日本のオープンデータと「新しい公共」

―現状とその課題、協働促進のプラットフォームに向けて―

抄録

This paper analyzes the features and issues of current “open data” politics in Japan. Open data in Japan is not highly evaluated by the global community. Why doesn't the concept of open data work in this country? One basic reason is the lack of political and business context. By reviewing open data politics in Japan, this paper points out the lack of specific political power that promotes open data and rational economical requests. This is because the government has already allowed the disclosure of information in Japan. The “Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs” was legislated in the late 1990s, and administrative information was recently made widely available through the internet in Japan. With this background, this paper tries to apply open data as a platform that connects private and public sectors.