Data Sharing Policy in India | Infectionscapes

"The National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy of 2012 has been declared in the Gazette of India on March 17, 2012. This policy has recently been sent to all researchers working with the Indian Council of Medical Research, ostensibly in a bid to enforce the policy. Some of the interesting bits from the policy include:

• The principles on which data sharing and accessibility need to be based include:
  • Openness
  • Flexibility
  • Transparency
  • Legal conformity
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Formal responsibility
  • Professionalism
  • Standards
  • Interoperability
  • Quality
  • Security
  • Efficiency
  • Accountability
  • Sustainability and
  • Privacy
• The National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) is applicable to all data created, generated, collected or archived using public funds provided by GoI directly or through authorized agencies.
• Three types of access have been defined: Open access, Registered access, and Restricted access.
• Creation of a state-of-the-art data warehouse and archive with online analytical processing capabilities. Data warehouse has to possess the following characteristics
  • User friendly interface
  • Dynamic or pull-down menus
  • Search based reports
  • Secured web access
  • Bulletin board
  • Complete metadata
  • Parametric and dynamic report in exportable formats
• Conditions to place prices on data.
• A brief implementation plan, including budgetary provisions, have been outlined.

Since the NDSAP was enumerated, the Open Government Data Platform has become quite active and popular. Currently, the portal boasts of a wide range of datasets"