It is the government data that can be used, reused, and published freely by any individual without any technical, financial, or legal restrictions while adhering to the legal license requirements under which the data has been published, such as sharing rights.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers a comprehensive database for open government data to achieve transparency, encourage electronic participation, and foster innovation. All data related to ministries and government entities published on the Open Data Portal for government entities can be viewed and utilized by the public.
The open data policy allows researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups to utilize open data without technical or financial restrictions, and reuse and publish it while adhering to the related license requirements.
Open government data can help bridge the gap between the government and the citizens, allowing individuals to benefit from provided data in several ways, such as gaining a better understanding of how government entities work, allowing individuals to evaluate the performance of different administrative entities, facilitating the use of data in research, reports, and proposals, and developing websites and smartphone applications based on this open data.
The open data policy aims to regulate the right to access or obtain data that is not classified as confidential and produced by government entities in a way that enhances the ecosystem of integrity and transparency.
The National Data Platform has adopted an open data policy to facilitate access to information and data. The Kingdom is taking systematic steps towards open data and free access to enhance transparency in government transactions and reinforce accountability within the government sector. Additionally, open data facilitates public assessment and analysis of this data. Moreover, open data helps bridge the gap between the government sector and individuals.
The open data policy is derived from the National Data Governance Interim Regulations issued by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), which encompass the general rules and core principles of open data, and the policy and fundamental principles of freedom of information.
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