OpenCon 2017 Srinagar celebrating International Open Data Day – Open Knowledge International Blog
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Summary:
"The International Open Data Day at the University of Kashmir, India, was celebrated as a satellite event titled 'OpenCon 2017 Srinagar: Celebrating International Open Data day' on 4th March 2017.
The event was organised for the first time in the valley with the aim of introducing scholars, researchers, students and the teaching community to the availability and benefits of Open Research Data. The concept of open data is not that much common among the research community, although the university promotes and stands for open access. Therefore the organisers emphasised the concept and importance of open data, especially for research and allied areas.
The overwhelming participation by the researchers, scholars, faculty members numbering to more than 150 revealed their keen interest in the theme and curiosity about the availability and use of open data sets in different setups."