You should now start keeping your eye out on www.myneta.info where these are digitised for further analysis. On 6 Apr 2014 06:10, <datameet@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Today's topic summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/datameet/topics > > - format for release of candidates assets/ criminal records > data<#145347b08dc483a1_group_thread_0>[1 Update] > > format for release of candidates assets/ criminal records > data<http://groups.google.com/group/datameet/t/ba9e724f2ed4eb8b> > > Avinash Celestine <avinash.celest...@gmail.com> Apr 05 01:37PM +0530 > > Hi all > > I recall there being a letter circulated about data requests to eci a > few > days ago. I had a suggestion about the format in which the ECI > releases (or > enables the release of), data contained in the affidavits of > candidates. I > wasnt sure whether this suggestion fit into that, so i broke it out > into a > separate thread. > > Right now, candidate affidavits are released in the worst possible > format - > pdfs - not just for those looking to do some in-depth analysis into > it, but > even for the journalist/voter who wants to know more about the > candidate > declarations. > > I wondered if there was any possibility for engaging with the ECI over > the > longer term (obviously this election is out of the question) to change > the > format in which candidates must declare such data. They could be > required > to declare it in a couple of formats - one would be pdf of course, to > enable those interested in a specific candidate. But the other format > i had > in mind was xml. > > The best analogy i can think of to this, is the recent requirement by > the > ministry of corporate affairs that companies file their reports with > the > registrar of companies in XBRL xml format. The EC could require > candidates > to do the same - they could make it easy by providing a software > (could be > as simple as an excel application) which will generate the xml and the > pdf > as well. (the other analogy here is the online filing of tax returns, > which > requires an xml to be filed online) > > The biggest criticism of any such change (that i can think of) is that > poorer candidates, who don't have good access to a computer might find > it > extremely difficult to file this way. Perhaps there could be special > facilities provided at the level of district electoral officer, to > enable > such candidates to make the filing. > > Once the filing is done in xml, it would be easy to convert it into > more > friendly formats (for humans), such as excel etc. > > Anyway, that was my suggestion. Perhaps its possible to engage with EC > in > the longer term to develop the standards for such a format. > > regards > > Avinash > > > > -- > For more details about this list > http://datameet.org/discussions/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
