High value datasets - What can the EU learn from India?

In the European Union, the concept of “high value datasets” has been introduced by way of the Open Data Directive. Recital 66 of the Open Data Directive states that certain open government datasets are associated with “important socio-economic benefits”. The definition of “high-value datasets in Article 2(10) further elaborates by stating that these datasets are “associated with important benefits for society, the environment and the economy, in particular because of their suitability for th...