Innovation

The Knight Foundation just gave $3.2 million to organizations that are making public data more useful. These are our favorites. Read More »

Even among very knowledgeable people, the concept of health information technology is often equated with its most familiar element, “electronic health records.” Adoption of electronic health records are a critical first step to realizing the transformational power of Health IT – but getting out of paper enables even greater HIT capabilities. Read More »

Hundreds of codeathons are held throughout this country every year resulting in the development of innovative applications, like the “Like” button on Facebook, or solutions to critical social and health problems, like childhood obesity. Read More »

WHATEVER happens on Election Day, Americans will keep asking the same question: When will this economy get better? Read More »

This report is part of a series of co-publications between the Directorate General Information Society and Media, Directorate for ICT Addressing Societal Challenges and the Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group (OISPG). Read More »

I've recently had the pleasure of taking part in two hacker events organised within the context of healthcare and, specifically, the UK's National Health Service.[...] To be clear (and more seriously), I am using the term "hacker" in the way it is used within Information Technology circles: a hacker is a person with a passion for exploring and solving problems through writing and sharing software. Read More »