{{Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to the United States H.E Amb.James Kimonyo, joined the US-India strategic dialogue on Open Government Platform (OGPL) to express the Government of Rwanda interest in the OGPL initiative.}} <\/p>\n
The OGPL is a software platform which aims at providing enhanced public access to government data and documents, and encourage citizen engagement and interface with the Government. <\/p>\n
This initiative will provide a platform data sharing to improve governance, enhance accountability and generate greater collaborations between member countries.<\/p>\n
The OGPL was jointly developed by the US and India and Rwanda\u2019s participation was announced today during the US-India strategic dialogues.<\/p>\n
It was attended by US Deputy chief technology officer for government innovation in the White House Office, the Science and Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs – Robert O. Blake, OSTP Director Dr. John Holdren, India\u2019s, Minister of External Affairs, Hon. J\/S Jawed Ashraf, advisor to the PM, Sam Pitroda, and NIC Director General Dr. BK Gairola. <\/p>\n
The OGPL is a result of the collaboration announced between India and the US as part of President Obama’s visit in November, 2010.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the platform is to enhance access and use of government data to foster innovation; improve delivery of government services for interested countries and cities around the world; and promote government transparency, accountability, and public participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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