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The 21St Century Gold Rush Announced At Disrupt: Raw Data
techcrunch.com 4 days, 20 hours agoPresident Obama has a “high geek quotient” according to his senior technology advisor, Todd Park. Park and U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel announced five major federal initiatives at TechCrunch Disrupt today, along with a call to entrepreneurs to join in a new gold rush of data that will be released in the coming months. Like how the GPS industry helped pave the way for iPhone apps, Park and VanRoekel hope to catalyze new industries in energy, education, security, and the nonprofit sector with the new open data g
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US CTO Todd Park: Obama Has A Very High Geek Quotient, But It’s All A Means To An End
techcrunch.com 4 days, 20 hours agoPresident Barack Obama is famous for his affinity for his BlackBerry and science fairs , but the tech love goes a lot further than that. Todd Park, the U.S. chief technology officer, today described the President as having a “very high geek quotient” with a “go go go” attitude when it comes to new tech initiatives , which, yes, he likes in and of themselves, but more importantly as a means to an end. The comments were made during a fireside chat at TC Disrupt in New York , where Park along with U.S. CIO Ste
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