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Open Data Policy

Type	Instrument
Issuing authority	Saudi Data & AI Authority / National Data Management Office (SDAIA / NDMO)
Framework	Data Management & Governance
Tier	Implementing & executive regulation
Legal status	In force
Instrument number	NDMO (SDAIA)
Issued	2020-05-05
Version	1
Dates	Policy, Section 5 of the National Data Governance Policies (v1, 5 May 2020).
Last verified	2026-10-20

NDMO Open Data Policy, Section 5 of the National Data Governance Policies (v1, 5 May 2020). It binds public entities.

• Each entity appoints an open data and information access officer.
• Entities keep an open data plan, publish machine-readable datasets on the National Open Data Portal and report annually to NDMO.
• NDMO enforces in three tiers: awareness, cooperation and direct intervention.

Documents

• Hosted official text (PDF, English)
• Official source (sdaia.gov.sa)

In this framework

• SDAIA Organizational Arrangements
• Data Sharing Policy
• NDMO Data Management & Personal Data Protection Standards
• Freedom of Information Policy
• National Data Governance Interim Regulations
• Data Classification Policy
• Data Monetization Policy
• National Data Index (NDI)
• NDI: Operational Excellence (OE)
• General Rules for Secondary Use of Data
• NDI: Operational Excellence FAQs
• Data Regulatory Sandbox

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