In this paper, we present the growth barometer (Vekstbarometer in Norwegian),
which is a digital platform that provides the development trends in the
regional context in a visual and user-friendly way. The platform is developed
to use open data from different sources that is presented mainly in five main
groups: goals, premises or prerequisites for growth, industries, growth, and
expectations. Furthermore, it also helps to improve decision-making and
transparency, as well as provide new knowledge for research and society. The
platform uses sensitive and non-sensitive open data. In contrast to other
similar digital platforms from Norway, where the data is presented as raw data
or with basic level of presentations, our platform is advantageous since it
provides a range of options for visualization that makes the statistics more
comprehensive.Comment: The Thirteenth International Conference on Digital Society and
eGovernments (ICDS 2019
