Knowledge-Driven Data Ecosystems Toward Data Transparency

Journal of Data and Information Quality, vol. 14, pp. 1–12

Abstract

A data ecosystem (DE) offers a keystone-player or alliance-driven infrastructure that enables the interaction of different stakeholders and the resolution of interoperability issues among shared data. However, despite years of research in data governance and management, trustability is still affected by the absence of transparent and traceable data-driven pipelines. In this work, we focus on requirements and challenges that DEs face when ensuring data transparency. Requirements are derived from the data and organizational management, as well as from broader legal and ethical considerations. We propose a novel knowledge-driven DE architecture, providing the pillars for satisfying the analyzed requirements. We illustrate the potential of our proposal in a real-world scenario. Last, we discuss and rate the potential of the proposed architecture in the fulfillmentof these requirements.

Authors 12

1. Sandra Geisler Aachen Fraunhofer FIT and

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

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   Fraunhofer FIT and RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2. María-Esther Vidal

   Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

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   TIB-Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Hannover, Gerrmany

3. Cinzia Cappiello

   Politecnico di Milano

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   Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

4. Bernadette Farias Lóscio

   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

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   Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil

5. Avigdor Gal

   Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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   Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

6. Matthias Jarke Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

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   RWTH Aachen University and Fraunhofer FIT, Aachen, Germany

7. Maurizio Lenzerini

   Sapienza University of Rome

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   Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

8. Paolo Missier

   Newcastle University

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   Newcastle University, United Kingdom

9. Boris Otto

   TU Dortmund University · Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

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   TU Dortmund University and Fraunhofer ISST, Dortmund, Germany

10. Elda Paja

    IT University of Copenhagen

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    IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen S, Denmark

11. Barbara Pernici

    Politecnico di Milano

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    Politecnico di Milano, Milano,, Italy

12. Jakob Rehof

    TU Dortmund University · Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

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    TU Dortmund University and Fraunhofer ISST, Dortmund, Germany