Drivers and Barriers to Data Sharing Practices in the New Digital Age – An Exploratory Study

Data plays a crucial role in most fields in the new digital age.To harness the potential of data, it should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR principle).The big question is how to make data FAIR.The private sector is the forerunner in acquiring and utilizing data, but government sectors are much neglected; education is one of them.The authors explored what are the drivers and barriers of bringing data to data exchanges from department silos.The authors conducted a Pan-India survey of 1300+ respondents to gather insights on one of the data platforms of the central government ministry.