FYI.
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Subject: New Open Government Platform code released
Resent-Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:07:31 +0000
Resent-From: public-egov-ig [ at ] w3 [ dot ] org
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:06:44 -0800
From: Holm, Jeanne M (1760) <jeanne [ dot ] m [ dot ] holm [ at ] jpl [ dot ] nasa [ dot ] gov>
To: public-egov-ig [ at ] w3 [ dot ] org <public-egov-ig [ at ] w3 [ dot ] org>
Hi all--
I wanted you to be among the first to hear about an open source release
for an Open Government Platform at http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform…
Among the actions in the U.S. National Action Plan announced by
President Obama is an effort under the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue to
produce “Data.gov-in-a-Box,” an open source version of the United
States’ Data.gov data portal and India’s India.gov.in document portal.
The U.S. and India are working together to produce an open source
version available for implementation by countries globally, encouraging
governments around the word to stand up open data sites that promote
transparency, improve citizen engagement, and engage application
developers in continuously improving these efforts. Technical teams from
the governments of the U.S. and India have been working together since
August of this year, with a planned launch of a complete open source
product (which is now called the Open Government Platform (OGPL) to
reflect its broad scope) in early 2012. Find out more
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/12/05/datagov-goes-global> about
the evolution of this project from the U.S. Chief Information Officer
and Chief Technology Officer.
Check out the Open Government Platform repository on Github
<http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform#TB_inline?height=200&width=400&inlineId=tb_external>.
You'll find here a growing set of open source, open government platform
code that allows any city, organization, or government to create an open
data site.
The first module released is the Data Management System, which provides
the tools and capabilities for an automated process for publishing data
in the Open Government Platform, an open source product designed to
facilitate governments around the world to stand up their own open
government data sites. Any government adopting the Open Government
Platform will be able to download and use the DMS code to submit,
approve, and update catalog data electronically on Open Government
Platform websites and view management metrics reports.
Our next planned release will be from India and related to the web site
for the Open Government Platform.
The U.S. and India will be providing additional modules in the future,
and developers are encouraged to participate, provide feedback, and
create new modules and capabilities!
The teams working on this project are the National Informatics Centre
<http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform#TB_inline?height=200&width=400&inlineId=tb_external>
in India and Data.gov <http://www.data.gov/> in the U.S.
--Jeanne
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Jeanne Holm
Evangelist, Data.gov
U.S. General Services Administration
Cell: (818) 434-5037
Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn: JeanneHolm
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