The Census Open Innovation Labs to Host The Opportunity Project Summit 2023

The Census Open Innovation Labs to Host The Opportunity Project Summit 2023

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Census Bureau on Feb. 8. It is reproduced in full below.

- Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau brings together cross-sector collaborators during The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit to solve some of the world’s major data and technology challenges.

TOP is led by the Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL). The program engages government, technologists, and communities to create digital products using federal open data that serve the public. To date, thousands of people, hundreds of organizations and 30 federal agencies have participated in TOP sprints, resulting in over 200 new open data tools including apps, websites, mapping tools, data visualizations, games and more.

What:

TOP Summit 2023 is a multiday virtual conference that will showcase new products created during TOP’s 2022 sprints, featuring innovative technology and other solutions (using federal open data) built by some of the nation’s leading data experts and leaders. The sessions will offer learning opportunities, collaboration, and inspiration for thousands of federal and local government innovators, tech pioneers, community advocates, students, and emerging leaders.

Attendees will be able to join sessions featuring:

* Keynote speakers like federal officials, civil society leaders and technologists.

* Lightning talks and reaction panels featuring many of the 35-plus products created in TOP’s 2022 sprints.

* Spotlights on the work of our partners and collaborators.

* Hands-on workshops and learning opportunities.

When:

February 22-24, 12-5 p.m. EST

Who:

Oliver Wise, chief data officer, Department of Commerce.

Robert L. Santos, director, U.S. Census Bureau.

Dr. Ron Jarmin, deputy director and chief operating officer, Census Bureau.

Meghan Maury, senior advisor, Office of the Director, Census Bureau.

Natalie Evans Harris, executive director, Black Wealth Data Center.

David Schneider, acting deputy associate administrator of the FTA office.

RSVP:

The event will be fully virtual. To attend, please RSVP and view the full agenda at TOP Summit 2023. For additional questions, contact COIL.

Access:

Access TOP Summit 2023 at .

Source: U.S. Department of Census Bureau

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