SRG SSR opens access to selected metadata for research purposes
SRG is making another portion of its digital data available: A selection of metadata is now available on the Api.srgssr.ch platform. This material can be used for research and development purposes.
Digitization makes it easier to access data and information. SRG is also following and supporting this development. On the platform Api.srgssr.ch (Application Programming Interface, API) provides a selection of digital metadata and content for research and development purposes: selected audio documents, videos, program data for radio and TV, subtitles, teletext data as well as voting and election results dating back to 1905.
Inventors, programmers and designers can use the digital material to develop new applications for computers, tablets and smartphones. New things can be created from the SRG data pool - there are no limits to creativity, the company writes in a press release.
The data may be used free of charge for research and development purposes, in accordance with the Terms of use.
With the data platform, SRG wants to set a further example of openness - and gradually make more data accessible in this way. The press release goes on to say that the company is implementing what is set out in its corporate strategy: promoting innovation and the digital culture within and outside the company.
