- Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India - data.gov.in - is a platform for supporting Open Data initiative of Government of India.
- The portal is intended to be used by Government of India Ministries/ Departments their organizations to publish datasets, documents, services, tools and applications collected by them for public use.
- It intends to increase transparency in the functioning of Government and also open avenues for many more innovative uses of Government Data to give different perspective.
- The base Open Government Data Platform India is a joint initiative of Government of India and US Government. Open Government Data Platform India is also packaged as a product and made available in open source for implementation by countries globally.
- The entire product is available for download at the Open Source Code Sharing Platform "GitHub".
- Open Government Data Platform India has 4 (four) major modules, as detailed below, implemented on a single Drupal instance – An Open Source based Content Framework Solution
- Data Management System (DMS) – Module for contributing data catalogs by various government agencies for making those available on the front end website after a due approval process through a defined workflow.
- Content Management System (CMS) – Module for managing and updating various functionalities and content types of the Open Government Data Platform India Platform.
- Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) – Module for collating and disseminating viewer feedback on various data catalogs.
- Communities – Module for community users to interact and share their zeal and views with others, who share common interests as that of theirs.
Source: https://data.gov.in/about-us