next generation broadband cities - lightning talks
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Daniel CorreaSenior Advisor, Innovation Policy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Smart Cities
White House Smart Cities Initiativewh.gov/webform/smartcities
Transportation ▪ Housing ▪ Utilities ▪ Education ▪ Workforce ▪ Business/Civil Society/Governance ▪ Green Spaces ▪ Civic Institutions ▪ Sustainability
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Sokwoo Rhee Associate Director of Cyber-Physical Systems National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Global City Teams Challenge
Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC)
Establish and demonstrate replicable, scalable and sustainable models for incubation and deployment of interoperable, standard-based IoT solutions and demonstrate their measurable benefits in Smart Communities/Cities
For more information, visit : www.globalcityteams.orgContact: Sokwoo Rhee ([email protected])
Guru SethapathyChief Economist and Director of Product
DevelopmentNew America FoundationTechHire
&Opportunity@Work
Dozens of training providers will be flexible and able to respond to employers’ demand signals and are focused on training competencies and job placement
500+ employers have publicly expressed their commitment to hire based on mastery, not history – re-setting demand signal for education/training, app developers & job seekers
35 communities are aggregating employers, using different models, learning from each other, develop policies over time to complement and scale the market’s efforts
Onramps, assessments, and tech tools, discerning and matching talent with open jobs are the key glue in the ecosystem to ensure that this hiring channel is viable
Employer Participation Education & Training Matching & ValidationCivic Engagement
Get Involved by…
is a national initiative that builds a superior network to connect employers with IT hiring needs to individuals who possess the skills and motivation to be successful employees, in a world where non-traditional
pathways often render them “invisible” to traditional recruiting processes
going to www.techhire.org
The key elements of are:
Stephanie SantosoSenior Advisor, Making
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Maker Movement
The Census Bureau’s open source development kit is designed to make Census open data easier to access and interoperate with other data sources.
What is the City SDK?
Provides real-time actionable information
Provides contextual data
SENSORDATA
OPEN DATA
POPULATION
ECONOMY
WEATHER
TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY
SAFETY SmartCitiesServices
GitHub Open Source Platform
How Does it Help?
Platform (ecosystem) enables interaction
among data consumers and Producers
Cities ProvideThe Context forValue Creation
How Does it Work?
The US Census Bureau is the largest federal statistical agency with authoritative data about the Nation’s people and economy.
National Science Foundation
MIDWEST
SOUTH
Alaska & Hawaii are part of the West region. US Territories can participate in any region
106 Personnel79 Organizations12 states NORTHEAST
193 Personnel99 Institutions9 States
WEST
Berkeley (PI)
UW (PI)
86 Personnel 47 Organizations13 States
University
Non-profitGovernmentIndustry
HPC Center
116 Personnel95 Organizations15 States + DC
Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs & SpokesMap of Hub leadership institutionsCurrent Spoke solicitation at NSF 16-510
Aadil GinwalaAssistant Director, Education and Telecommunications
Innovation White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Startup in a Day
Karen HansonManager, Partnerships and Interagency Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
Broadband Connectivity Index
Goal: Empower communities with strategies that increase broadband access, adoption, and use.
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Connectivity Initiative
Self-Assessment Tool
Report, Recommendations and Index
Planning and Implementation Support
National Community of Practice
Assessment Scope:• Access• Adoption• Policy• Use
Be a Partner:• Community Partners provide input on indicators and pilot tools• Organizational Partners engage their members• Philanthropic and Business Partners directly support communities
during implementation and planning