“In government IT modernization circles, leaders talk continuously about adopting “best practices” from “industry,” including the innovative startups that we tend to associate with California’s Silicon Valley.”
“But what are the actual tools, or approaches, that government has welcomed? Representatives from three innovation-focused offices across government — the General Services Administration’s 18F, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate and the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of the CTO — considered this question at an event Thursday morning.”
“From the high perch of the CEB Observation Deck in Rosslyn, HHS’ Sanjay Koyani, who has laid claim to the eye-catching title of executive director for innovation at the Office of the CTO, cited the agency’s startup days as a practice borrowed from the world of early-stage entrepreneurship.”
“The event series…” Read the full article here.
Source: Innovation leaders weigh in on what government has borrowed from Silicon Valley – By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, February 21, 2019. FedScoop.
