An update from Transparent Chennai's case study on "The quality of civic data in India and the implications on the push for Open Data" presented at the Open Data in Developing Countries research network regional meeting in New Delhi, India - July 2013. See more at http://www.opendataresearch.org/project/2013/tc

1. The quality of civic data in India
and the implications on the push
for Open Data
16th
July 2013

2. The Project
• Three city wide case studies in three sectors
– Health
– Water
– Public Toilets
• Data availability (inadequate)
• Quality (poor)
• Processes of creation (informal)
• Impact of data

3. Sector Outputs Outcome
Water
A info-graphic
showing number of
waster connections by
area and socio-
economic status
Inequity in service
provision and the
right to water
Public toilets
A plan to monitor
toilets
A sustainable
monitoring
mechanism of the
physical
infrastructure
Health
The design of a data
portal
Possibility and
implications of open
government

4. Water
• What we need?
– Data on locations of lorry trips
– Data on number of connections in slums and
informal settlements
– Data on un-served areas
• What is available?
– data set on number of lorry trips
– history of Chennai Metrowater's expansion

5. For
example:

6. Public toilets
1.Poor and confounding
data
2.Ward wise surveys and
mapping
3.Understanding metrics
and parameters required
for planning
4.Research for monitoring
5.Community meetings

7. Public Health

8. Public Health (contd)
• Expression of Interest (EOI) with the Public
Health Department
• Access to existing data
• Create data for better planning (mosquito
hotspots, incidence of disease, sewage leaks)

9. Some Challenges
• Suspension of Mr. P. Kuganantham (Cholera
deaths) in the past
• Transfer of Mr. Brajendra Navnit
• No access to Chennai Metrowater’s data

10. Thank you!