Making Public Data Public: Sri Lanka Misses its Own Targets While India Races Ahead = පොදු දත්ත පොදු කිරීම: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සිය ඉලක්කය වෙත යාමට අසමත් වෙද්දී ඉන්දියාව එය අභිබවා යයි

Abstract

The Department of Census and Statistics aims to be the ‘leader in the region’ in producing and providing timely statistical information. However, this insight shows, it has failed in providing public access to data in three respects: ease, speed and cost. In contrast, India has raced ahead on these metrics, to become the regional leader that Sri Lanka aspires to be.