@aneeshchopra www.innovativestate.com Innovative State ~ Rebuilding Trust in Government Through Transparency
Aug 17, 2015
@aneeshchoprawww.innovativestate.com
Innovative State ~ Rebuilding Trust in Government
Through Transparency
A (Long) History of Pioneering GovernmentThough last two decades marked by growing technology gap
Source: Land of Promise; http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69746.html
Reinventing GovernmentManagement Success Despite Tech Limits
Countless examples of public and private sector keeping pace on benefitting from
new technologies – “arsenal system;” Pension Bldg; Census tabulating machines
“REGO” launch 09/93 with strong results, limited technology—only 200+ Internet
websites; no smartphones (mobile broadband), cloud computing, “big data” analytics tools
Learning the Right Lessons on Closing GapsKodak’s dramatic stall could have been prevented
Source: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-kodaks-30-year-slide-into-bankruptcy/; http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120405011301/disney/images/thumb/d/db/2000px-Kodak_logo_1987.png/531px-2000px-Kodak_logo_1987.png; http://www.kurtkomaromi.com/.a/6a00d8341c764653ef016303e8de29970d-800wi
“WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES CHANGE THE WORLD, SOME COMPANIES ARE CAUGHT OFF-GUARD. OTHERS SEE
CHANGE COMING AND ARE ABLE TO ADAPT IN TIME. AND THEN THERE ARE COMPANIES LIKE KODAK — WHICH SAW
THE FUTURE AND SIMPLY COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
– Wharton
”
CONNECT & DEVELOP STRATEGY SHIFTS CULTURE
WELCOMING EXTERNAL IDEAS
Best Practices in Open InnovationP&G, Facebook, Amazon (among others) lead the way
AMAZON’S “JUST DO IT AWARD”, ANDON CORD
EMPOWERS FRONT-LINE WORKERS
FACEBOOK’S PLATFORM “FORCE MULTIPLIES”
DEVELOPER WORKFORCE
Source: Innovative State
The New Dividing Line ~ Trust in GovernmentOpening Up Data Seen as Positive Among Those Who Trust
Source: http://www.people-press.org/2013/10/18/trust-in-government-nears-record-low-but-most-federal-agencies-are-viewed-favorably/; http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/21/open-government-data/
Open Innovation to Transform GovernmentTapping the expertise of the American people to serve smarter
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/07/08/smarter-more-innovative-government-american-people; http://megaicons.net/static/img/icons_sizes/8/178/512/ecommerce-handshake-icon.png; http://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/relay-runners_11297 (icon made by www.freepik.com from www.flaticon.com)
Handshakes & Handoffs
Open Innovator’s Toolkit
#Open Data #Standards &
Convening#Prizes & Challenges
#Lean (Govt) Startups
#1: Democratize Government DataFrom Jefferson to digital services “Playbook”
On July 4, 1776, the weather in Philly was clear and mild with a
high of 76 degrees New White House “Playbook” explicitly
includes call for more APIs
Source: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/foundations/climate_data/image1.html; whitehouse.gov
#2: Standards Enable “Wholesale” DeliveryHealthcare.gov Starts with a tweet, scales via open APIs
Source: http://makinggood.edmullen.com/index.php/article/health_insurance_exchange/; www.healthcare.gov; http://health.usnews.com/health-insurance; http://blog.uber.com/Momentum
#3: Solar Prize Aims at Slashing Permit Costs$10M competition rewards “7-Day Solar” from permit to plug-In
Source: http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiative
Dept. of Energy 7-Day Solar Prize to “motivate local governments, communities, solar companies and electric utilities to collaborate towards improving the “going solar” experience…for all Americans.”
“Know Before You Owe” taps 13,000+ Americans to co-design new rule
Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/08/draft-mortgage-form-simplified-you-you
#4: Lean Startup to Boost Consumer Finances
Putting it Altogether ~ Unleashing Our PotentialGDP growth via platforms that put skills data to work for employers, workers
Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/employment_and_growth/connecting_talent_with_opportunity_in_the_digital_age; http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/opinion/thomas-friedman-how-to-beat-the-bots.html
“If we used all our technology resources, said Aneesh Chopra, former chief technology officer of the United States, we could actually give people “personalized recommendations for every step of your life —
at every step of your life.” – Tom Friedman, “How to Beat the Bots”
Source: schema.org/JobPosting
VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY “TAGGING” STANDARD1
2 DESIGNED, ADOPTED IN 90 DAYS
3 MILLIONS OF “TAGGED” JOB POSTINGS AT NO MARGINAL COST
Public/Private Collaboration to Help VeteransSchema.org Responds to Obama Call to Action on “Tagging” Standards
Safe, Secure “MyData” Download StandardsNSLDS, DODEA Lead in Opening Up Machine-Readable Student Data
Source: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/presentations/attachments/2012FSAConfSession18NSLDSUpdate.pptx; http://www.dodea.edu/myData/images/stock-photo-19690805-american-soldier-working-on-laptop_5.png
Two Ships (Tragically) Passing in the Night“Tech-Trainable” Vets Could Fill All Open Entry-Level Slots in Virginia
Source: Corporate Executive Board; veteranstalent.io
Using unemployment claims data, 245 veterans are “tech-trainable”
but likely overlooked for jobs absent accelerated learning
programs
In Virginia, 28% of vet-friendly tech job postings are “entry-level”
(n=190)
@aneeshchoprawww.innovativestate.com