Open Data
Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part I)
— by Kiran AB — last modified Jan 02, 2017 02:12 PMThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an internationally agreed upon set of developmental targets to be achieved by 2030. There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets, and each target is mapped to one or more indicators as a measure of evaluation. In this and the next blog post, Kiran AB is documenting the availability and openness of data sets in India that are relevant for monitoring the targets under the SDGs. This post offers the findings for the first 7 Goals, while the next post will cover the last 10.
Open Data Hackathons are Great, but Address Privacy and License Concerns
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Feb 05, 2016 08:37 PMThis is to cross-publish a blog post from DataMeet website regarding a letter shared with the organisers of Urban Hack 2015, Bangalore, in response to a set of privacy and license concerns identified and voiced during the hackathon by DataMeet members. Sumandro Chattapadhyay co-authored and co-signed the letter. The blog post is written by Nisha Thompson.
Approaching Open Research via Open Data - Presentation at TERI, December 22, 2015
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 12, 2016 02:37 PMThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, organised a seminar on 'Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach' on December 22, 2015. We supported the seminar as a knowledge partner. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was invited to deliver a special address. Here are the notes and slides from the presentation.
Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of Finance
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:34 PMThe Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group organised on January 07, 2016, and submit a suggestion note. We are sharing the note below. It was prepared and presented by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, with contributions from Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, and other members of CIS.
Seminar on Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach
Dec 22, 2015 from 01:45 PM to 05:30 PM — Seminar Hall, TERI, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, — by Sumandro ChattapadhyayThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, is organising a seminar on open access in research on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The seminar will focus on: 1) wider access to scientific publications and research data, 2) access to scientific information, and 3) challenges and opportunities of research data. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting the event as a Knowledge Partner.
Design Public Conclave, 6th Edition
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:45 PMThe 6th edition of the Design Public Conclave was hosted by Civic Labs, an initiative of the Center for Knowledge Studies, and part of the Vihara Innovation Network, in partnership with Social Innovation Exchange, Okapi, Business World, Business World for Smart Cities, and the Delhi Jal Board.
International Open Data Charter: Comments by CIS
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 08, 2015 11:01 AMThe second meeting of Stewards of the International Open Data Charter is in progress in Santiago, Chile, where the revisions made to the Charter based on the comments received during the public consultation period that ended on July 31, 2015, are being re-discussed and finalised by the Stewards. Here we are sharing the comments submitted by us on the first public draft of the Charter published during the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa, Canada, in May 2015. The comments include those submitted by Sumandro and Sharath Chandra Ram.
Workshop on Open Data for Human Development - Sessions Report
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Aug 28, 2015 08:16 AMCIS facilitated a workshop on open data policy and tools for government officials from Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura, and those from Bhutan and Maldives, in June 2015. The workshop was co-facilitated with Akvo, DataMeet, and Mapbox, and was supported by International Centre for Human Development of UNDP India. Here we share the workshop report and other related documents. The report is written by Sumandro, along with Amitangshu Acharya of Akvo.
Survey of Estimates of Economic Value of Open Government Data
— by Ömer Faruk Sarı — last modified Aug 22, 2015 08:42 AMThis is a survey of estimates of economic value of open government data, and public sector information in general, across regions, countries, and sectors offered by several reports published during the last decade. The survey is undertaken by Ömer Faruk Sarı, a student of Business Administration at Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey, and research intern with CIS.
International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Bengaluru, July 28, 5:30 pm
Jul 28, 2015 from 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM — The Centre for Internet & Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071 (opposite Domlur Club and near the TERI building), — by Sumandro ChattapadhyayDocument Actions
