US Ignite - Megan Smith - Harnessing the Power of Data, Technology and Innovation to Unlock Talent... and Unlock the Possible 2016/1/26

1. Harnessing the Power of Data, Technology and
Innovation to Unlock Talent... and Unlock the Possible
Megan Smith – U.S. Chief Technology Officer - @USCTO
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
January 26th , 2016

2. Net Neutrality
Encryption
Copyright
Patents
Public Sector
Open Government
Public Domain
Digital Services Playbook
Connectivity
Retention
Trade
Regulatory Modernization
Security Researchers
Open Education
Spectrum
Technology Policy // TQ

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“When I took office, one
of my top priorities was
to apply the lessons
we’d learned in our
innovative high-tech
campaign, to make the
federal government
smarter, more
innovative, more
transparent, and more
responsive to the
American people we
serve.”
-President Obama

5. ED Team with embedded USDS@ED:
Help students and counselors make
informed college choices
5

6. Ecosystem Thinking: Engaging #CivicTech

7. DHS Team with USDS @ DHS:
Modernizing our immigration system
Before After
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8. curiosity • grit • teamwork • critical thinking • joy/play • empathy/purpose • explore/iterate
Active STEM Learning
coding • research • discovery • advanced classes • design
Photo: Pete Souza
Photo: Tara Tiger Brown

9. # TechHire wh.gov/techhire
Employers Classic and New
Training Options
Municipal
Leadership
Regional
Teammates

10. Innovation Places:
Makers / Shared Space
Connected Communities

11. #WHDemoDay
Theme: Inclusive Entrepreneurship
90 Entrepreneurs• 30 Companies from across the US

12. Rec2Tech Digital Nest
Girl Develop It
Red Hook Initiative All Star Code
Code Crew NYC
#WHTechMeetup
Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore, Billings,
Boise, Boston, Boulder, Charleston, Chicago, Columbus,
Detroit, Hoboken, Huntsville, Iowa City, Kansas City, rural
Kentucky, Las Vegas, Lexington, Martinsburg,
Minneapolis, Myles, Nashville, NYC, Omaha, South
Orange, Watsonville, Wilmington
WebDev * UX * Mobile * TechWomen *
Design * Digital Marketing * #CivicTech * etc!

13. Police Data Initiative
Open Data• Management and Service Delivery Systems • Solution Sharing

14. Smart Cities Advanced Manufacturing Talent & Spaces
Connectivity
“3.0” Teamwork = Networked Innovators Everywhere
#GlobalGoals Solutions Summit @UN

16. “Women have always been an equal part of the past.
We just haven't been a part of history.”
-- Gloria Steinem