2024:Program/Open Data Kerala

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Session title: Open Data Kerala

Session type: Poster

Track: Open Data

Language: en

Open Data Kerala is a initiative led by a passionate community in Kerala, committed to curating and publishing valuable data resources related to Kerala and Malayalam under Open Data licence. By promoting the Open Data, the community empowers the freedom to Information, ensuring transparency and accessibility for all. This poster presentation showcases the initiative's achievements, challenges, and future plans of the Open Data Kerala initiative, highlighting the importance of community-driven open data initiatives.

Description

Open Data Kerala is an inspiring initiative led by a passionate community members who contributes to Wikimedia projects, OpenStreetMap and other open knowledge platforms. Through this initiative many data sets has been curated and published that are related to Kerala and Malayalam language. The initiative covers diverse datasets, including local bodies map data, health, education, and transportation, providing a wealth of information for researchers, policymakers, and the general public. By engaging citizens in the process, Open Data Kerala strengthens democracy and fosters data-driven decision-making. By contributing as well as reusing the data from Wikidata, Wikipedia, OSM projects the community is promoting the reuse of data in several ways.

How does your session relate to the event theme, Collaboration of the Open?

The initiative is led by a community of volunteers who work together to curate and publish open data resources, fostering collaboration and collective ownership. Open Data Kerala embodies the spirit of Collaboration for the Open by bringing together diverse stakeholders to promote open data for the benefit of all, empowering citizens, and fostering innovation. My session relates to the event theme by embodying the principles of open collaboration, knowledge sharing, and collective empowerment.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Speakers

• Jinoy Tom Jacob

As an avid open data enthusiast and curator, I'm dedicated to curating, contributing to, and reusing open data. With ties to the Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation and advocacy for the Open Data Kerala initiative, I harness technology for societal progress. Driven by a passion for making a positive impact, I eagerly pursue learning opportunities and volunteer for meaningful causes.

• Manoj Karingamadathil