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Book cover Private Data and Public Value

Part of the book series: Public Administration and Information Technology ((PAIT,volume 26))

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The first chapter of the book introduces our key question: how can private actors be incentivized to share their data in a way that promotes the public value of the information disclosed? We are interested in whether and how these different organizations can be encouraged by governments and other interested actors to share the information that they hold. The means by which this might be accomplished—particularly how these private actors might be encouraged to collaborate among themselves and with governments—is a major focus of the book. The chapter explores the concept of public value in the context of data disclosure by private organizations, using empirical evidence from the I-Choose project. We argue that while disclosing product information can enhance the public sphere, information disclosure alone is not enough to guarantee this. Disclosure must be supported by innovative governance mechanisms. The chapter explains why disclosing private product data is considered valuable by some policymakers and advocates and considers the barriers to disclosing product information.

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  1. Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Holly Jarman

  2. Department of Informatics, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA

    Luis F. Luna-Reyes

  3. Graduate School of Management, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA

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    Luis F. Luna-Reyes

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Jarman, H., Luna-Reyes, L.F., Zhang, J. (2016). Public Value and Private Organizations. In: Jarman, H., Luna-Reyes, L. (eds) Private Data and Public Value. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27823-0_1

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