CENSUS OPEN INNOVATION SUMMIT 2024
January 17 - 19, 2024, Virtual
Featuring The Opportunity Project (TOP)
The Summit 2024 will bring together trailblazers in the government innovation space for important discussions about technology, business investment and entrepreneurship, local government innovation, human-centered data, and more.
The Census Open Innovation Summit 2024 will showcase 30+ new products built by hundreds of participants in The Opportunity Project (TOP) Sprints in 2023. Through 12-week product development cycles (called "sprints"), TOP helps companies, non-profits, and universities turn federal open data into new technologies that solve real-world problems for people across the country.
TOP 2023 sprints focused on national and Puerto Rico-specific challenges, including:
Promoting Competition in the Credit Card Market, led by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Improving Access to Electrical Power for Climate Resilience, led by the U.S. Department of Energy
Improved Data Access for Local Policymakers, led by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Improving Access to Capital in Indigenous Communities through Data, led by the U.S. Economic Development Administration
Tracking Federal Funding Impact in Puerto Rico, led by the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget & PolicyLink
Reducing the Literacy Gap in Puerto Rico Households, led by the Todos a Leer Coalition
Financing for Innovation and Technology Transfer in Puerto Rico, led by the Minority Business Development Agency, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust, & Colmena66
