Linked open government data

More and more governments are setting up data portals on the web where they publish open government data. The (re)use of this government data can create economic value and increase transparency. The linked data format is part of the Semantic Web and adds more meaning to data than conventional data formats, which improves reusability. It is therefore a suitable data format for the publication of open government data. This thesis describes the process of transforming legacy data formats to linked data. The process is based on findings in literature and improved by the transformation of a small number of open government datasets. Each step of the transformation will be described in detail. The adapted process is evaluated in a new transformation of open government datasets. The main contribution of this thesis are the recommendations on how create linked open government data.Computer Science, track Information ArchitectureWeb Information SystemsElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc