Survey of Open Data Practices in India: Data/Information Intermediaries

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Welcome to the survey of open data practices in India. As far as we know, it is the first of its kind in India.

The survey is being conducted by HasGeek <www.hasgeek.com> for a study we are doing on usage of open government data by 'data/information intermediaries' in India.

The study is part of the 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' (or, ODDC) research network managed by the World Wide Web Foundation and supported by the Canadian International Development Research Centre.

More about the research network can be found here: <http://www.opendataresearch.org/emergingimpacts>.

This initial survey seeks to identify organisations in India that function as 'data/information intermediaries', that is organisations that mediate between creators/publishers of data and users of data.

For the purpose of this survey, we are *not* considering media companies (newspaper, news blogs, tv channels etc.) unless they undertake any forms of 'data journalism'.

Also, we are looking for organisations that undertake *substantial transformation* of the original ('raw') data to make it accessible for final users. There is no easy definition of this *substantial transformation*. It may involve cleaning up, reformatting, re-publishing or visualising the data, or other procedures. Sharing parts of the raw data without changing its original form may not be called *substantial transformation*.

This initial survey should not take more than 10 minutes to fill up.

We look forward to connect to you later for an in-depth study of data practices of data/information intermediaries in India.

Thank you very much for your contribution.

Sincerely,

Sumandro and Zainab
HasGeek <oddc.hasgeek.com>

What is your name? *

What is the name of your organisation? *

Do you think your organisation works as a 'data/information intermediary'? *

A data/information intermediary mediates between the creators/publishers of data (e.g., the government) and the users of data.

Yes

Sometimes

Other:

Do you think your organisation works with 'data', or does it work with 'information'?' *

We do not have any fixed definitions of 'data' and 'information' but are curious to know how your organisation understands these two ideas. Please tell us why your organisation thinks it works with 'data' or 'information'.

What does your organisation do with data/information? *

Please select as many as applicable, or mention it in the *other* box.

Analysis

Clean the data

Reformat the data (e.g., from PDF to spreadsheet)

Create infographics / data visualisations

Share the infographics / data visualisations in print format

Share the infographics / data visualisations in digital format

Publish the data (or its analysis) in print format

Publish the data (or its analysis) in digital format

Build applications / products / services using the data

Inform activism / advocacy using the data

Use the data to raise public awareness

Use the data in a legal context (e.g. produced as evidence in court)

Use the data to challenge activities of the government

Share the cleaned / reformatted data (partially or fully) with other organisations

Other:

Required

Would your organisation like to take part in this survey on data practices of data/information intermediaries in India? *

Yes

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