Check out this lesson I did with Zana, a Silicon Valley incubator for entrepreneurs, on how data, innovation, and technology can be employed to fix some of the largest civic issues that we face today and how to create a better public/private interface.

This week, Obama named Google's Megan Smith  as the next Chief Technology Officer of the United States.

The principal role of the CTO is to foster greater improvement in the interface between the public and private sector, and Megan's experience with Google makes her a perfect candidate for the position.

What a statement for our country that our third CTO was a woman in a profession in which we've seen a lot of room for improvement to bring more women into the science and technology field. I am very excited about this development and look forward to hearing about the work Megan Smith and the Obama administration accomplish together.

“Aneesh Chopra is an innovator, and an inspiration. Read his book to learn a ton of terrific news about what has been happening in American government, and about what might happen in the future. Prepare to be inspired!” —Cass Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University

“For years, Aneesh Chopra has been at the forefront of integrating modern technologies from the private sector into government, to the benefit of all Americans. With Innovative State, he takes us on the journey that led to where we are today and shows us how far we have to go.” —Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google

Innovative State - How New Technologies Can Transfrom Government is now available for pre-ordering! You can pre-order Innovative State from:

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