According to a recent meeting of the Data Taskforce, a group established by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, open government data, adoption of international standards, and responsible data sharing will go a long way toward releasing India’s potential (MeitY).
A recent “AI Pe Charcha” workshop on data for artificial intelligence was held by MeitY’s National E-governance Division (NeGD). According to a news statement issued by NASSCOM on December 22th, Fractal, CivicDataLap=bs, and ARTPARK were present at the meeting, which was presided over by NeGD President and CEO Abhishek Singh.
Together with Fractal, Microsoft, Infosys, IDFC Institute, TCS, and Amazon, the Data Taskforce was established by NASSCOM and MeitY. Srikanth Velamakanni, group CEO of Fractal, served as the group’s chair.
India’s attempts to make its data open are increasing, says NASSCOM, and so is the potential for AI and other developing data-based technologies to bring about significant social change. “However, these systems frequently need access to certain datasets that are not freely available. The government is concentrating on efforts to strengthen the overall data ecosystem in light of this “read the announcement.
Making open government data a policy priority, using reasonable data classification policies to prevent the over-classification of data, adopting international standards and tools, creating regulatory sandboxes to allow for responsible testing of data sharing approaches, and providing non-binding guidance through regulators on how existing regulations apply in data sharing contexts are some of the key recommendations put forth by the group, according to a press release.
“Given the government’s clear commitment to ensuring secure access to high-quality datasets, I am confident that key stakeholders throughout the open data ecosystem will find the insights offered in this research to be extremely valuable,” “Singh from NeGD stated.
An integrated data utilisation strategy, according to NASSCOM, can boost India’s GDP by $450–500 billion by 2025. This necessitates the careful use of datasets to inform policy decisions and generate high-quality new employment.
In order to address issues affecting datasets’ use and thwart its potential growth, the group also recommended building transparent, standardised, and risk-based data classification guides along with a model data sharing architecture, according to Nasscom.
“In today’s AI-enabled world, data is a strategic asset with enormous potential to drive innovation. The Indian government owns millions of datasets thanks to the country’s population-scale extraordinary rate of digitalization and digital penetration. This has given us a unique opportunity to use this data to spur inclusive growth, study, and alter the provision of public services, “added Velamakanni.
