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Public consultation on Government Open Data Use License - India

Start Date :

Jun 24, 2016

Last Date :

Jul 26, 2016

00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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Under 6th pillar of digital India Initiative, Open Government Data Platform is endeavoring share of Government data in open domain to improve openness and transparency between ...

Under 6th pillar of digital India Initiative, Open Government Data Platform is endeavoring share of Government data in open domain to improve openness and transparency between Government and the public, encouraging participation of the community and emphasizing data driven decision making to enable the delivery of integrated services.

Structured data available in open format and open license for public access and use, usually termed as “Open Data,” it allows citizens and businesses to find new ways to use it and to create new innovative products and services. The Open Government Data initiative started in India with the notification of the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP), on 17th March 2012 & in pursuance of the policy, the Open Government Data Platform India (data.gov.in) was launched in 2012.

Data also is one of the most valuable resources of modern governance, sharing of which enables various and non-exclusive usages for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Associating an Open License with Open Data is necessary to ensure the legal grounding for its potential reuse and also is crucial to ensure that such data is not misused or misinterpreted (for example, by insisting on proper attribution), and that all users have the same and permanent right to use the data. For a data user wishing to use and build on top of public data, they require assurance of what they legally can and can’t do with the data both commercially and non-commercially. To promote access to publicly held information, promoting transparency and enabling wider economic and social gain, need has been felt in the Government that there must be an Open Government Data Use License.

Government Open Data Use License - India has been drafted by the Suresh Chandra (Law Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs) Committee. After several rounds of discussions and deliberations the committee has finalized the draft of the license.

General public and stake-holders including open data community members, professionals, academicians, data scientists, NGOs, institutions, government bodies, etc. in the field of open data production, consumption and management are hereby solicited to send their suggestions on draft Government Open Data Use License - India.

You are requested to type your suggestion in the given box. Please mention the Clause number on which you want to suggest.Please put a ‘#’ sign before the Clause number. You can refer the following example:
#Clause4: Followed by your Suggestion.

You can also upload a pdf file compiling all your suggestions.

Please refer the full text of:
Government Open Data Use License – India (Draft)
National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP)

Last date of submission is July 25, 2016.

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Ghanshyam Mishra 9 years 12 months ago

It’s really a good initiative to air development related data for public purposes and business uses. It definitely empowers people, maintain transparency and make the concerned accountable. Here, we want to mention about our intervention about data management and presentation for risk-informed decision making and planning for sustainable development. A document is being uploaded for reference. More detail discussion and presentation can be done on this RIDP system if the opportunities are given.

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Ankit Jain 9 years 12 months ago

We should introduce online voting system in India. I have a vote in UP but since i stay in Telangana State, i am not able to cast my vote in any election. I believe lot of people are staying in different states. for Instance when France had elections, people from Pondichery voted from India for France (different country) and i being in India cant vote since i am in different state. Please introduce some online system for voting in India.

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Suraj Mahadik 9 years 12 months ago

No doubt that this Government has brought back the required Revolutions in terms of Developments & Transparencies. The Old Baburaj is coming to an END. As we are developing, Infrastructure Developments needs to be worked upon with much more transparencies. Its a big challenge that the Government has to face. Currently all the infrastructure developments are being built on BOT basis which involves a lot of funds. Request the statistics to be open for all regarding this Collections & timelines.

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Balbir Chand Badalia 9 years 12 months ago

I will suggest to the government to rapid the progress in the project of Digital land owners account. Which will give the transparency in providing the right information about the owners of the land and also the also the number of lands in the name of particular person .It will certainly reduce the crimes and frauds.It will also provide the data of human beings without lands.Government should make a policy of fixing the limit to which a person can own a land.Thank you.

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Pradeep Kumar 9 years 12 months ago

I am a senior citizen who has worked more than 30 years in a Government Of India Undertaking in the shipbuilding industry, as senior officer. After retirement I get a meager pension of Rs.1300/- . The contributory PF which I get is used up and I have to live on my Fixed deposit interests. All my life I have paid income tax. Now after retirement the government keeps on reducing bank FD interests and keeps on increasing the income tax payable.The Government should help us in some way.

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Pradeep Kumar 9 years 12 months ago

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Rakesh Kumar 9 years 12 months ago

After viewing this URL http://bit.ly/opendatalicence I thought that the Digital India has not enough infrastructures and developments for its own services. They are relying on third party technologies and services for data. Now Indian private sector is providing the digital/cyber services to all over world using Indian talent in their sector within India. But Digital India is still far lag behind to achieve this and use of own Indian talent. But something is better then nothing.

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RAVIUDAI SABROL 9 years 12 months ago

8)This party strict inspection for every road/street lights/sewarages and how much money state government has spent on them must reflect publically on center govt website as well as in state government website. 9) Online complaint should be thre which directly should be connected to High Courts/Local courts/consumer courts and if no govt employee reply to complaints Court can directly take decision whether to impose penalty or remove the councilor/state govt of that area/state from their post.

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Dr Shankara Prasad 9 years 12 months ago

In our NGO, Samporna Swaraj Foundation we have developed a Portal Technology for bringing Transparency and Accountability in the operations of a Gram Panchayat. We had requested the citizens ration card data from the Food & Civil supplies to be uploaded into the Public software, but it was not given easily. How do we create a policy that will provide access to this data.

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RAVIUDAI SABROL 9 years 12 months ago

4)There should be strict call centers for Municipal Corporation/Electricity/Flood/Telephone services/Hospitals. 5)No govt employee can use govt vehicles, they should use their own vehicles for traveling and offices. 6)No red/blue light cars should be there except emergency vehicles. 7)Government Friendly environment must be there, as police behavior is now like they are everything in this earth, politicians behaviour like they are bigger than god.

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