Towards an Expanded and Integrated Open Government Data Agenda for India
Abstract
The paper analyses the recently approved and implemented government data policy (National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy) in India, and identifies the possibility and need of expanding and integrating it within the larger national e-governance and information policy ecosystem. The study draws from an ongoing research project on the Indian government data policy and the roles played by data intermediary organisations. The paper argues that an expanded and integrated open government data agenda will address crucial shortcomings of the national e-governance initiatives in India, and strengthen democratic interactions between the state and citizens through electronic and other means.
Publication Details
The paper was presented at the 7th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV), October 22–25, 2013, Seoul, Republic of Korea. It has been published as part of the conference proceedings by ACM Digital Library. DOI: 10.1145/2591888.2591923. The pre-publication version of the paper can be accessed here.
