Government open data means:

• Data generated or issued by governments or government -controlled entities
• Open data as defined in the Malaysia Open Data Portal – Data that can be accessed, used and shared by anyone.

Open Data Objectives:
• Enables data to be shared to a wide range of users and to increase the transparency of government services;
• Provides opportunities to citizens and the business community to increase their creativity and innovation in the creation of new products;
• Provides a platform for the people to obtain information from official sources of the Government and as a means to obtain feedback from citizens;
• Saves citizens’ time to access the government open data; and
• Saves the cost of applications development by government agencies.Open data as defined in the Open Definition – that is, it can be freely used, reused and disseminated by various parties.

References:

• Download the  Data Set Guidelines
• Website  www.data.gov.my

DOE Data Set Collection:

• Air Pollutant Index (IPU) in Malaysia

If the Required Dataset Is Not Found? :

• Apply for a dataset to the Department of Environment .