Protocol to Ensure Government Data is Updated in Timely Manner at data.gov.sg Portal

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information whether there is any protocol for Government agencies to ensure that Government data is updated in a timely manner at the data.gov.sg portal after such data are officially released on either SingStat or agencies' own websites.

Agencies are required to share data that is assessed to be suitable and useful for disclosure to the public as soon as practicable, through platforms, such as data.gov.sg (DGS), OneMap or their own websites.

Today, there are almost 5,000 datasets from across agencies shared on DGS, some of which are automatically updated via application programming interface (API) connections.

The DGS team is taking steps to enhance the timely sharing and updating of datasets. These include expanding and improving API integrations with agencies and tracking high-demand datasets which could be prioritised for such integrations.