Open Data Kit (ODK) Platform

About Open Data Kit (ODK) Platform: 

• It is a digital platform which allows the CAG to collect and manage data securely.
• It is used for designing, collecting, and managing data to enhance transparency in public spending and accountability in government schemes.
• Features
  • It is integrated with CAG’s own operating system called OIOS.
  • It is an end-to-end encrypted online portal.
  • It is used to collect information for identifying problem areas warranting additional review.
  • It also helps CAG in launching surveys in multiple languages at the same time
• Benefits
  • Beneficiary Survey is one of the sources for information for audit planning as well as for collection of audit evidence.
  • ODK toolkit was deployed to ascertain patient satisfaction while gathering evidence in auditing the performance of the AIIMS at Mangalagiri in Guntur district and the AIIMS at Bibinagar in Hyderabad.

Q1: What is Encryption?

It is the process of protecting information or data by using mathematical models to scramble it in such a way that only the parties who have the key to unscramble it can access it.

Source: ET