Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) vision was released by NITI Aayog.
(2) The platform aims to democratize access to publicly available government data.
Choose the correct one:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only(2)
(c) Both(1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer :(c)
Related facts:
- NITI Aayog released its vision for the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) on Januray 23 ,2020.
Aim:
- The platform aims to democratize access to publicly available government data.
- It will host the latest datasets from various government websites, present them coherently, and provide tools for analytics and visualization.
National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)
- NDAP will follow a user-centric approach and will enable data access in a simple and intuitive portal tailored to the needs of a variety of stakeholders.
- NDAP will spearhead the standardization of formats in which data is presented across sectors and will cater to a wide audience of policymakers, researchers, innovators, data scientists, journalists and citizens.
- An inter-ministerial committee will oversee the progress of the development of platform and a group of leading experts have been inducted into an advisory group to provide technical guidance for the development of the platform.
- The success of the endeavour is dependent on the cooperation and support of various stakeholders.
- The development of NDAP will take place over a period of one year. The first version of the platform is expected to be launched in 2021.
- The process will follow a user-centric approach, and will incorporate feedback received from various users and stakeholders throughout the course of its development.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1600370