Structural

The government alters institutional structures in response to data-driven transformation.

In response to the shifting needs of a digital society, governments should evolve new bureaucratic structures to accommodate new responsibilities and activities. A structural approach to data governance involves creating or adapting existing institutional structures to take advantage of data as an asset, share data, and figure out innovative ways to extract value from data. Governments around the world are establishing new positions and bodies and constructing new digital architectures that enable novel and innovative ways to use and re-use the nation’s data.

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Country Region Income category Attribute 4 Score Personal Data Protection Body Open Data Portal Open Data Coordinating Body Public Sector Data Governance Body
United Kingdom Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Australia East Asia & Pacific High income 100 1 1 1 1
Germany Europe & Central Asia High income 75 1 1 1 0
New Zealand East Asia & Pacific High income 100 1 1 1 1
Netherlands Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
France Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Spain Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Sweden Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Estonia Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Japan East Asia & Pacific High income 100 1 1 1 1
European Union Europe & Central Asia 75 1 1 1 0
Italy Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Canada North America High income 75 1 1 1 0
Brazil Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Ireland Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Norway Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Finland Europe & Central Asia High income 75 1 1 0 1
Poland Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Singapore East Asia & Pacific High income 75 1 1 0 1
South Korea East Asia & Pacific High income 100 1 1 1 1
United States North America High income 50 0 1 0 1
Switzerland Europe & Central Asia High income 100 1 1 1 1
Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean High income 100 1 1 1 1
Panama Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Argentina Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Mexico Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 75 1 1 1 0
China East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 50 1 0 0 1
Israel Middle East & North Africa High income 100 1 1 1 1
Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 75 1 1 1 0
Hungary Europe & Central Asia High income 75 1 1 0 1
Peru Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 50 1 1 0 0
Ukraine Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 75 1 1 1 0
Thailand East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Taiwan East Asia & Pacific High income 75 0 1 1 1
Turkey Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Philippines East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Chile Latin America & Caribbean High income 25 0 1 0 0
Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa High income 100 1 1 1 1
Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 50 1 1 0 0
Malaysia East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 100 1 1 1 1
Indonesia East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 75 0 1 1 1
South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 25 1 0 0 0
Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 75 1 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa High income 100 1 1 1 1
Albania Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 50 1 1 0 0
India South Asia Lower middle income 25 0 1 0 0
Jordan Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income 75 0 1 1 1
Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 50 0 1 1 0
Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 50 1 0 1 0
Russia Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 75 1 1 0 1
Georgia Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 75 1 1 0 1
Vietnam East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 50 0 1 0 1
Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 75 1 1 1 0
Morocco Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income 75 1 1 1 0
Côte d’Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 50 1 1 0 0
Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 25 1 0 0 0
Bangladesh South Asia Lower middle income 25 0 1 0 0
Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 25 1 0 0 0
Tunisia Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income 50 1 1 0 0
Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 50 0 1 0 1
Pakistan South Asia Lower middle income 25 0 1 0 0
Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 50 1 1 0 0
Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income 50 0 1 0 1
Egypt Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Iran Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Cuba Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income 0 0 0 0 0
Indicator 1
Personal Data protection body
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Personal Data protection body

The Personal Data Protection Body is an institutional structure accountable for the governance and protection of personal data in society. This structure is typically established by the country’s personal data law and is responsible for enforcing it.

Indicator 2
Open data portal
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Open data portal

An open Data Portal is an online government platform which enables users to access collections of government data that have been opened for public re-use.

Indicator 3
Open data Coordinating body
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Open data Coordinating body

An Open Data Coordinating Body is the Institutionalized body or oversight committee responsible for coordinating the opening of governmental data sets to the public.

Indicator 4
Public sector data governance body
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Public sector data governance body

A Public Sector Data Governance Body is the Institutionalized body responsible for coordinating public sector data assets to extract or exploit the value of data in the public sector. It is often responsible for supporting data sharing among governmental entities; managing digital identity programs and/or base registry programs.

Other Attributes

Strategic AttributE
Plans for the different contexts of data use and re-use
Regulatory Attribute
Regulation of Data by its Types and/or Uses
REsponsible AttribuTe
Ethics, trust, and human rights implications of data use and re-use
Structural Attribute 
Adapts institutional structures in response to data-driven transformation
Participatory Attribute 
Incorporation of feedback from stakeholders in data governance regime
International Attribute 
Participation in international efforts to establish data governance rules