Weather and GPS information stimulated the economy with new products and services. Todd Park, the U.S. chief technology officer, wants to repeat that success with the rest of the government’s data trove
Government-funded projects have yielded a wealth of information, but much of this data has historically remained locked up in difficult-to-use form. To get this data to people who might start businesses with them, the Obama administration created the position of chief technology officer.
Todd Park, the nation’s current CTO, has plenty of innovation experience. In 1997, at the age of 24, he co-founded his first start-up, called Athenahealth, which provides online data management for physicians. After momentarily retiring to focus on his family he set up two other start-ups before joining the White House team four years ago.
At a media briefing in February he talked about getting government data into the hands of entrepreneurs to spark innovation and economic growth.
via Scientific American – Philip Yam
The Latest Streaming News: Kick-Start Innovation with Free Data updated minute-by-minute
Bookmark this page and come back often
Latest NEWS
Latest VIDEO
