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Santhosh Chandran
Doha
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) on Sunday launched Qatar Open Data Portal — (www.data.gov.qa) — to facilitate dissemination of government data on the Internet through a single national platform. The portal will be a gateway to government data, making information easy to access, share and reuse.
Launching the portal, Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed al Sulaitit said, “Data is a fundamental resource for the knowledge society that we aspire to be and one of the powerful catalysts for development of trade and economic growth. The portal will be a gateway to government data, making information easy to access, share and reuse. This will help transform these data and information into tools and applications that help in areas of research, innovation and smart solutions.”
He hailed the initiatives of the Ministry of Interior in the field of open data, and efforts of the Ministry of Finance and Planning and Statistics Authority, which took the lead and began sharing their data via the new portal. “All government entities would join the portal soon to contribute to building a government that is efficient, open and transparent for the good of all,” Sulaiti added.
MoTC launched the Open Data Policy in 2014 to provide public services efficiently and transparently, build the knowledge-based economy and boost innovation and creativity through an open and transparent culture where knowledge is available and accessible.
Assistant Undersecretary for Information Technology Affairs Hassan Jassim al Sayed said, “The launch this portal to publish government data online via a single national platform aims to streamline public access to data while guaranteeing its quality by making it available in the right format in line with best world practices.”
The MoTC will be responsible for managing the portal with a specialised team that will focus on supporting all government bodies to raise awareness and encourage them to upload their data to the portal.Portal to be a gateway to government data
Doha
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) on Sunday launched Qatar Open Data Portal — (www.data.gov.qa) — to facilitate dissemination of government data on the Internet through a single national platform. The portal will be a gateway to government data, making information easy to access, share and reuse.
Launching the portal, Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed al Sulaitit said, “Data is a fundamental resource for the knowledge society that we aspire to be and one of the powerful catalysts for development of trade and economic growth. The portal will be a gateway to government data, making information easy to access, share and reuse. This will help transform these data and information into tools and applications that help in areas of research, innovation and smart solutions.”
He hailed the initiatives of the Ministry of Interior in the field of open data, and efforts of the Ministry of Finance and Planning and Statistics Authority, which took the lead and began sharing their data via the new portal. “All government entities would join the portal soon to contribute to building a government that is efficient, open and transparent for the good of all,” Sulaiti added.
MoTC launched the Open Data Policy in 2014 to provide public services efficiently and transparently, build the knowledge-based economy and boost innovation and creativity through an open and transparent culture where knowledge is available and accessible.
Assistant Undersecretary for Information Technology Affairs Hassan Jassim al Sayed said, “The launch this portal to publish government data online via a single national platform aims to streamline public access to data while guaranteeing its quality by making it available in the right format in line with best world practices.”
The MoTC will be responsible for managing the portal with a specialised team that will focus on supporting all government bodies to raise awareness and encourage them to upload their data to the portal.Portal to be a gateway to government data
