Analyzing the Cross-Sector Sharing of Government Data Based on the Niche Theory

Cross-Sector Government data sharing plays an important role in the holistic governance on cross-cutting issues like health-care and counter-terrorism. This study views each participating agency as a system element occupying its unique niche, discusses its motives and concerns in data sharing and constructs the cross-sector niche structure in the government data sharing scenario. Then, the relationship between the structure and data sharing behavior is analyzed. Finally, the paper puts forward suggestions to foster data sharing development.