Open Data Resources for Clean Energy and Water Sectors in India

Deep Jyoti Francis; Anup Kumar Das

doi:10.14429/djlit.39.06.15227

Deep Jyoti Francis Center for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Anup Kumar Das Center for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.39.06.15227

Keywords: Open data, Open data resources, FAIR data, Data governance, Water, Energy, Clean energy, Water- energy nexus, India, South Asia

Abstract

With the wave of digitalisation, institutions across countries are pushing for the creation of open data and their governance. FAIR Data Principles have initiated the publishing of open research data to the key stakeholders and practitioners in the low- and middle-income countries to meet their developmental goals through practical usage in problem-solving. Open Data, which is part of the Open Science movement, has transformed the regime structure at a transnational level for the governance of critical issues surrounding water and energy. This paper provides a baseline survey to look into the various open data initiatives in the areas of water and clean energy across countries in general and India in particular. Given the multifaceted challenges around the water-energy nexus existing in India, it is critical to identifying the open data initiatives and studying their governance at the country level. Since governance requires the participation of various institutions and multiple stakeholders, the research aims at highlighting the various initiatives such as participation of institutions and the application of Creative Commons (CC) licensing terms in the open data governance for clean energy and water sectors in India.

Author Biographies

Deep Jyoti Francis, Center for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Dr Deep Jyoti Francis served as Research Associate in a project NSTMIS-DST. She did her PhD in Science Policy from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Her research interests include study of Intellectual Property Rights, Knowledge Management, Innovation Systems, Scientometrics and Social Network Analysis.

Anup Kumar Das, Center for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Dr Anup Kumar Das received his PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2009. He is an alumnus of CODATA-RDA Data Science International Training School. Presently working in the Centre for Studies in Science Policy at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. His research interests revolve around open access, open educational resources (OER), open research data, information policies, knowledge societies, scientometrics, and altmetrics. He is the Co-Convener of ‘Open Access India’ – an advocacy group for promotion of open access, open science and OER.