Release of Open Data

Over the years, the Government has been striving to release data collected, produced, disseminated and possessed as a part of the day-to-day operations.

Open data provides raw materials for technology research and city innovation, facilitating the development of digital economy and smart city. International experience shows that, with the advancement of information and communications technology, there can be active and creative value-added re-use of open data by the community if it is made available in digital format. Developing applications which use, mesh up or integrate raw open data can tap community wisdom to bring convenience to the public, promote innovation, create business opportunities and even encourage entrepreneurship.

To this end, we launched the government Public Sector Information (PSI) portal in 2011 to make available government data in digital format for re-use for commercial or non-commercial purposes free of charge. The datasets available on the portal have since increased progressively. Public and private organisations have also joined to release open data on the portal. The portal has been renamed as Open Data Portal (Data.Gov.HK) in 2024.