Quality of civic data in India and the implications on the push for open data

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2015-12

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The research investigated the quality of municipal data in Chennai, and demonstrates that the implications of poor quality data on civic services are enmeshed within larger institutional and organizational contexts. Data availability, quality, impact of data quality, processes of creation and use of data, are examined. Findings show problems with data made available through municipal authorities: incomplete and inaccurate data; lack of data standards, formats, metadata and licenses; no integrated data repositories; selective public disclosure; and negligible sharing of data between government agencies. Efforts need to be made to institutionalize quality standards and processes.

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OPEN GOVERNMENT, DATA COLLECTING, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, DEMOCRATIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, DATA STORAGE, OPEN DATA, QUALITY STANDARDS, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55352

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (I&N) / Résultats de recherches (I&R)
Research Results (OD4D) / Résultats de recherche (DOD)