[OKFN-IN] Community-run open data portal for Chennai

Lucy Chambers lucy.chambers at okfn.org
Thu Feb 7 15:39:16 UTC 2013


Dear Satyarupa,

Thanks for writing and it's great to see you thinking of using CKAN.
Just a reminder that the CKAN team are very happy to answer questions
from the community via their public mailing list:
http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/ckan-discuss - so please do
make use of that.

Please let us know if we can help!

Lucy




On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:12 AM, Satyarupa Shekhar
<satyarupa.shekhar at ifmr.ac.in> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I work with Transparent Chennai, an action-research group that works to
> improve government accountability.
>
> I am keen to create an open data portal for the city of Chennai, similar to
> other community-run open data sites. The portal would be where data on civic
> services would be published by the government. Additionally, it would allow
> these services to be rated by local residents. It would also function as a
> repository of RTI applications and responses so that this can be shared
> publicly, so eliminating the cost of a government department providing it
> more than once.
>
> Some unelected officials in the Corporation of Chennai understand the
> usefulness of such a portal but asmit that they do not have the technical
> capacity to create one. Also, the NIC rules prevent them from allowing
> non-permanent staff to create an official site. However, they are willing to
> share data to create such a portal - which would otherwise take us months to
> obtain via RTI requests.
>
> I am looking for open data portal enthusiasts who are familiar with CKAN and
> can help me create an OpenChennai portal.
>
> Best regards,
> Satyarupa
>
>
>
> --
> Satyarupa Shekhar
> Researcher,  Transparent Chennai, IFMR
> 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam
> Chennai  - 600034
> ---
> http://transparentchennai.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Satyarupa Shekhar
> Researcher,  Transparent Chennai, IFMR
> 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam
> Chennai  - 600034
> ---
> http://transparentchennai.com
>
>
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