Ed. Note: Get a firsthand account of Aneesh’s experience at CES as he walked the floor with the Washington Post’s Cecilia Kang; his conversation on innovation with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo and our efforts to promote open government with Fox Business’ Shibani Joshi.
Yesterday, I joined over 100,000 tech enthusiasts to celebrate the next wave of consumer electronics innovations at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show. The energy level throughout the convention was high and firms reflected confidence that economic growth will return to the sector in 2010. I thought to share a few summary notes on what I’ve learned during my visit:
Overall, my trip served as a reminder that a great deal of our nation’s innovation capacity begins with basic research & development we fund across our world-class universities and federal labs, continues through the hard work of entrepreneurs toiling away to design the “next big thing”, and leads to break-through innovations to address our nation’s most pressing challenges in bending the healthcare cost curve and improving energy efficiency. These concepts are more fully explored in the President’s Strategy for American Innovation. We welcome your comments and feedback as we work towards a more innovative economy in the months and years ahead.
Aneesh Chopra is U.S. Chief Technology Officer