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  • 24 February, 2021

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India Urban Data Exchange

India Urban Data Exchange

  • India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX) is an open-source software platform developed by the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
  • It facilitates the secure exchange of Smart City data amongst data platforms, 3rd party authenticated and authorised applications and other sources.
  • This Smart City data could be monetised in the future, similar to the UPI for bank accounts and digital payments.
  • It serves as an interface for data providers and data users to share, request, and access datasets related to cities, urban governance, and urban service delivery.
  • As the number of cities on IUDX expands, this will scale up to uniform sharing between data producers and data consumers across urban India.

Source: TH


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