In order to recognize the situation and identify potential groups of recipients in the field of work with open data and their needs, numerous meetings and conversations were held with representatives of industry, academic staff of all three universities and external scientific units, as well as with employees of the university directly involved in cooperation in the field of collecting, searching and sharing open data. The experience gained over several years of activity was a valuable clue in determining the needs of these environments.
On this basis, five stakeholder groups have been identified:
- research workers,
- PhD students
- students,
- entrepreneurs,
- representatives of the information society (in particular teachers and students at various levels of education).