ASSOCHAM sets up National Data Bank
Q. ASSOCHAM has offered to set up which body containing information about electronic transactions used by the government for official purposes?- Published on 05 Jul 16a. National Data Bank
b. National Database Bank
c. National Digit Bank
d. None of the above
ANSWER: National Data Bank
Industry body ASSOCHAM has offered to set up a National Data Bank containing information about electronic transactions, used by the government for official purposes like issuance of passports as well as protecting country’s strategic interests.
- Proposal involves creation of a Central Coordination Committee under the guidance of National Security Council Secretariat
- A clear legal framework is required to legitimise the need for creating a National Data Bank of e-information of classified and heritage documents for national archives which can be integrated with national information policy demarcating information into three board categories.
- Data which is non sensitive in nature could be used for scientific economic and development purposes
- It can be used for taking accurate and immediate decisions in large demographies for trend forecasting and recourse in case of civic decisions or exigency by numerous Ministries or Departments of Government of India.
- Industry has noted the current regime of the Big Data Management does not facilitate efficient open sharing and interoperability of government owned data with different inter and intra government agencies
- Need for creating cyber National Data Bank of e-information of classified heritage documents for National Archive with the aim to promote open data sharing and access to GoI owned data for national planning and R&D.
