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Quora Response: Fueling Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Kori Schulman | Whitehouse.gov | July 31, 2012

On the Q&A platform Quora today, Chief Technology Officer Todd Park answered a question about President Obama’s efforts to fuel innovation and entrepreneurship. Read Todd's response below, or join the conversation on Quora. Read More »

Social Entrepreneurship On The High Seas

Ken Banks | National Geographic | February 27, 2013

Sailing some of the most promising socially and environmentally-focused technology companies around the world to meet local business leaders, investors and fellow entrepreneurs may not be the most conventional way of helping scale and grow their ventures, but that’s precisely what Unreasonable at Sea are attempting in a bold experiment in global entrepreneurship. Read More »

Socrata Partners With Ethos To Deliver Government Open Performance Solution In The United Kingdom And Europe

Press Release | Socrata, Ethos | March 18, 2014

Socrata, a Seattle and London-based, open government, open data, and open performance solutions company, has announced a strategic partnership with UK headquartered, Ethos, the leading provider of “Smart City” solutions. Together, Socrata and Ethos will partner to deliver an open performance solution specifically designed to create measurable outcomes for cities and municipalities in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

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Super Bowl Blackout Could Energize A Debate On Power Grid

Catherine Hollander and Niraj Chokshi | Nextgov | February 5, 2013

Questions remain over what caused the half-hour power outage during Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans. What is clear is that advocates of improving the nation’s energy infrastructure see it as a metaphor. Read More »

The Next Generation Of Open Source Smart Grid

Jeff St. John | GreenTechGrid | February 7, 2013

Battelle and AEP turn open-source scientists’ tool GridLAB-D into a utility planning and forecasting platform. Read More »

What Pain Killers Can Teach Us About Open Government

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | January 4, 2012

Looking for an example of how open government data is being used by the private sector? Google the words “aspirin,” “ibuprofen” or “amoxicillin” and check out the upper right hand corner of the webpage. Read More »

Why The Yosemite Fire Is Especially Scary

Maggie Severns | The Atlantic Cities | August 27, 2013

No one knows what started the Rim Fire, the 160,000 acre blaze that's ripping through the western side of Yosemite National Park. But nearly 4,000 firefighters have been dispatched to try to stop it using helicopters, bulldozers, and flame retardants. Although the situation is starting to look up—20 percent of the fire is now contained, up from 7 percent just two days ago—the authorities predict the fire will keep spreading... Read More »

Why US Power Companies Don’t Want You Putting A Solar Panel On Your Roof

Tim Fernholz | Quartz | August 15, 2013

The short answer: It will destroy their business model forever. Read More »

With Open Compute, Facebook Is Saving Billions And Moving Markets

Derrick Harris | GigaOM | January 31, 2014

Facebook might have launched the Open Compute Project to force server vendors to build higher-effiency gear, but it’s having a much greater impact than even Facebook anticipated. Read More »