Open Innovation Announcements

COVID-19 Open Innovation Efforts

A curated list of links to novel coronavirus COVID-19 open innovation efforts and other interactive dashboards, maps, and visualizations from the usual and unusual players, as well as other spontaneous open innovation efforts around the world.

April 2020 Newsletter

A monthly newsletter with links to upcoming and past events related to open innovation. 

Upcoming Open Innovation Meetings

All Hands on Deck: COVID-19 Open Innovation Efforts, USGS Science Corps, and The Opportunity Project Earth Sprint

Friday, April 17, 2020 at 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

• COVID-19 Open Innovation Efforts

  • Learning from various COVID-19 Open Innovation Efforts

• USGS Science Corps
  • Background on USGS Science Corps concept and proposed open innovation ideas
• The Opportunity Project Earth Sprint
  • Draft Problem Statements

Celebrate Citizen Science Month: Take Your Kids Teleworking with Citizen Science 

Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

• April is Citizen Science Month!
  • Citizen Science Month resources
• Distance Learning at Home and with Citizen Science
  • Share educational resources to learn at home for kids
  • Federal and other citizen science projects for kids

Tackling the Paperwork Reduction Act with DOI Generic Information Collection Request 

Friday, April 24, 20202 at 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

• Background on the Paperwork Reduction Act
  
  • A Guide to the PRA - Digital.Gov Resources
• DOI Generic Information Collection Request for Crowdsourcing for Citizen Science
  • Request for potential projects that want to use DOI Generic ICR
  • Request for feedback on draft 60 Day Notice

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (FedCCS) Community: All Things Geo Crowdsourcing 

Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2:30 - 4:30 PM ET

• Elizabeth McCartney (USGS) - National Digital Trails and GaiaGPS
• Scott Kaplan (NGA) - Civil Air Patrol GIS Use of Crowdsourcing Tools
• Will Mortenson (NGA) - NGA Open Mapping Enclave (NOME)
• Tom Gertin (State Department) - MapGive to Develop Open Geographic Data
• Chris Clasen (NGA / GMU) - NaviGator Geographic Game With a PurposeTom Gertin (State Department) - MapGive to Develop Open Geographic Data
• Kim Stephens and Katie Picchione (FEMA) - FEMA Crowdsourcing Unit Maps
• Scott Kaplan (NGA) - Civil Air Patrol GIS Use of Crowdsourcing Tools

Past Open Innovation Community Meetings

• March 16, 2020 - Jefferson Chang
• February 26, 2020 - Sheree Watson and Sophia B Liu