# An Analysis of the Supply of Open Government Data
## 1 Introduction  
Open data (OD) refers to information that has been generated by public or private entities and then published under a license that allows its use, reuse, and distribution freely [1]. Information collected and released from the public sector (e.g., transportation, pollution, agriculture, education, health, and census, among others) is referred to as Open Government Data (OGD) [2]. The public sector is considered one of the main contributors to the open data movement, due to the vast amount of information it generates [3]. According to [4], during recent years, there has been an increase in the number of countries that are adopting open data policies as part of their governmental agenda. Authors also argue that this trend is related to the potential benefits that OGD offers as a shared value (social and economic). From the social perspective, OGD is considered as a trigger of transparency, accountability, fighting against corruption, and the empowerment of citizens. The economic aspect of OGD is related to fostering innovation, enterprise opportunities, and job creation, because OGD is considered a production asset in the digital economy. Additional evidence of global interest in the open data topic is the recent creation of different portals in which governments consolidate their data from different public entities (e.g., education, health, transportation) on a single website in order to release their data for free and collective use. Some examples of these portals developed by governments are the US ([[https://www.data.gov/open-gov/](https://www.data.gov/open-gov/)]([https://www.data.gov/open-gov/](https://www.data.gov/open-gov/))), Canada ([[https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data](https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data)]([https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data](https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data))), Brazil ([[http://www.dados.gov.br/](http://www.dados.gov.br/)]([http://www.dados.gov.br/](http://www.dados.gov.br/))), Mexico ([[https://datos.gob.mx/](https://datos.gob.mx/)]([https://datos.gob.mx/](https://datos.gob.mx/))), or the European Data Portal ([[https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en](https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en)]([https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en](https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en))) funded by the European Commission. Other aspects related to open data interests are the initiatives constituted in conjunction with citizens, academics, and non-governmental organizations that are creating indexes, such as the Global Open Data Index (GODI) ([[https://index.okfn.org/](https://index.okfn.org/)]([https://index.okfn.org/](https://index.okfn.org/))), Open Data Barometer (ODB) ([[https://opendatabarometer.org/?year=2017&indicator=ODB](https://opendatabarometer.org/?year=2017&indicator=ODB)]([https://opendatabarometer.org/?year=2017&indicator=ODB](https://opendatabarometer.org/?year=2017&indicator=ODB))), Open Data Watch (ODW) ([[https://opendatawatch.com/](https://opendatawatch.com/)]([https://opendatawatch.com/](https://opendatawatch.com/))), and Open Data Impact (ODI) ([[https://odimpact.org/](https://odimpact.org/)]([https://odimpact.org/](https://odimpact.org/))) which are measuring the amount of data published by different governments around the world, as well as potential benefits and challenges (technical, legal, economic, social) that these public datasets (e.g., education, health, transportation) are generating in society. Although there has been an increased interest in the phenomenon of open government data, most research has been conducted by applying qualitative methodologies through surveys, case studies, and desk research focusing on diverse topics, such as challenges and barriers in adopting and implementing open government data initiatives, and other qualitative studies have been focused on the release, provision, or value of these public datasets [5; 6; 7]. However, there is a gap in the literature for analyzing and measuring the determinants of the supply of open government data adopting a quantitative approach.