OGPL FeaturesOGPL’s initial release will contain the essential features for a government to establish an open data capability. It is expected, using open source methodologies, that the global developer community will continue to expand and evolve the initial release to bring in improvements and new functionality. In using an open source method of development, the OGPL community will provide future technology enhancements, open government solutions, and community-based technical support. OGPL has become an example of a new era of diplomatic collaborations that benefit the global community that promote government transparency, citizen-focused applications, and enrich humanity. OGPL product has following 4 (four) main components: 1. OGPL Web site – Module for Governments and their agencies to publish datasets, documents, services, tools and applications collected by them for public use. 2. Data Management System (DMS) - Module for user management of various agencies who can upload datasets which will be available on the front end website. 3. Content Management System (CMS) – Module for managing and updating various functionalities of the OGPL frontend. 4. Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) – Module for collating and disseminating viewer feedback on various datasets. Open Government PlatformOGPL_6d29e068-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6OGPL is a joint product from India and United States to promote transparency and greater citizen engagement by making more government data, documents, tools and processes publicly available. OGPL will be available, as an open source platform. By making this available in useful machine-readable formats it allows developers, analysts, media & academia to develop new applications and insights that will help give citizens more information for better decisions.IndiaUnited StatesDevelopers, analysts, media & academia develop new applications and insights that will help give citizens more information for better decisions_6d29ea4a-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6To Promote Transparency and Citizen Engagement_6d29eaf4-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6TransparencyCitizen EngagementOpen DataOpen Source Software DevelopmentPublicationPublish government data, documents, apps, tools & services from multiple departments within a government_6d29eb6c-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b61_6d29ebe4-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6InfrastructureBuild on Web 2.0 open-source technologies with low-cost scalable infrastructure_6d29ec66-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b62_6d29ecde-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6Citizen EngagementEngage Citizens in their open data initiatives for better understanding of their needs_6d29ed4c-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b63_6d29edce-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6APIs & ToolsProvide publicly available application programming interfaces (APIs) and other tools to add external software modules for data visualization, wizards, and other purposes_6d29ee50-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b64_6d29eedc-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6Community SpacesCreate data-rich community spaces around topics of national priorities and international interest _6d29ef5e-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b65_6d29efd6-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b6Data SharingEmpower end-users to share datasets via social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter_6d29f080-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b66_6d29f10c-7d24-11e1-9306-72f60bc462b62012-04-02http://www.opengovtplatform.org/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net