Open Data License and Policy

In line with the open government concepts and the digital data era, Ministry of Sports allows access to data that everyone can use.
Open data is the data that anyone can use, re-use, distribute or share with others without technical, financial or legal restrictions. In most cases, the user should mention the document source.

The Purpose:

This policy refers to the fact that everyone can access, use, modify and share data for any purpose (provided that the source is mentioned and data is re-subjected to the "open data" principle)

Application area:

Ministry of Sports follows and complies with the Open Data Specifications Guidelines for UAE Government Entities published on the UAE Government official portal.

Terms of re-use of open data

  1. we expect from you when re-using the open data from Ministry of Sports website:
  2. To refer to Ministry of Sports as the data source with the name of the file and publish date.
  3. Not to use the data for political purposes, to support illegal or criminal activity, or to have a negative impact on the name or position of the UAE, or any illegal activity, or contrary to the values of the UAE society.
  4. Re-subjected the data to the "open data" principle and share it with the public
  5. The Ministry of Sports's original printed and signed version of any document is the only version that matters; the electronic versions of the Ministry's documents published on this website are only for informational purposes.
  6. Ministry of Sports is not responsible for any direct or indirect consequences or damages that may arise from using available data on its website. Such liability rests upon the user.
  7. Re-use of this data should not result in any errors related to the data's content, source and date.
  8. Ministry of Sports is not responsible for any direct or indirect consequences or damages that may arise from using available data on its website. Such liability rests upon the user.


Following are the obligations of Ministry of Sports and the visitors regarding the data:

  • Provide open data on Ministry of Sports's services and activities or information that is subject to the public interest and is valuable to the website visitors.
  • Provide data over several years
  • Publish raw data as much as possible
  • Provide access to data without any restrictions or registration
  • Provide real-time open data as much as possible and make it available for technical use
  • Publish data in adjustable and reusable file formats in "cut-paste" mode as well as downloadable
  • Enabling you to express your opinion in the open data available on the website
  • Provide a detailed description of the files' type, size, and publish date