Q: What is Open Data? A: A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike. For details follow opendefinition.org/. Q: What is Open Data Nepal? A: Open Data Nepal is an initiative that aims to promote openness and transparency in Nepal by building a repository of open data and it suage/applications related to Nepal and bringing in people from different sectors. Q: Who is Open Data Nepal for? A: Open Data Nepal is for everyone. It is for the citizens to increase their participation in governance. It is for the civil society organizations, government agencies and the governments to become more transparent, responsible and accountable. It is for the technologies, developers, and students to build useful applications and visualizations. Q: Who are behind Open Data Nepal? A: Open Data Nepal is the joint effort of YoungInnovations, Freedom Forum, NGO Federations of Nepal and Aidinfo. Q: What is a dataset? A: A dataset is collection of data on a specific area. The dataset in Open Data is in machine readable formats such as json, xml, csv etc. Q: What is an app(s)? A: An app (abbr. for application) could be anything that makes use of the data. It could be visual representation of the data in the form of infographics or visualization. It could be service that makes use of data for different uses. Q: What is metadata? A: Metadata is "data about data." Metadata include data associated with either an information system or an information object for purposes of description, administration, legal requirements, technical functionality, use and usage, and preservation. For details follow dublincore.org/documents/usageguide/#whatismetadata. Q: How to open up the datasets? A: If you have dataset/s that could benefit upon making the data accessible, then you can add the dataset into this open data portal. Else get in touch with us at [email protected] for details. Q: What are the licenses under Open Data Nepal? A: The licenses currently considered in Open Data Nepal are: Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) — “Public Domain for data/databases” Attribution License (ODC-By) — “Attribution for data/databases” Open Database License (ODC-ODbL) — “Attribution Share-Alike for data/databases” source: opendatacommons.org/licenses/ CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication source: creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ If you have any other suggestions, let us know at [email protected]. Q: Who do I contact if there is any problem with the data? A: If there are issues with the data, there might be contact information of the individual/organization who has made the data open. You can contact the individual/organization or in cases where no contact information is available, please contact us at [email protected]. Q: Can I comment on a dataset/app or dataset/app suggestion? A: Yes, you may comment on the dataset/app. However, kindly refrain from being offensive and using derogatory language. The comments are moderated and obscene, indecent and profane comments will be removed from the site. Q: How are different versions of datasets maintained in Open Data portal? A: Different versions of the datasets will be treated separately. Upon getting the new version, the older version would not be lost but remain as a separate dataset. We will ensure that the different version of same datasets are listed under related datasets. Q: I am looking for certain dataset/app, what do I do? A: If you are looking for certain dataset/app that is not present in the portal, please register at Open Data Portal. You can then login to the site and suggest us the dataset/app that you want at Suggest a Dataset. Q: Will my dataset/apps suggestions be public? A: Yes, your suggestions for dataset/apps would be listed in Dataset Suggestion List/App Suggestion List. Q: Will I get experts advice on certain data if I need one? A: Yes, in case you require any help on any data that you have or is present in the portal, please use helpdesk to let us know your query. Your query will be viewed by the expert and you will be notified with the reply. Q: What is the purpose of Open Data Nepal google group? A: The Open Data google group is created so that you can discuss the issues regarding the site and open data. Please do join the group and post your discussion questions and your views. Q: What can I do as a registered user? A: As a registered user, you can create blogs, suggest datasets & apps and get involved in the discussions and comments in the datasets and apps.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 03:08:10 +0000
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