by T. RAMACHANDRAN. The Hindu October 1, 2012 Government portal data.gov.in, which will be used to share official data with the public, is set to be fully functional soon. Now in beta or testing phase, the site has technically gone “beyond it,” and full-fledged data uploading could begin a couple of weeks after an official workshop scheduled for next month, CEO of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure R. Siva Kumar told *The Hindu*. With this, India joins the rank of a growing number of nations that plan to use open data as a tool to promote transparency and efficiency in government. More http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/government-data-portal-set-for-tak... Regards, V Sriram Mob: +91 9447251892 Email: vsrirams@gmail.com Blog: https://vsrirams.wordpress.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.