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- Title
Towards open government through open source software for web analytics: The case of Matomo.
- Authors
Gamalielsson, Jonas; Lundell, Björn; Butler, Simon; Brax, Christoffer; Persson, Tomas; Mattsson, Anders; Gustavsson, Tomas; Feist, Jonas; Lönroth, Erik
- Abstract
Web analytics technologies provide opportunities for organisations to obtain information about users visiting their websites in order to understand and optimise web usage. Use of such technologies often leads to issues related to data privacy and potential lock-in to specific suppliers and proprietary technologies. Use of open source software (OSS) for web analytics can create conditions for avoiding issues related to data privacy and lock-in, and thereby provides opportunities for a long-term sustainable solution for organisations both in the public and private sectors. This paper characterises use of and engagement with OSS projects for web analytics. Specifically, we contribute a characterisation of use of OSS licensed web analytics technologies in Swedish government authorities, and a characterisation of organisational engagement with the Matomo OSS project for web analytics.
- Subjects
TRANSPARENCY in government; OPEN source software; WEB analytics
- Publication
eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
2075-9517
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29379/jedem.v13i2.650