Titel Deelnemers "Korte inhoud" "Identifying patterns and recommendations of and for sustainable open data initiatives: A benchmarking-driven analysis of open government data initiatives among European countries" "Cesar Casiano Flores" "Open government and open (government) data are seen as tools to create new opportunities, eliminate or at least reduce information inequalities and improve public services. More than a decade of these efforts has provided much experience, practices, and perspectives to learn how to better deal with them. This paper focuses on benchmarking of open data initiatives over the years and attempts to identify patterns observed among European countries that could lead to disparities in the development, growth, and sustainability of open data ecosystems. To do this, we studied benchmarks and indices published over the last years (57 editions of 8 artifacts) and conducted a comparative case study of eight European countries, identifying patterns among them considering different potentially relevant contexts such as e-government, open government data, open data indices and rankings, and others relevant for the country under consideration. Using a Delphi method, we reached a consensus within a panel of experts and validated a final list of 94 patterns, including their frequency of occurrence among studied countries and their effects on the respective countries. Finally, we took a closer look at the developments in identified contexts over the years and defined 21 recommendations for more resilient and sustainable open government data initiatives and ecosystems and future steps in this area." "Assessing the leapfrogging potential to water sensitive: the Dutch case of Zwolle (vol 14, pg 1638, 2023)" "Cesar Casiano Flores" "Assessing the leapfrogging potential to water sensitive: the Dutch case of Zwolle" "Cesar Casiano Flores, Paula Rodriguez Müller" "Assessing SDI Implementation Scenarios to Facilitate Emergency Mapping Operations in the Dominican Republic" "Gregorio Antonio Rosario Michel, Joep Crompvoets" "The Dominican Republic (DR) is a small island developing state (SIDS) highly exposed to disaster-risk phenomena, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) enables coordination and sharing of spatial information and services from multiple sources, while emergency mapping operations (EMO) help decision-makers build a common operational picture (COP) of impacted communities. Assessment of future scenarios for SDI implementation to meet emergency mapping goals requires the consideration of a wide range of stakeholders with different objectives. We make use of multi-actor multi-criteria analysis (MAMCA) in the case study of DR to evaluate government, private sector, emergency mapping team (EMT), and academia perspectives of three governance scenarios (Going-Concern, Increasing-Hierarchy, and Increasing-Network) for SDI implementation. Our findings suggest that the ‘Increasing Network’ scenario is the most suitable for SDI implementation. A well-coordinated inter-organizational network through a SDI should empower more stakeholders to participate in EMO. This work highlighted the increase of public-private partnerships as a key criterion to share costs and efforts to effectively support emergency mapping tasks. Findings reported herein could assist decision-makers in designing roadmaps to enhance SDI implementation in the DR. This knowledge will also support future studies/practices in other SIDS, which share similar natural hazards and development issues." "Climate Change Adaptation: The Role of Geospatial Data in Sustainable Infrastructures" "Cesar Casiano Flores, Joep Crompvoets" "The Expected Public Value of the European Union Central Bank Digital Currency What is the expected public value of a digital currency in the European Union? Student Track Paper" "Joep Crompvoets" "Toward a contextualized research agenda: Governance challenges of the wastewater treatment policy in Mexico and the role of subnational governments" "Cesar Casiano Flores" "Towards a Co-creation Approach in the European Interoperability Framework" "Cesar Casiano Flores, Paula Rodriguez Müller, Trui Steen, Joep Crompvoets" "Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an enhanced conceptual model for the integrated public service (IPS) functionality of the European interoperability framework (EIF). The enhanced model incorporates co-creation within the three stages of the IPS cycle. While co-creation can provide innovative routes to overcome interoperability challenges, how co-creation can be a part of the EIF has not been tackled before (Casiano Flores, et al., 2021). Design/methodology/approach A preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses scoping literature review was used to develop the model and identify decisive aspects of co-creation, service users and service providers. Next, a purposive snowball sampling of grey literature comprising primarily of official documentation produced by the European Union was then undertaken to further inform the central argument. Finally, the subsequent validation of the model and derived conclusions was undertaken both internally and externally by peers and experts. Findings Relationships between key sets of actors during co-creation are bi-directional. Furthermore, different sets of actors are, in turn, service providers and service users depending on the service provided and the stage in the public service cycle under consideration. Understanding these bi-directional interrelationships can help improve public services provided by governmental actors through collaboration with users. Originality/value Most public service delivery models see relationships between key stakeholders as unidirectional and one-dimensional. By contrast, this study proposes a shift in paradigm where IPS users are not passive actors and mere consumers of services but instead are key stakeholders actively participating in IPS provision." "Conclusion – strategies and policy decisions in the new digital-era governance" "Evrim Tan, Joep Crompvoets" "This concluding chapter discusses how to create viable technology adoption strategies and policies in the new digital-era governance. Specifically, the chapter elucidates the policy processes and decisions that need to be taken to implement AI, blockchain, and big data solutions in public governance processes. Building on the research insight about the use of digital technologies in the fight against fraud, the chapter expounds on the drivers for the implementation of the AI, big data, and blockchain technologies in administrative decision-making processes. The chapter extrapolates new challenges and issues practitioners need to face in the new digital-era governance, and concludes with a new research agenda for the role of data-processing and new digital technologies in digital public governance." "A new era of Digital governance" "Evrim Tan, Joep Crompvoets" "This chapter introduces the ‘New Digital Era Governance’ as a new paradigm in public administration scholarship by compounding on the changing roles of digital technologies in public governance. Particularly, the chapter highlights the challenges inflicted upon public administration and society with the advancements of new digital technologies, such as big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. By comparing the changing role of digital technologies in government functions, public value creation, human resources, and governance, the chapter asserts that the theoretical and practical implications of ‘New Digital Era Governance’ differ from Dunleavy et al.’s ‘Digital Era Governance’."