National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)

WHY IN NEWS?

NITI Aayog released its vision for the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP).

ABOUT NDAP

• NDAP platform aims to democratize access to publicly available government data.
• It will host the latest datasets from various government websites, present them coherently, and provide tools for analytics and visualization.
• NDAP will follow a user-centric approach and will enable data access in a simple and intuitive portal tailored to the needs of a variety of stakeholders.
• NDAP will spearhead the standardization of formats in which data is presented across sectors and will cater to a wide audience of policymakers, researchers, innovators, data scientists, journalists and citizens.
• The NDAP proposes a simple, interactive, visual, and robust platform that will host various Central and state government datasets.’
• An inter-ministerial committee will oversee the progress of the development of platform and a group of leading experts have been inducted into an advisory group to provide technical guidance for the development of the platform.
• The development of NDAP will take place over a period of one year and the first version of the platform is expected to be launched in 2021.

Prelims Question

Q. The proposed National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) will be spearheaded by:
a. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
b. Central Statistics Organization
c. NITI Aayog
d. CDAC

Answer to the Prelims Question