Open Data Portal India launched: Already 1,745 datasets for agriculture
From the post:
The Government of India has launched its open Data Portal India (data.gov.in), a portal for the public to access and use datasets and applications provided by ministries and departments of the Government of India.
Aim: “To increase transparency in the functioning of Government and also open avenues for many more innovative uses of Government Data to give different perspective.” (“About portal,” data.gov.in)
The story goes on to report there are more than 4,000 data sets from over 51 offices. An adviser to the prime minister of India is hopeful there will be more than 10,000 data sets in six months.
Not quite as much fun as the IMDB, but on the other hand, the data is more likely to be of interest to business types.