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Unleashing the Power of Big Data
Posted by on April 18, 2013 at 4:04 PM EDTLast year, the Obama Administration announced the National Big Data Research and Development Initiative. “Big Data” are data sets so large and complex that they can’t be processed by traditional means. As we enter the second year of the Initiative, we're encouraging partners in government, industry, academia, and non-profits to step up to the challenge and opportunity of Big Data by developing and participating in their own Big Data initiatives across the country.
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Innovative Solutions to Fight Illegal Robocalls
Posted by on April 17, 2013 at 9:48 AM EDTEarlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the winners of its Robocall Challenge, the agency’s first public prize competition, which resulted in a tie between two promising solutions that can help block illegal robocalls. Prize competitions are now a standard tool for innovation in every Federal agency’s toolbox - they help stimulate the marketplace for creative ideas and solutions that benefit Americans.
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DOE Vehicle Data Challenge Fuels Innovation
Posted by on April 11, 2013 at 4:51 PM EDTLast week, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the Apps for Vehicles Challenge. The competition challenged developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how the open data available about most vehicles can be used to improve vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, and comfort. Prizes like the Apps for Vehicles Challenge are now a standard tool for open innovation in every Federal agency’s toolbox.
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Working Together to Combat Human Trafficking
Posted by on April 11, 2013 at 11:58 AM EDTYesterday, we hosted the first-ever White House Forum to Combat Human Trafficking. The event brought together leaders from government, the private sector, advocates and survivors, faith leaders, law enforcement, and academia to talk about what we can do, together, to end human trafficking. We took time to honor the stories and lives of brave survivors.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We Have Not Forgotten”
Posted by on April 5, 2013 at 4:42 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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From Lab to Market: DOE's America’s Next Top Energy Innovator Program
Posted by on April 5, 2013 at 1:33 PM EDTLast week, the Department of Energy launched an expanded version of its popular America’s Next Top Energy Innovator Program—which, since 2011, has unleashed the National Laboratories’ unlicensed patents for use by startups looking to build their businesses and bring energy technologies from the lab to the marketplace.The announcement advances the Administration’s Startup America initiative to promote high-growth entrepreneurship.
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President Obama Launches the “BRAIN” Initiative
Posted by on April 2, 2013 at 3:12 PM EDTToday in the East Room of the White House, President Obama launched the Administration’s BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative—a bold new research effort to unlock mysteries of the human mind and advance the President’s vision for creating jobs and building a thriving middle class by investing in R&D and Innovation.
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Open for Questions: The BRAIN Initiative
Posted by on April 2, 2013 at 10:39 AM EDTHave questions about the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative? Administration officials will answer during a session of "Open for Questions."
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Weekly Wrap Up: ‘The Promise of America”
Posted by on March 29, 2013 at 5:47 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Hanging Out with “Makers” at the White House
Posted by on March 28, 2013 at 7:29 PM EDTThe White House invites innovators from around the country to join a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement.
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