Hanging out with “We the Geeks” | The White House

The White House is kicking off “We the Geeks,” a new series of Google+ Hangouts to highlight the future of science, technology, and innovation here in the United States.

Note: Watch the first ‘We the Geeks” Hangout on Thursday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. EDT on WhiteHouse.gov and on the White House Google+ page. You can join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WeTheGeeks.

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Posted: May 14, 2013
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UK: House Of Commons BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE meets today

Today (see scedule here), the Business , Innovation and Skills Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the administration, expenditure and policy of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its associated public bodies, including Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

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Posted: April 16, 2013
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Building an Innovation-Based Economy by improved knowledge transmission and commercialized knowledge?

We should ensure that local, state, and federal government procurement processes are fair, open, and transparent so that public agencies get the best products at the lowest possible prices.

Read whole paper by Darrell West, Allan Friedman, and Walter Valdivia, all working for Brookings Institution.

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Posted: November 16, 2012
Tags: brookings innovation Institution knowledge Open Innovation transfer

Open Science applied to food

Ferran Adria: Bullipedia takes chef from bites to bytes

We are taking fundamental aspects of digital technology such as algorithms and data and applying it to food. We are putting the combined knowledge of El Bulli online where people can adapt and modify it, and draw inspiration from some of the most innovative recipes ever created.

BBC News.

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Posted: November 12, 2012
Tags: El Bulli food innovation open science