Well, I think talking about 'Data' in general is like referring to a dense jungle! It would be great if there are people/groups focusing on particular types of data. data.gov.in is still in very early phase and we still look forward to more concrete and 'reusable' data.
Meanwhile, what I can possibly suggest is look for particular domains and try to generate the data if that is not already available. Like for instance, why not focus on Postcode data. India's postcode structure is still quite bizarre and if some people can try (I am particularly interested) and create logs of postcode with multiple classification levels (tiers) that would eventually over a period of time give a valuable data structure for postcode. RTI and Open Data is perhaps the best avenue for data significance. Ofcourse, this could only be discussed and not be done much since it lies with the government and organizations to release the data, which is accountable for public, in a 'reusable' format and not just release it in plain html or pdf. Would be an interesting issue to take up further! In my opinion, its always good to start of with discussing the opportunities in various avenues on a whole but it would really make an impact if themes are more narrowed down! On Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:39:08 UTC, Nisha wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > Ankur had a great question about theme for next years Bangalore Open > DataCamp. I wanted to move it to its own thread. > > We didn't really have a theme in March. We just kinda looked at data in > general with an understanding of a shared value that data should be > open. Since we're aiming for two days next year we can fit more talks. We > can also try to be more balanced and explore what are the strengths and > weaknesses of open data. > > I have been flirting around with one major theme and then a few sub > themes. These are pretty general but we can narrow them down if they are of > interest or throw out your own and we can see from there. > > My Theme Ideas. > > "Data is a Starting Point" - This was a big data year. With things like > Data.Gov.In launching and the Census becoming available, as well as, > interest in data growing (i.e. Data Camps and Fifth Elephant). What happens > once we have data? Looking at the strengths and weaknesses of data, > especially in governance and journalism. How to filter is, identifying high > value datasets, enhancing conversations about methodology and formats. etc. > > Sub Theme Ideas > "RTI to Open Data" - How do we bridge the gap between RTI and Open Data, > connecting the two in a way that can benefit people in both spaces. > > "Data for Sustainability" - The sexy term for development is sustainable > everything. But what does that mean and how can data help in this end. What > projects are really using data well to create sustainable solutions. > > What do you all think? What are some of your ideas for a themes? > > > > > > > > -- > Nisha Thompson > Mobile: 962-061-2245 > > > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
