Promote Data.Gov to Spur Innovation Through Open Sourcing (US0021)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: United States – First National Action Plan – 2011-2013
Action Plan Cycle: 2011
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: USA: Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies (General Services Administration); India: National Informatics Centre, Department of Electronics & IT
Support Institution(s): Unclear
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Open Data, Public ParticipationIRM Review
IRM Report: United States First Progress Report 2011-2013
Early Results: No IRM Data
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): No Data
Implementation i
Description
Contribute Data.gov as a Platform. Through the U.S.-India Open Government Dialogue, the two countries have partnered to release “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. It will be available for implementation by countries globally, encouraging governments around the world to stand up open data sites that promote transparency, improve citizen engagement, and engage application developers in continuously improving these efforts.