Feng Gao

I’m an activitist, researcher and practitioner promoting and builiding an open digital future in China. Co-Founder and Executive Director of Open Data China.

Publications

Research or Policy Reports

Data Institutions in China:stewarding data in the cultural and migrant population sectors, Feb 2023, Open Data Institute Research Fellowship Report
Advancing Data Justice Research and Practice: China Report, March 2022, Advancing Data Justice Project led by Alan Turing Institute
UK-China Open Data Development and Collaboration,May 2016, Supported by UK-FCO China Prosperity Fund
Open Data in China: A Status Report, Nov 2014, Supported by World Bank and Collaborated with Fudan DMG Lab

Academic Papers

(Chinese only)Investigation into Authorized Public Data Operation: Its Positioning and Nature, Journal of Big Data, 2023
(Chinese only) Open Data Development through the lens of Co-Innovation and Co-creation:Trends, Challenges, and Reflection, Journal of Big Data, 2016, 002(002):38-45.
Assessment on China’s Open Government Data Platforms: Framework, Status and Problems, International Digital Government Research Conference. ACM, 2016.
Open Government Data in China: Lesson Learnt and New Approaches, the 17th International Digital Government Research Conference. ACM, 2016.
(Chinese only) Open data: concepts, status and opportunities, Journal of Big Data, 2015, 000(002):P.9-18.

Essays or Op-ed

Open A Can of SODA – Driving Urban Data Innovation with Openness as its Principle，2017, Paris Innovation Review
(Chinese only) A journey of Open Data in China，2016，FT China