The Open Government Data initiative of India is not only a step towards greater transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in governance, but also a platform for innovation.

1. Open Data for Innovation
What, Where & How ?
Neeta Verma
Deputy Director General
National Informatics Centre
DeitY, Government of India
neeta@nic.in
8th August 2013

2. Data Portal India - data.gov.in
Distribution of Datasets
Agriculture
(1745)
Chemicals and
Fertilizers (18)
Commerce
and Industry
(13)
Communicatio
n and
Information
Technology
(16)
Corporate
Affairs (16)
Defence (19)
Drinking Water
and Sanitation
(26)
Earth Sciences
(10)
Finance
(140)
Health and
Family Welfare
(37)
Home Affairs
(1)
Information
and
Broadcasting
(2)
Mines (21)
New and
Renewable
Energy (14)
Water
Resources
(334)
Petroleum and
Natural Gas
(27)
Road
Transport and
Highways (23)
Legislative
(45)
Science and
Technology
(67)
Statistics and
Programme
Implementatio
n (618)
Tourism (3)
Comptroller &
Auditor
General of
India(CAG)
(16)
Bio
Technology
(35)
Planning
Commission
(347)

3. Citizen Service
Citizen
Empowerment
Participatory
Governance
New
Products/
Services
Economic
Growth
Open Data for Innovation - What, Where &
How
Open Government Data
“Open Data is much more than
improving Government
Transparency”

4. Open Data for Innovation
What, Where & HowIndia
Govt. Information
& ServicesOpen
Data
Open
Data
Apps
Web
Based
English
Mobile
Apps/
SMS
based
delivery
Multilingual/
22 Languages
Audio
Interface
Visual
Interface
110
Million
400
Million
650
Million
760
Millio
n
810
Million
*** Figures are Indicative and

5. Open Data for Innovation - What, Where &
How
Visualization
Business Models
Data Analytics
Text-to-Speech Interface Design
Language
Technology
Web Technology
Mobile
Technology
Voice
Recognition