Why government analytics why now? / Gregory Richards -- Big data and analytics in government organizations : a knowledge-based perspective / Matt Chegus -- Setting the context for analytics : performance management in Canadian public organizations : findings of a multi-case study / Swee Goh, Catherine Elliott, Gregory Richards -- Preparing for analytics : the Dubai Government Excellence Program / Khaled Khattab, Rajesh-Kumar -- Leveraging innovation systems : supporting science and technology capability analysis through big "messy" data visualization / Andrew Vallerand, Anthony J Masys, Gary Geling -- Big data analytics and public bus transportation systems (PBTS) in China : a strategic intelligence approach based on knowledge and risk management / Eduardo Rodriquez -- Government of India prepares for big data analytics using Aadhaar Card Unique Identification System / Nikhil Varma, Rajesh K Tyagi -- Visual data mining with virtual reality spaces : exploring Canadian federal government data / Julio Valdes -- Institutionalizing analytics : a case study / Gregory Richards, Catherine Elliott, Swee Goh -- Modelling data sources / Okhaide Akhibe and Daniel Amyot -- Analyzing predictors of severe traffic accidents / Sean Geddes, Kevin Lai -- Epilogue : an analytic maturity model for government organizations / Gregory Richards