Open data is the data anyone can freely use without technical, financial, or legal restrictions. It can also be reused and published yet subject to the legal licenses of the open data under which it is published.

Open data helps bridge the gap between governments and citizens. People can benefit from this data in different ways, including:
• A better understanding of how government entities operate.
• Providing an opportunity for the public to evaluate the work of various government entities.
• It allows citizens to use this data for research, monitoring, making suggestions, and more.
• Developing websites and smartphone applications based on open data.

All government entities can publicly publish their data for different purposes.

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