The document discusses open government data, which refers to public sector data that is made accessible to use and redistribute freely without restrictions. It provides examples of open data formats and metadata for describing datasets. Open government data can be used more effectively if analyzed from different perspectives and has the potential to improve transparency, citizen engagement, innovation and services. The document outlines India's National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy and the Data Portal India initiative to facilitate access to government datasets.

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What is Open
Government
Data ?

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Open Government
the transparency of government actions,
the accessibility of government services &
information
the responsiveness of government to new ideas,
demands and needs

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Open Data
Open data is data that can be
freely used, reused and redistributed
by anyone

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Open Government Data
Open Government Data (OGD) means publication of
data in open (raw) formats in ways that make it
accessible and readily available to Use, Reuse &
Redistribute by one and all
Open Government Data is all stored data of the public
sector which could be made accessible by government
in the public interest without any restrictions on usage
and distribution.

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Open Data Formats
Open format as one that is platform
independent, machine readable, and made
available to the public without restrictions
that would impede the re-use of that
information
Example Open Formats:
CSV , XLS,
RSS, Atom, JSON,
KML, GML,…
XML, RDF,

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Metadata to Describe Data
1. Title
2. Description
3. Sector/Sub-Sector
4. Keywords
5. Jurisdiction
6. Policy Compliance
7. Access Method
8. Reference URL
9. Dataset Group Name
10.Frequency

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Why Open Government Data ?
Government Collects, Compiles & Possess huge data
Census, weather, market prices,
Eco Indicators, price index,
Demographic, survey, geo spatial data,..
Often Little Used
Analysed from one perspective
Not used to its full potential
Collected using tax payers money

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Worldwide
Catalog of
Government
Datasets

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Over 1,000,000 Datasets from around the World
July 2012

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Important note:
quantity is not really the most
important issue
World Wide Datasets : Categories

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*Open Data

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• Indian Government
Open Data Initiative
NDSAP
Data Portal

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National Data Sharing & Accessibility Policy
(NDSAP)
NDSAP notified through a Gazzette
on 17th March 2012
NIC to establish Data Portal
Departments to release 5 High Value Datasets in
next three months

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DATA PORTAL INDIA

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DATA PORTAL INDIA
One point access to all datasets & apps,
Platform for Data Controllers to publish
their datasets
Build Communities of Specific Interest
Dashboard to support Monitor & Manage

17. Data Management Data Portal
• Data Catalogs
• Workflow
• Standard Metadata
• Validation
• Analytics
• Single Point Access
• Search & Discovery
• Open Formats
• Citizen Engagement
Rate
Social Media Connect
Visualisations
Communities
Tools
Government Citizens
Energy
HealthEducation
Agriculture
Open Government Platform (OGPL)
Feedback, Discussions, Ideas

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DATA PORTAL INDIA : FEATURES
Facilitates Citizen Engagement
 Rate Data Sets
 Comment on quality of Datasets
 Embed in Website, Blogs, Social Media Pages
Provision to Suggest Datasets
Communities of Specific Interest

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OGD : Ecosystem
Government
Citizens
Civil Society
Developer Community
Data Journalists
Data Evangelists

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Data “Mashups” of Many Kinds
IOGDC Open Data Tutorial
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More than 50 of these at http://logd.tw.rpi.edu

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Creating Apps That Improve Lives:
Asthmapolis IOGDC Open Data Tutorial
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Transparency
Citizen
Engagement
Better
Services
Innovation
Accountability
Collaboration
Better
Decision
making

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Potential of OGD in India :
Service Delivery, Innovation
Nearest Agriculture Markets to get best price
for my produce !

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Potential of OGD in India :
Service Delivery, Innovation
•With this rank in AIEEE in which college I
can get Admission in Architecture ?

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Potential of OGD in India :
Service Delivery, Innovation
Health Profile/ Health Index of District
Nearest Hospital from my village
for treatment of Cancer ?

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Potential of OGD in India :
Service Delivery, Innovation
•Distribution of benefits under social schemes
•Social Audit Applications
•Lot of Services around Municipal Council Operations

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