Data.gov in a box - open sourced

Dec 06 06:02 NZDT

This is a pretty cool concept.  First code out this week, planned for full
functional release in early 2012

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 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. 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 in India
and Data.gov in the U.S.