D2.1 Open data user needs: seven flavours

In this deliverable, we aim to address the first knowledge gap of ODECO, which is understanding the diverse needs of different types of users (Task 2.1). This will help us create a more user-driven open data ecosystem. At the ODECO project’s proposal stage, seven major categories of open data users were identified: non-specialist data users, government, intermediaries & companies, journalists, students, non-government organisations (NGOs), and artificial users. Hence, the proposed title of this deliverable is “Open data user needs: seven flavours”. These seven user types are then translated into nine ESRs in the project, looking into user types, with local and regional/central governments and intermediaries and companies being divided into four separate user types. Hence, the resulting nine types of open data users are studied in the current report.