Aneesh Chopra

1. Innovative State —
Growth Opportunities for
Entrepreneurs and Innovators
www.innovativestate.com
@aneeshchopra
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David Van Sickle collaborates with Mayor Fisher (Louisville) to micro-target
air quality improvement opportunities; patient inhaler GPS data informs
action to lower particulate matter 10%; results in 27% reduction in asthma
risk area

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President’s Strategy for American Innovation
Tech Role in Securing Our Economic Growth and Prosperity
3Source: whitehouse.gov/innovation
• Invest in (digital) infrastructure
• Internet policy principles
• Open innovation to solve problems

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USCB Prof. Wolski joins NSF-funded grid computing
“VGrADS” project; proposes novel concept (Fall 2007) to
link “private” and “public” clouds; commercialized in 2009
and deployed as part of NASA Nebula
NASA Nebula supports
USAspending.gov - CIO’s “Cloud-
First” directive calls for three
services per agency to the cloud in
18 months
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/open/plan/nebula.html; | www.usaspending.gov ; | www.eucalyptus.com/about/story
Cloud Computing An Essential Building Block
NSF-Funded Research Commercialized as Cloud Startup

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5Source: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/criminals-allegedly-hack-irs-steal-taxpayers-personal-data-31330191;
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Additional-IRS-Statement-on-the-Get-Transcript-Incident
IRS Get Transcript service accessed by 23+M consumers
Hackers inappropriately accessed digital service by successfully answering authentication
questions
Cautionary Tale on Reality of Security Threat
IRS Halts “Get Transcript” Service Despite Overwhelming Usage

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Best Practices in Open Innovation
P&G, Facebook (among others) lead the way
6Source: Innovative State; Lakhani KR, Panetta JA (2007), “The Principles of Distributed Innovation” MIT Press
“Connect & Develop” strategy
shifts culture welcoming external
ideas
Facebook’s platform “force
multiplies” developer workforce
Joy’s Law: "no matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else”

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Open Innovation to Transform Government
Tapping the expertise of the American people to serve smarter
7Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/197/july-august-2015; 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

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8Source: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/foundations/climate_data/image1.html; whitehouse.gov
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
Democratize Government Data via Open APIs
From Jefferson to U.S. digital services “Playbook”

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Accelerating Solar By Slashing Permit Costs
$10M Prize to Achieve “7-Day Solar” from Permit to Plug-In via Standards
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Source: http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiative; | http://www.pge.com/en/myhome/addservices/sharemydata/customers/index.page
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.”; finalist PG&E opens up customer data via “Green Button Connect” open API standard

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“Lean Startup” Sparks New Health Marketplace
Healthcare.gov Starts with a tweet, scales via open APIs
10Source: http://makinggood.edmullen.com/index.php/article/health_insurance_exchange/; www.healthcare.gov; http://health.usnews.com/health-
insurance; http://blog.uber.com/Momentum

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Connecting People with Opportunity = Growth
GDP growth via platforms that put skills data to work for employers,
workers
11Source: 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”

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@aneeshchopra
www.innovativestate.com
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