Hello All, Meeting went on quite well. Here is our final submission[1]. We also sent a one page summary to the ministry[2].
[1] http://datameet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/recommendations_finance_ minister_prebudgetMeeting-201819_DataMeet.pdf [2] http://datameet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Notes_ PreBudgetMeetingIT201819_DataMeet.pdf Regards, Thej -- Thejesh GN *⏚* ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ http://thejeshgn.com GPG ID : 0xBFFC8DD3C06DD6B0 On 10 December 2017 at 11:33, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> wrote: > More points which can be presented during the pre-budget meeting. > > 1. The Economic Survey of 2016-17 briefly recognizes the importance of > data standards in e-governance. “National Centre for e-Governance > Standards and Technology” (NeST) has been tasked with the responsibility of > technical support to notify new e-governance standards. We request these > standards be promoted by default in IT procurement and building of > e-governance projects under Digital India program. We recommend capacity > building inside various government departments be increased with training > on the emerging e-governance and data standards. Storage of data using > e-governance standards brings interoperability and increases efficiency in > IT management. > > 2. As part of the IT procurement the data storage and ownership of data is > not always with the Government departments responsible for it, but data > rights maybe stored and owned by private players who may not archive this > data post the end of tenure of the IT project. Often the reason for this is > lack of storage space or server capacity within government departments. We > recommend IT grants be given to every government department to archive and > maintain data for long-term use. > > 3. Ministry of Commerce has constituted a Task Force on Artificial > Intelligence for Economic Transformation this year. We would like to bring > attention to the need for various open data sets in different sectors for > innovation in the space of Artificial Intelligence. The availability of > open data has helped fuel innovation in various parts of the world, Google > Maps was a direct result of NASA opening LANDSAT satellite imagery in > public domain. > > 4. There is a vast amount of non-personal Government data in the public > domain which is continuously collected to perform various scientific and > administrative tasks within the Government. Lot of private startups and > companies are unable to realize the full potential use for these data-sets > due to lack of licenses for data sharing, copyright limitations of > government owned data. We request relaxation of copyright on government > owned data by issuing data licenses for certain specific use cases in > public interest. > > 5. Various state governments are increasingly adopting the National Data > Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) within their respective states to > promote government transparency and also Innovation. Sikkim, Telangana, > Tamilnadu and Orissa have adopted data policies part of their governance. > Telangana is promoting innovation in data further, to help bring data > skills and create jobs part of various data policies. We find the lack of > interest by various state governments to adopt NDSAP or any data policy is > due to lack of funds to promote the space and weak capacity in government > departments. To help NDSAP or data specific policy be adopted by all major > states, the ministry can provide incentives in the form of project specific > grants under Digital India for each state to build a State Data Portal on > the lines of data.gov.in > > 6. Cyber Security and Privacy are more important now than ever with India > transitioning into a Digital Economy and the Supreme Court's decision on > Fundamental Right to Privacy. With a Data Protection Bill expected to be > enacted in the next financial year, we recommend the government to increase > capacity in the space of data protection in various government departments > and follow the National Data Sharing Policy in classifying data-sets into > various categories of open data, sensitive personal data to manage data > publication effectively. > > Regards, > Srinivas Kodali > www.lostprogrammer.com > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> One of the important developments is to highlight the need of Open Data >> for Artificial Intelligence and stressing on relaxation of >> copyright/issuing licenses to Government owned data at-least as a start >> part of improving economic activity. >> >> Regards, >> Srinivas Kodali >> www.lostprogrammer.com >> >> On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Nisha Thompson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> We have been invited to the Pre Budget meeting again. The meeting will >>> be on Monday we have to write a document like last year. >>> >>> I've attached what we presented last year. If there are new developments >>> you would like to add, like datasets or policies that need to have an open >>> data perspective that would be helpful. >>> >>> If you have any editions please add them to this thread. >>> >>> Thej will be representing us this year. >>> >>> Nisha >>> >>> -- >>> Nisha Thompson >>> DataMeet.org >>> [email protected] >>> skype: nishaqt >>> mobile: 876-266-9960 >>> >>> >>> >> > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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