Problem Statement

• The objective of this consultancy was to assist the state government in developing a data strategy for state and district planning, policymaking, and scheme implementation.
• The strategy should be informed by a thorough assessment of the state data ecosystem including governance architecture, policy environment,organizational capabilities, technology applications and information management. Special attention should be given to the state statistical system and fitness-for-purpose of the main statistical products and services.

Solution

• Conduct User consultations
• Data Governance within the state government.
• Study and map data being generated by online financials (DBT schemes).
• Review Organizational capabilities of key data producing agencies.
• Assess the capabilities of data users.
• Conduct a data inventory and data use mapping exercise for district growth strategies.
• Study of DES (Directorate of Economics and Statistics)
• Study of Remote Sensing Application Centre
• Establish current baseline and provide national and international best practices
• Identify the challenges faced by the state government for efficient and effective data-driven governance and recommend a roadmap for a data strategy.

Impact

• Identified the challenges faced by the state government for efficient and effective data-driven governance and recommend a roadmap for a data strategy.
• Explore opportunities for Integration of DES and Remote Sensing Application Centre.

Tools and Technologies

• MS Office