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America COMPETES Act and Incentive Prizes in FY 2012

America COMPETES Act and Incentive Prizes in FY 2012. Cristin Dorgelo Assistant Director for Grand Challenges Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President. Strategy for American Innovation.

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America COMPETES Act and Incentive Prizes in FY 2012

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  1. America COMPETES Act and Incentive Prizes in FY 2012 Cristin Dorgelo Assistant Director for Grand Challenges Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President

  2. Strategy for American Innovation “The Federal government should … use high-risk, high-reward policy tools such as prizes and challenges to solve tough problems.” -President Barack Obama August 5, 2009

  3. America COMPETES Reauthorization Act “Each head of an agency, or the heads of multiple agencies in cooperation, may carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of the respective agency.” -Congress December 21, 2010

  4. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/competes_prizesreport_dec-2013.pdfhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/competes_prizesreport_dec-2013.pdf

  5. Benefits of Prizes • Shine a spotlight on a problem or opportunity • Pay only for results • Target an ambitious goal without predicting which team or approach is most likely to succeed • Reach beyond usual suspects to tap top talent • Stimulate private sector investment many times greater than the prize purse • Bring out-of-discipline perspectives to bear • Inspire risk-taking by offering a level playing field • Establish clear target metrics and validation protocols

  6. Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge • Target: 2500 gpm at 70% efficiency, 2x today’s standard oil recovery rate • 350+ narrowed down to 10 finalist teams • $1,000,000 First Place Winner Elastec(Illinois) • Achieved 4x today’s standard oil recovery rate in <6 months product development • 4670 gallons per minute at 89.5% efficiency

  7. Challenge to create statistical model to predict Decennial Census Return Rates • Winning teams’ models used statistical methods not previously used by the agency • Interested a new and diverse audience of users in the Census Planning Database

  8. DARPA Shredder Challenge

  9. : 300+ Challenges, 50+ Agencies

  10. NASA Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation

  11. Other Resources for Agencies • OMB/OSTP fact sheet and FAQ (Aug 2011) • GSA Schedule 541 4G • Training and community of practice • Agency-specific guidance (such as HHS and EPA have created) • Dedicated Personnel (such as those at NASA, HHS, and USAID)

  12. Use of COMPETES Prize Authority FY 2011: 7 prizes from five agencies FY 2012: 27 prizes from seven agencies • HHS (17) • DOE (3) • DOL (2) • SBA (2) • State (1) • Commerce (1)

  13. Innovation in Health IT and Public Health • Investing in Innovation (i2): $5 million HHS program to spur innovations in Health IT • My Air, My Health Challenge: Solutions that integrate data from health and air quality sensors • Reducing Hospital Readmissions for Patients: Easy-to-use web-based tools for follow-up appointments and post-discharge care

  14. Citizens Addressing Energy Challenges • Apps for Energy: $100K for new apps that help make the most out of Green Button data • SunShot Race to the Rooftops Prize: $10M for faster, easier, and cheaper approaches to installing rooftop solar

  15. Solutions for Job Seekers and Businesses • Equal Pay App Challenge: Tools to promote equal pay for women • Disability Employment App Challenge: Tools to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities

  16. Trends & What’s Next • Increased use of prizes, including by social policy agencies • Portfolio/staged prize programs • Communities & solvers as ongoing assets • More agency personnel experienced in prize design and administration • Public-private partnerships for prizes

  17. FY 2013 Reports Due January 17th • Agencies conducting prizes under COMPETES must complete and submit a report to OSTP by January 17th, following the provided template • Includes launched, ongoing, and completed prizes • Agencies are also encouraged to include in such reports information about prize competitions conducted under other authorities • No need to report to OSTP if an agency has not conducted any prize competitions during the course of the year

  18. Thank Youprizes@ostp.govcdorgelo@ostp.eop.gov

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