Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-07-01 Thread satyaakam goswami
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Venkata Pingali ping...@gmail.com wrote: I dont have good organized thoughts around data collection and accessibility (and I dont blog on open data; planning to write on energy data) but it is something I woke up to again in the last few months in my business

Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-06-30 Thread Gora Mohanty
On 1 July 2013 09:28, Nagarajan M mnagarajan...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, The Open Data movement is evolving rapidly with the publication of datasets on www.data.gov.in The problem with government data is that its more statistics than actionable data. However the open data movement will

Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-06-30 Thread Venkata Pingali
I broadly agree. Technology is the easy part. I would think in terms of architecture of coordination. Let me comment on one related aspect. Finally, there is the question of what incentive there is for third-party developers to build such an API? Surprisingly enough, it doesnt have to be

Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-06-30 Thread satyaakam goswami
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Nagarajan M mnagarajan...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, The Open Data movement is evolving rapidly with the publication of datasets on www.data.gov.in The problem with government data is that its more statistics than actionable data. However the open data

Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-06-30 Thread Gora Mohanty
On 1 July 2013 10:16, Venkata Pingali ping...@gmail.com wrote: I broadly agree. Technology is the easy part. I would think in terms of architecture of coordination. Let me comment on one related aspect. Finally, there is the question of what incentive there is for third-party developers

Re: [datameet] Data Repository API for Government

2013-06-30 Thread Gora Mohanty
On 1 July 2013 10:28, Venkata Pingali ping...@gmail.com wrote: I meant coordination process. Many tasks involving data (esp collection) tend to be time consuming. I did a bunch of that in my previous life (lots of calls, emails, travel, campaigns etc.). It is hard to do it now. Agreed. As you