Transcript Innovation for America

Coalition for Academic
Scientific Computation
March 23, 2010
Chris Greer
Assistant Director for Information Technology R&D
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Director: John Holdren
 Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology
 Director, White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy
 Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST)
Key Challenges Requiring
Science, Technology, and Innovation
 Driving economic recovery, job creation, and development;
 Defeating dangerous diseases and providing better, more
affordable health care;
 Developing clean, sustainable energy sources;
 Sustainable land, fresh water, agriculture, and ecosystems services
management
 Maintaining the productivity and ecological integrity of the oceans; and
 Reducing the dangers posed by the existence and spread of nuclear
weapons
Pillars of Progress in ST&I
 STEM Education
 Capable and productive universities and national and
private laboratories
 Robust infrastructures for information/communication,
transportation, and energy
 Competence in space
 Promoting and rewarding research, entrepreneurship, and
innovation
 Encouraging broad partnerships across academic
disciplines, Federal agencies, public and private
sectors, and nations around the world
Education
ARRA Education Funding
 $5B Early learning programs - Head Start, Early Head
Start
 $77B K/12 Support – Teacher effectiveness,
achievement data, assessment innovation
 $5B Race to the top – Competitive grants for innovation
in assessment, teacher preparation and support,
data-driven strategies
 $30B Access to higher education
Access to Higher Education
 American Graduation Initiative
 Expand Pell Grants and College Tax Credits
 Reform Student Loan Program
 Simplify Aid Applications
 Expand Perkins Loan Program
Computer Science in the High School Curriculum
90
% Schools with CS Offering
80
Intro
70
60
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40
AP
30
20
10
0
2005
2007
2009
2011
Year
Source: CSTA 2009 Surv
Innovation
Aneesh Chopra
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
I am focused on harnessing the power and potential of
technology and innovation to execute on the President’s
vision for a 21st Century economy – one where jobs are
more plentiful, American firms more competitive,
communications more affordable, broadband more
abundant, families more connected, and Americans
more safe and secure.
President’s Strategy for American Innovation
Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs
Catalyze
Breakthroughs
for National
Priorities
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Unleash a clean energy revolution
Support advanced vehicle technology
Drive breakthroughs in health IT
Address the “grand challenges” of the 21st
century
Spur Productive Entrepreneurship and
Promote Efficiency
• Promote American exports
• Support open capital markets that
allocate resources to the most
promising ideas
• Encourage high-growth and innovationbased entrepreneurship
• Improve public sector innovation and
support community innovation
Invest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation
• Restore American leadership in fundamental research
• Educate the next generation with 21st century knowledge and skills while creating a world-class
workforce
• Build a leading physical infrastructure
• Develop an advanced information technology ecosystem
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
President’s Strategy for American Innovation
Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs
Invest in the Building Blocks of American
Innovation
• Restore American leadership in fundamental research
• Develop an advanced information technology ecosystem
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
R&D Challenges - Examples
 Modeling and Simulation
 Cyber Physical Systems
 Future Computing
DARPA-BAA-10-37
Ubiquitous High Performance Computing
Efficiency: minimize energy dissipation per operation and maximize
energy efficiency
 Programmability: Develop new scalable system architectures and
technologies that do not require application programmers to
explicitly manage system complexity
 Dependability: Achieve dependability through fault management
techniques enabling execution through failures and attacks,
and protecting the confidentiality and integrity of information,
while achieving the user’s goals
DARPA-BAA-10-37
Ubiquitous High Performance Computing
Four Challenges:
Energy and Power
 Memory and Storage
 Concurrency and locality
Resiliency Challenge
Partnerships
Open Government
To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need
to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more
transparent, and more creative.
-President Obama, April 25, 2009
Government that is:
•Transparent
•Participatory
•Collaborative
OPENGOV
Dashboard: www.whitehouse.gov/open
OPENGOV
Share your ideas:
www.usa.gov/webcontent/open.shtml
“History should be our guide. The United
States led the world’s economies in the 20th
century because we led the world in
innovation. Today, the competition is keener;
the challenge is tougher; and that is why
innovation is more important than ever.”
-President Obama, August 5, 2009
Nomination: Associate Director for Science
Dr. Carl Wieman
• University of Colorado, University of British Columbia
• 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics
• 2004 Carnegie Foundation’s U.S. University Professor
of the Year Award
• 2007 American Association of Physics Teachers’
Oersted Medal
“History should be our guide. The United
States led the world’s economies in the 20th
century because we led the world in
innovation. Today, the competition is keener;
the challenge is tougher; and that is why
innovation is more important than ever.”
-President Obama, August 5, 2009
Contact:
[email protected]