In the Press
Media
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President Obama’s New Open Data Initiative Could Help Cities Help Themselves
MeriTalk
The Opportunity Project Marks 100 Product Milestone
SAP News
SAP Showcases Circular Economy Solution for Cities at The Opportunity Project
Federal News Network
Census toolkit gives agencies what they need to launch data sprints with industry
Mapbox Blog
Building with our friends at The Opportunity Project
“The Opportunity Project is one of my favorite enduring innovation efforts in the US federal government. 2020 is our third time joining TOP sprints, after working on housing subsidies in 2016 and environmental stewardship in 2018. This time we were joined by several friends of Mapbox as well, making up a proud cohort of excellent map makers.”
Orange Sparkle Ball
Public Health + Open Source Data Recap
Fedscoop
What exactly, is a US CTO?
Governing
How Communities Can Benefit from Amazon’s Great Data Caper
Federal News Network
Census Bureau Showcases Data Projects to Optimize 2020 Population Count
GovTech
U.S. Census Bureau Rolls Out Innovation Tools for 2020 Count
Nextgov
Federal CIO: It’s Time for Those Digital Transformations to Scale Up
Bi-Partisan Authorizing Legislation
The Opportunity Project Act of 2019
In 2019, bipartisan TOP Authorizing legislation was introduced in congress, which directs the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program to facilitate the development of digital products for the public, and for other purposes. This authorizing bill is a major step toward institutionalizing TOP in government.
Publications
Agile Problem Solving in Government: A Case Study of The Opportunity Project
IBM Center for The Business of Government