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The Government’s Increased Focus on Regulating Non-Personal Data: A Look at the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy
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Digvijay Chaudhary and Anamika Kundu
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published
Jun 30, 2022
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Digvijay Chaudhary and Anamika Kundu wrote an article on the National Data Governance Framework Policy. It was edited by Shweta Mohandas.
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Blog
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 13, 2017
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last modified
May 13, 2017 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
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Events
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International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Delhi, July 09, 5:30 pm
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jul 07, 2015
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last modified
Jul 07, 2015 12:12 PM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
International Open Data Charter,
Openness
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Openness
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SoI’s Open Series Maps Fails to Implement Public Sharing of Govt Data
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 04, 2017
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
Although it has made the topographic maps or the Open Series Maps available to general public, Survey of India’s (SoI) Nakshe portal will have to go through a variety of litmus test, as the initiative fails to implement the mandates of public sharing of government data using open standards and open license as put forward by the NMP 2005 and NDSAP 2012, says Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, The Centre for Internet and Society. This interview was published by Geospatial World on May 02, 2017.
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Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 10, 2016
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Openness
Cold response from MNCs like Google to India's security concerns is seen as a prime reason for the proposed legislation to regulate mapping of the country, a move that critics call "return of the Licence Raj" and "digital nationalism".
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News & Media
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Legal Challenges to Mapping in India #1 - Laws, Policies, and Cases
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by
Adya Garg
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published
May 11, 2016
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last modified
May 11, 2016 01:43 PM
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filed under:
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
Responding to the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill and the draft National Geospatial Policy made public recently, this post provides an overview of the present configuration of laws, policies, and guidelines that provides the legal framework in India for governance of creation and sharing of geospatial data in India. The post also studies these policies in action by describing the key legal cases around the creation and use of geospatial data. The next post of this series will document the reflections and opinions of the key geospatial industry actors in India, as well as the free and open source mapping community.
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Openness
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Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part I)
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Kiran AB
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published
Feb 22, 2016
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last modified
Jan 02, 2017 02:12 PM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Revolution,
Openness,
Sustainable Development Goals
The 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.
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Openness
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Steps towards Integrated Open Water Data
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Nov 02, 2017
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last modified
Nov 02, 2017 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Open Water Data,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Environment,
Openness
Multiplicity of data collection agencies, formats, and disclosure practices and conditionalities make it very difficult to access interoperable and open data about water resources and systems in India. Barriers to accessing water data impede not only academic and applied research on related topics but also public consumption of information and critical decision making. DataMeet and CIS are proud to collaborate on identifying and addressing the challenges to open up and integrate data and information in the water sector. Supported by a generous grant from Arghyam, we are undertaking an initial study of open water data resources in India and taking first steps towards developing a Free and Open Source data portal for water resources information in India. Here is an initial note about the project. The key leaders and contributors of this project are Craig Dsouza, Namita Bhatawdekar, Riddhi Munde, and Jinda Sandbhor, all of whom are members of the Pune Chapter of DataMeet.
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Openness
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Protecting the Territory, Killing the Map
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 17, 2016
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filed under:
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
The politics of making and using maps in India has taken a sudden and complex turn with the publication of the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016. Contrary to the expectations arising out of several government schemes that are promoting the development of the new digital economy in India – from start-ups to the ongoing expansion of connectivity network – the Bill seems to be undoing various economic and humanitarian efforts, and other opportunities involving maps. This article by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Adya Garg was published by The Wire on May 16, 2016.
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