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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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supriya_199 9 years 12 months ago

confidential data should not be shared. as it is if any citizen wants any data from govt, he has the means of RTI.. so i don't feel another need for data sharing

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Prashant_546 9 years 12 months ago

I appreciable step taken by the government of India by open data use license. Data and statics generated from data, plays a crucial role in the development and innovation of the new products and services and especially beneficial for the budding entrepreneurs . It should be accessible by one and all within the Indian territory.

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Vipul Patel 9 years 12 months ago

Hello , I want to give one suggestion specially for all professional who are working and shifting in different cities of India .for vehicles registration we should have some favour of not taking NOC and having registration again & again Appreciate positive response and support on this

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Siddhesh S Zare 9 years 12 months ago

I feel little skeptical on this Open data initiative, As we all know Govt. data are also being searched widely by anti-national elements and will never be used for any good of the nation. Traces of data search, view & download are required. Key Organizations like Banks, Military & Nuclear establishments, all entry ports of the country, ministries like Home, Defense, Finance, MEA, Maps and location details their offices Also, Such initiatives can be traces and Intel for IB and State police teams

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Vinaykumar Hiremath 9 years 12 months ago

Respected Sir, Please complete the Kalasa Banduri Project As Soon as Possible, this project will help thousands of farmers in the north Karnataka region during summer. Since I am belonging to the same region it's my sincere request as a citizen of india, so that you have a talks with both the state governments and resolve this issue. Thanks & Regards, Vinaykumar

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Sunil Chandra 9 years 12 months ago

I suggest that any data that is not having any security restrictions can be shared in the public domain so that the same could be shared and accessed by the public. Over the period there is a necessity of converting and uploading spatial and non-spatial data for visualization and accessed by all for planning and implementation of a project. This definitely will minimize the official time consuming process in getting the clearance from the concerned authorities for Establishing a business.

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Gajendra Dighe 9 years 12 months ago

#OpenDataLicenceIndia: To prevent corruption, each public investment done must have phone number, address, email of the contractor and government officer who got that executed. This should be open to all.

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vishwajeet ashok arnikar 9 years 12 months ago

1. All National Highway should be made in at least 6 lane with cement road. 2. All river should be connected to each other for better utilization of water. if Gov. plans above activates then that will be great boost for Economy

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Genie Viruz 9 years 12 months ago

Opendata word itself very open to everyone. While everyone trying to learn digital technology some of them were most advance in that. In that case to access the Opendata details should be some sort of gov ID. Like verified Email ids and mobile. Or in other case, if person or gov depts wants any Opendata details then, they must use one time password through mobile networks also their history should be save on server to avoid Internet antisocial attack. So security should be there.

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parag shah 9 years 12 months ago

It is good initiative by Government but as a layman I would suggest a data which will be published should have relevance to their day to day life.by sharing all data which neither useful or to be understood will create a confusion only.I appreciate the efforts of the team digital India. I would further like to work if my services can help to reach to end users.

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