g. trendings etc.); (8) for developing data-driven solutions that use only the open data; (9) for developing data-driven solutions, using open data as a supplement to existing data; (10) for training and education purposes; (11) for entertainment; (12) other (open-ended question)<br> 4. What category(ies) of “high value datasets” is, in you opinion, able to create added value for society or the economy? {(1)Geospatial data; (2) Earth observation and environment; (3) Meteorological; (4) Statistics; (5) Companies and company ownership; (6) Mobility}<br> 5. To what extent do you think the current data catalogue of Latvia’s Open data portal corresponds to the needs of data users/ consumers? - 10-point Likert scale, where 1 – no data are useful, but 10 – fully correspond, i.e. all potentially valuable datasets are available<br> 6. Which of the current data categories in Latvia’s open data portals, in you opinion, most corresponds to the “high value dataset”? - {(1)Foreign affairs; (2) business econonmy; (3) energy; (4) citizens and society; (5) education and sport; (6) culture; (7) regions and municipalities; (8) justice, internal affairs and security; (9) transports; (10) public administration; (11) health; (12) environment; (13) agriculture, food and forestry; (14) science and technologies}<br> 7. Which of them form your TOP-3? - {(1)Foreign affairs; (2) business econonmy; (3) energy; (4) citizens and society; (5) education and sport; (6) culture; (7) regions and municipalities; (8) justice, internal affairs and security; (9) transports; (10) public administration; (11) health; (12) environment; (13) agriculture, food and forestry; (14) science and technologies}<br> 8. How would you assess the value of the following data categories?<br> 8.1. sensor data - 5-point Likert scale, where 1 – not needed to 5 – highly valuable<br> 8.2. real-time data - 5-point Likert scale, where 1 – not needed to 5 – highly valuable<br> 8.3. geospatial data - 5-point Likert scale, where 1 – not needed to 5 – highly valuable<br> 9. What would be these datasets? I.e. what (sub)topic could these data be associated with? - open-ended question<br> 10. Which of the data sets currently available could be valauble and useful for society and businesses? - open-ended question<br> 11. Which of the data sets currently NOT available in Latvia’s open data portal could, in your opinion, be valauble and useful for society and businesses? - open-ended question<br> 12. How did you define them? - {(1)Subjective opinion; (2) experience with data; (3) filtering out the most popular datasets, i.e. basing the on public opinion; (4) other (open-ended question)}<br> 13. How high could be the value of these data sets value for you or your business? - 5-point Likert scale, where 1 – not valuable, 5 – highly valuable<br> 14. Do you represent any company/ organization (are you working anywhere)? (if “yes”, please, fill out the survey twice, i.e. as an individual user AND a company representative) - {yes; no; I am an individual data user; other (open-ended)}<br> 15. What industry/ sector does your company/ organization belong to? (if you do not work at the moment, please, choose the last option) - {Information and communication services; Financial and ansurance activities; Accommodation and catering services; Education; Real estate operations; Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transport and storage; construction; water supply; waste water; waste management and recovery; electricity, gas supple, heating and air conditioning; manufacturing industry; mining and quarrying; agriculture, forestry and fisheries professional, scientific and technical services; operation of administrative and service services; public administration and defence; compulsory social insurance; health and social care; art, entertainment and recreation; activities of households as employers;; CSO/NGO; Iam not a representative of any company<br> 16. To which category does your company/ organization belong to in terms of its size? - {small; medium; large; self-employeed; I am not a representative of any company}<br> 17. What is the age group that you belong to? (if you are an individual user, not a company representative) - {11..15, 16..20, 21..25, 26..30, 31..35, 36..40, 41..45, 46+, “do not want to reveal”}<br> 18. Please, indicate your education or a scientific degree that corresponds most to you? (if you are an individual user, not a company representative) - {master degree; bachelor’s degree; Dr. and/ or PhD; student (bachelor level); student (master level); doctoral candidate; pupil; do not want to reveal these data} ***Format of the file***<br> .xls, .csv (for the first spreadsheet only), .odt ***Licenses or restrictions***<br> CC-BY