Remarks to the National Rural Education Technology Summit

Aneesh ChopraU.S. Chief Technology Officer & Associate Director for Technology

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Photo by: with an eye: http://www.flickr.com/photos/with-an-eye/4252529812/

Source: Office of Personnel Management – “File Cave”; whitehouse.gov/open

“There’s an app for that”

“There’s a form for that”

Culture Gap Between Consumers and Government

Presidential Action Day One to Instill Greater Focus on OpennessPresidential Action Day One to Instill Greater Focus on Openness

“My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government…and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.”

“My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government…and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.” –President Barack Obama, Jan 21st,

2009

Invest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation

• Restore American leadership in fundamental research• Educate the next generation with 21st century knowledge and skills; create a world-

class workforce• Build a leading physical infrastructure• Develop an advanced information technology ecosystem

Catalyze Breakthroughs

for National Priorities

• Unleash a clean energy revolution• Support advanced vehicle technology• Drive breakthroughs in health IT• Address scientific “grand challenges”

Promote Competitive Markets that Spur Productive Entrepreneurship

• Promote American exports• Support open capital markets

that allocate resources to the most promising ideas

• Encourage high-growth and innovation-based entrepreneurship

• Improve public sector innovation and support community innovation

Source: www.whitehouse.gov

President’s Strategy for American Innovation

Tech Role in Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Quality JobsTech Role in Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs

Smart Grid and Health IT Apps

innovation efforts underway

Smart Grid and Health IT Apps

innovation efforts underway

Cloud Computing and

Mobility as platforms for

growth

Cloud Computing and

Mobility as platforms for

growth

Open Government Initiative focused on empowering

everyday Americans

Open Government Initiative focused on empowering

everyday Americans

“Beta Block” R&D Initiative to Connect Neighbors

Source: http://blog.case.edu/lev.gonick/2009/11/17/new_gold_standard_for_smart_connected_communities_case_western_reserve_university_announces_1000_mbsec_fiber_to_the_home_research_project

Internally Funded Effort to Deliver 1 Gig to Poorest HomesInternally Funded Effort to Deliver 1 Gig to Poorest Homes

Case Western Project in Brief•Launched in November 2009

•Case Western Reserve University collaborative includes 40+ partners, 100+ household gigabit network

•R&D effort, with private sector stakeholder support, to spur innovation in poor communities “next door”

•Program metrics and goals set to measure changes related to:

•Neighborhood Safety

•Health and Wellness

•STEM Education

•Energy Sustainability

•Launched in November 2009

•Case Western Reserve University collaborative includes 40+ partners, 100+ household gigabit network

•R&D effort, with private sector stakeholder support, to spur innovation in poor communities “next door”

•Program metrics and goals set to measure changes related to:

•Neighborhood Safety

•Health and Wellness

•STEM Education

•Energy Sustainability

Safety Graduation Rates

Energy Sustainability Chronic

Disease

Leverages ultra-high speed broadband networks, similar to recent federal

grant to (nearly) double network size and deliver up to 100 gigabit/second

speeds between nodes through U.S.UCAN

Leverages ultra-high speed broadband networks, similar to recent federal

grant to (nearly) double network size and deliver up to 100 gigabit/second

speeds between nodes through U.S.UCAN

• Text4Baby is a free mobile health education service to promote maternal and child health

• 15 wireless carriers have agreed to deliver Text4baby messages to subscribers at NO CHARGE for 2 years

• Women who sign up will receive three free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth

• Text4Baby is a free mobile health education service to promote maternal and child health

• 15 wireless carriers have agreed to deliver Text4baby messages to subscribers at NO CHARGE for 2 years

• Women who sign up will receive three free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth

Wireless Health App Closes Information Gap

Text4baby Campaign Exceeds 50,000 Subscribers Since FebruaryText4baby Campaign Exceeds 50,000 Subscribers Since February

Partners Include:

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition; Voxiva; CTIA Wireless Foundation; Grey Health Group; Johnson & Johnson; Wellpoint; Pfizer; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; GW University; MTV; General Mills; and many more

Public-Private Partnership in Brief

Secretary Clinton announces

collaborative with Russia to replicate

success

Secretary Clinton announces

collaborative with Russia to replicate

success

Presidential Memorandum calls for doubling the amount of available spectrum for

mobile broadband – 500 MHz – to be auctioned

within ten years

Presidential Memorandum calls for doubling the amount of available spectrum for

mobile broadband – 500 MHz – to be auctioned

within ten years

Anatomy of an Open Government Ecosystem

HHS Launches Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI)HHS Launches Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI)

HHS launches CHDI June 2nd -

demonstrating 20+ apps recently built or

improved by innovators across the country

using data HHS has made public (with much

more to come)

HHS launches CHDI June 2nd -

demonstrating 20+ apps recently built or

improved by innovators across the country

using data HHS has made public (with much

more to come)

Source: Community Health Data Initiative, Department of Health & Human Services; www.hhs.gov/open

Example: Microsoft announces Bing Health

Maps and the incorporation of

“Hospital Compare” data in search results –

“bringing the data to you”

Example: Microsoft announces Bing Health

Maps and the incorporation of

“Hospital Compare” data in search results –

“bringing the data to you”

Helping Our Children Make Healthier Choices

Prizes Policy Spurs USDA to Reward Apps DevelopersPrizes Policy Spurs USDA to Reward Apps Developers

“The Apps for Healthy Kids competition challenges… the most creative, talented, and kid-savvy innovators across the country to build games that inspire and empower kids to get active and eat healthy.”

“The Apps for Healthy Kids competition challenges… the most creative, talented, and kid-savvy innovators across the country to build games that inspire and empower kids to get active and eat healthy.”–First Lady Michelle Obama, March 11th,

2010

95 qualified apps

submitted by June 30th deadline –

built on data that feeds USDA site

95 qualified apps

submitted by June 30th deadline –

built on data that feeds USDA site

Source: www.appsforhealthykids.com; http://www.healthgameschallenge.org/ ; http://apps.usa.gov/myfood-a-pedia/

Judges include Zynga’s CEO, the “Woz” from Apple,

GE’s Healthymagination lead, others

Judges include Zynga’s CEO, the “Woz” from Apple,

GE’s Healthymagination lead, others

“From Compliance to Innovation”

Source: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/readyZone-h1n1/educators-keep-learning.cfm; https://innovation.ed.gov/ ; http://data.ed.gov

Delivering Platforms for Educational Innovation Every 90 DaysDelivering Platforms for Educational Innovation Every 90 Days

“To meet the President’s goals -- to reach the finish line -- we need transformational change. The islands of excellence that now exist in school districts have to become the norm...In a word, America’s schools need innovation.” - Secretary Arne Duncan, Aug 20, 2009

“To meet the President’s goals -- to reach the finish line -- we need transformational change. The islands of excellence that now exist in school districts have to become the norm...In a word, America’s schools need innovation.” - Secretary Arne Duncan, Aug 20, 2009

Putting it Altogether: “Network Challenge” ReduxStill Early Days in Unlocking the Value of CollaborationStill Early Days in Unlocking the Value of Collaboration

Source: balloon.mit.edu; networkchallenge.darpa.mil; http://www.1billionhungry.org by MIT Team’s Riley Crane, with the United Nations

…Applied to e-Democracy

Innovative Incentive Model…

<9 hrs<9 hrs

Team attracted 5,000

participants in two days

Team attracted 5,000

participants in two days

Replicating what works in UN collaboration

Replicating what works in UN collaboration