Open data is defined by the Open Data International Charter as “Digital data which is available with technical and legal characteristics necessary for freely use, reuse, and redistribute by anyone, in anytime and anywhere."

In order to regulate the work in open data area, the Government of Oman has developed an open data policy. This policy can be found at: Click Here

Social Protection Fund (SPF) provides free access to open data for users upon their personal responsibility.

The users of data include the following categories:

1. Interested individuals in open data for various sectors (public, private, etc.).
2. Smart applications developers.
3. Students and Researchers in academic institutions and interested individuals from civil society.

The users of the data are committed of the following:

• Data and source must not be misrepresented.
• When using data, the source should be noted through adding the link of open data portal as a reference.
• Data should not be used for any of the following political purposes, illegal or criminal activity, negative impact on culture or activity contrary to the customs and traditions of Oman.
• SPF uploads the data for the first time and then updates open data periodically, and without any responsibility for any modification or analysis of the published data.

The user of the open data is responsible for the reuse of the data, and the reuse should not cause in any mistakes related to the content, source and history of the data. The use of the data should be for research and scientific purposes.

• SPF is not responsible for any damage or misuse suffered by the Entity due to using this published data in the Open Data Portal.
• SPF is not liable for any responsibility towards data users and any damage that might happen to them.
• SPF reserves the right to delete or modify the open data on the open data portal.
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