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Sharing Agricultural Success with President Obama
Posted by on July 18, 2013 at 6:25 PM EDTWhile President Obama was visiting Senegal last month, he met Nimna, who is responsible for the Feed the Future USAID initiative.
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We the Geeks: The Stuff Superheroes Are Made Of
Posted by on July 17, 2013 at 3:15 PM EDTOn Friday, June 19th, "We the Geeks" will be hosting a Google+ Hangout on "The Stuff Superheroes Are Made Of."
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First Look at Next.Data.gov
Posted by on July 16, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDTToday, we’re excited to share a sneak preview of a new design for Data.gov, called Next.Data.gov. The upgrade builds on the President’s May 2013 Open Data Executive Order that aims to fuse open-data practices into the Federal Government’s DNA. Next.Data.gov is far from complete (think of it as a very early beta), but we couldn’t wait to share our design approach – knowing that we need your help to make it even better.
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A Smarter, More Innovative Government for the American People
Posted by on July 8, 2013 at 1:49 PM EDTThis morning, the President held a meeting with his Cabinet and senior officials to lay out his vision for building a better, smarter, faster government over the course of his second term. During the meeting, the President directed Cabinet members and key officials in his Administration to build on the progress made over the first term, and he challenged us to innovate government even further.
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FLOTUS Travel Journal: Connecting Continents
Posted by on June 29, 2013 at 2:05 PM EDTWe brought together students here in South Africa with students across the U.S. for a lively town hall about the importance of education.
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Landmark Treaty For The Visually Impaired
Posted by on June 28, 2013 at 8:35 AM EDTMore than 150 states have approved a landmark treaty that holds the potential to open up a world of knowledge for the nearly 340 million people worldwide who are blind, visually impaired, or have other print disabilities.
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Hanging Out to Innovate for Global Good
Posted by on June 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM EDTThe White House hosted a Google+ Hangout today to discuss science, engineering, and entrepreneurial skills and how they can improve the lives of the global poor.
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Nominate a White House Champion of Change for Civic Hacking
Posted by on June 27, 2013 at 9:51 AM EDTToday, civic hackers—innovators applying their tech skills for civic good—are empowered by open government data to build tools, apps, and services that meet public needs at the national, state, and community level. That’s why we’re inviting you to nominate extraordinary civic hackers you know as White House Champion of Change.
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Mozilla Ignite Challenge Winners Announced
Posted by on June 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDTA year ago this month, OSTP and the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the US Ignite initiative to jumpstart the development of software applications able to take advantage of the Nation’s growing but underutilized network of very-high-speed, gigabyte/second Internet connections. On Tuesday, at the US Ignite Partnership’s Application Summit in Chicago, IL, NSF and Mozilla announced the winners of the $500,000 Mozilla Ignite Challenge.
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New Round of Innovators Joins US Government to Tackle Big Challenges
Posted by on June 24, 2013 at 4:14 PM EDTA new group of Presidential Innovation Fellows will work hand-in-hand with top government innovators to develop solutions that can save lives, save taxpayer money, and help fuel private-sector job creation.
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