Implementation Guidelines for NDSAP
NDSAP PMU, NIC November 18, 2015 Page 3
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 NDSAP: An Overview ..................................................................................................................... 4
3.0 Open Government Data ................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Identification of Resources (Datasets/Apps) and their organization under Catalogs ...................... 6
3.2 Data Formats ............................................................................................................................................. 8
4.0 Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India ............................................................................ 9
5.0 NDSAP Implementation in Ministries/Departments/States ...................................................... 11
5.1 Chief Data Officer (formerly known as Data Controller) ....................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2 NDSAP Cell .............................................................................................................................................. 12
5.3 Data Contributor ...................................................................................................................................... 12
6.0 Publishing & Management of Resources (Datasets/Apps) .......................................13
6.1 Registration for Creating Datasets/Apps.............................................................................................. 13
6.2 Contribution, Approval and Publishing Process for Catalogs and Resources ............................... 14
6.3 Consumption of Datasets from eGov Applications ............................................................................. 15
6.4 View & Respond to Queries on Published Datasets .......................................................................... 17
6.5 Respond to Suggestions for new Datasets ......................................................................................... 17
6.6 Review Analytics & Plan ......................................................................................................................... 17
6.7 DOs for Data Contribution and Approval ............................................................................................. 18
6.8 DON’Ts for Data Contribution and Approval ....................................................................................... 19
7.0 Metadata Elements for Catalogs/Resources and their Description .........................21
7.1 Catalog ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
7.2 Resources (Datasets/Apps) ................................................................................................................... 21
8.0 NDSAP Project Management Unit (PMU) ...................................................................23
8.1 Management of OGD Platform .............................................................................................................. 23
8.2 Technical Advice ..................................................................................................................................... 23
8.3 Capacity Building ..................................................................................................................................... 23
8.4 Contact Details ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Annexure I – NDSAP Policy
Annexure II – Five Star Open Data
Annexure III – Ten Principles for Opening Up Government Information
Annexure IV – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Annexure V – Constitution of the Task Force
Annexure VI – Reconstitution of the Task Force
Annexure VII – Open Government Data Division Team