The International Open Government Data Conference (IOGDC) was held at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. early July this year. The conference, attended by world’s foremost Open Government experts and enthusiasts from more than 50 countries, for thoughtful, dynamic discussion around the historic opportunity presented by open government data to foster collaboration, transparency, and interactive public participation. Ms. Neeta Verma, Senior Technical Director NIC chaired the session on” Platforms and Technology for releasing Open Data”. Joined by the world’s foremost experts on open government data, Ms. Verma discussed platform challenges and best practices for governments to move in the direction of Open Data. The IOGDC this time with the theme of “Putting Data to Work” held twenty panel discussions in Washington focused on open data policies, technologies, and the power of putting open data to work. These dialogues featured a global cadre of experts, leaders and policy-makers. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer Steven Van Roekel and representatives from different countries across the world were also present on the occassion.