Presidential Innovation Fellows
Thank you for your interest in the Presidential Innovation Fellows program. The application window to be a Fellow is now closed. If you already applied, you can expect to hear from us by the end of the month. Whether or not you applied, you can still sign up to be a part of the broader community that tracks the progress of and engages with the projects to help bring about game-changing results for the American people over the course of the next 6 to 12 months.
The Presidential Innovation Fellows will pair top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, or academia with top innovators in government to collaborate on game-changing solutions that aim to deliver significant results in six months. Each team of innovators will work together in-person in Washington, DC on focused sprints while being supported by a broader community of interested citizens throughout the country. What makes this initiative unique is its focus on unleashing the ingenuity and know-how of Americans from all sectors.
The five projects that will launch in summer 2012 have straightforward goals: to improve the lives of the American people, saving taxpayer money, and fueling job creation. This is innovation aimed at making a difference for all Americans.
1. MyGov
Reimagine the relationship between the federal government and its citizens through an online footprint developed not just for the people, but also by the people.
2. Open Data Initiatives
Stimulate a rising tide of innovation and entrepreneurship that utilizes government data to create tools that help Americans in numerous ways – e.g., apps and services that help people find the right health care provider, identify the college that provides the best value for their money, save money on electricity bills through smarter shopping, or keep their families safe by knowing which products have been recalled.
3. Blue Button for America
Develop apps and create awareness of tools that help individuals get access to their personal health records -- current medications and drug allergies, claims and treatment data, and lab reports – that can improve their health and healthcare.
4. RFP-EZ
Build a platform that makes it easier for small high-growth businesses to navigate the federal government, and enables agencies to quickly source low-cost, high-impact information technology solutions.
5. The 20% Campaign
Create a system that enables US government programs to seamlessly move from making cash payments to support foreign policy, development assistance, government operations or commercial activities to using electronic payments such as mobile devices, smart cards and other methods.
