Innovation

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Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 8: How NASA@WORK Ignites Ideas from Within

Learn how NASA’s workforce contributes inspiring ideas as part of internal idea competitions facilitated NASA@WORK program.

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Posts by Carissa Callini Posts by Jeffrey Doi Posts by Tammy White

Mar 10, 2020 2020

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 7: Crowdsourcing for Code

Learn how the Code.gov team, and every day contributors, are helping the U.S. government to expand its repository—and application—of open-source code as part of Code.gov’s Open Tasks initiative.

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Posts by Tammy White

Feb 11, 2020 2020

An Introduction to 10x and How to Get Your Idea Funded

Learn how you can work with the new investment fund for technology products in the government.

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Posts by Jeremy Zilar Posts by Nico Papafil Posts by Sarah Crane Posts by Will Cahoe

Jul 17, 2019 2019

Intro

Get Your Idea Funded Through 10x

Introducing a new investment fund for technology products in the federal government

Posts by Nico Papafil Posts by Will Cahoe Posts by Sarah Crane Posts by Jeremy Zilar

Jul 09, 2019

American Tech Series, Part One: Why Leave the Private Sector?

In part one of this multi-part YouTube Live series, learn how civic technologists work to better our government.

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Posts by Clarice Chan Posts by Davar Ardalan Posts by Joshua Di Frances Posts by Nina Bianchi

Jun 25, 2019 2019

U.S. Government Open Innovation Summit

Presentations that highligh the potential and impact of crowdsourcing through citizen science and prize competitions in the U.S. government

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Hosted by Digital.gov and the Federal Community of Practice for Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (FedCCS), Challenges and Prizes Federal Community of Practice

Posts by Alexis Bonnell Posts by Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Posts by Drew Zachary Posts by Ellen Ryan Posts by Dr. Jarah Meador Posts by Jenn Gustetic Posts by Jennifer Shieh Posts by Jim Reuter Posts by John McLaughlin Posts by Ku McMahan Posts by Lauren Algee Posts by Marc Kuchner Posts by Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson Posts by Sophia B. Liu Posts by Taylor Gilliland

Jun 14, 2019 2019

Deep Dive: Using Data Technology + Innovation for Lyme Disease

A 14-week sprint delivered digital tools that used federal open data to address Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

Posts by Kristen Honey, PhD Posts by Gil Alterovitz, PhD Posts by Ed Simcox

Mar 18, 2019

Deep Dive: How a Health Tech Sprint Pioneered an AI Ecosystem

Seven teams created digital tools that help in finding experimental therapies for patients, and for clinical trials to recruit new patients.

Posts by Gil Alterovitz, PhD Posts by Davar Ardalan Posts by Kristen Honey, PhD

Feb 27, 2019

Introducing the 2019 Presidential Innovation Fellows

We are excited to announce our 2019 Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) who have begun their “tour of duty” in American tech.

Posts by Davar Ardalan

Feb 14, 2019

Out On the Front Lines of Civic Tech

A look back at the Presidential Innovation Fellows work with federal agencies in 2018.

Posts by Gil Alterovitz, PhD Posts by Davey Gibian Posts by Clara Tsao Posts by Nina Bianchi Posts by Steven Babitch Posts by Zach Goldfine

Dec 19, 2018

Health Tech Sprint Aims at Improving Care Access and Experience

This sprint is designed to improve care by assisting in access to novel therapeutics and improving clinical trials.

Posts by Gil Alterovitz, PhD Posts by Justin Koufopoulos Posts by Kristen Honey, PhD

Nov 02, 2018

Want a More Innovative Agency? Encourage Employees to Experiment

How agency leaders can create a work environment that fosters innovation via creativity and experimentation.

Posts by Brian Fox

Sep 19, 2018

Collaborating for Better Design, Technology, and User Experience

Overview of initiatives across Federal government that focus on IT design, development and accessibility.

Posts by John Sullivan

Aug 30, 2018

Emerging Tech and Open Data for a More Open and Accountable Government

Open data and emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers, such as blockchain—hold vast potential to transform public services held back by bureaucracy and outdated IT systems.

Posts by Justin Herman

Aug 24, 2017

The Data Briefing: Ten Years of Digital Transformation—Lessons Learned

Since 2007, a major consulting firm has conducted an annual survey on organizations’ “Digital IQ.” In the ten years of organizations grappling with digital transformation, what has been learned?

Posts by Bill Brantley

Jul 26, 2017

VA Innovators Network Program: Ahead of the Curve in Healthcare Innovation

VA Innovators Network Program Selected as FedHealth IT Innovation Award Winner This month, FedHealth IT announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Innovators Network Program was selected as a 2017 recipient of the FedHealthIT Innovation Award. FedHealth IT recognized 25 Federal Health

Posts by VA Center for Innovation

Jun 30, 2017

Advice From Digital Thought Leaders

Many know that digital tools have become indispensable for connecting with many audiences—but we also know that what’s available in the digital realm is always changing. So how do you know what tools are best for your purpose? And how do you plan for your organization’s digital future when the pace of change is so

Posts by HIV.gov

Jun 22, 2017

Fostering Medical Innovation: A Plan for Digital Health Devices

It is incumbent upon FDA to ensure that we have the right policies in place to promote and encourage safe and effective innovation that can benefit consumers, and adopt regulatory approaches to enable the efficient development of these technologies. By taking an efficient, risk-based approach to our regulation, FDA can promote health through the creation

Posts by Scott Gottlieb, M.D.

Jun 16, 2017

The Data Briefing: the Promise – and Perils – of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

People are quick to treat computer programs as being more aware than computer code could be. However, can computer programs – especially chatbots – have a significant effect on people? Especially people suffering from depression or anxiety? A recent academic study shows some promising results from using a chatbot as a complement to a human therapist.

Posts by Bill Brantley

Jun 14, 2017

Opening Public Services to Artificial Intelligence Assistants

“Hey, Computer, how do I access my public services?” Citizens will soon be able to ask their Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPA) this question through an Emerging Citizen Technology open-sourced pilot program. The purpose of the initiative is to guide dozens of federal programs make public service information available through automated, self-service platforms for the home

Posts by Justin Herman

Jun 06, 2017

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