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    "title" : "10x Announces 25 Projects to Start Phase One |Digital.gov",
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    {"kicker" : "10x","title" :"10x Announces 25 Projects to Start Phase One","deck" : "","summary" : "10x, the federal venture studio, has approved 25 new projects for Phase One funding.","date" : "2020-04-15T15:30:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"nico-papafil" : "Nico Papafil"},"topics" : {
        
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  "Bar graph showing the percentage of ideas submitted (black bars) and the percentage of ideas selected (purple bars) across seven focus areas: Omnichannel Experience (25% total, 37% selected), Artificial Intelligence (14% total, 11% selected, Infrastructure Optimization and Cloud (12% total, 7% selected), Accelerators and Innovation (11% total, 11% selected), Data and Analytics (22% total, 30% selected), Identity Management (2% total, 4% selected), and “Other” (15% total, 0% selected).", "width" :
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      "filepath" :"news/2020/04/2020-04-15-10x-announces-25-projects-start-phase.md",
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2020/04/2020-04-15-10x-announces-25-projects-start-phase.md","slug" : "10x-announces-25-projects-start-phase","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2020/04/15/10x-announces-25-projects-start-phase/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eThe 10x program is excited to announce that we selected \n\u003ca\n    href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/static/10x-FY20-Round-1-Selected-Projects.pdf\"\u003ethe next round of projects (PDF, 119 KB, 8 pages)\u003c/a\u003e\n\n to start at the Phase One Investigation level.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis round, we were absolutely blown away by the caliber and quantity of ideas submitted. This submission pool was by far the largest we’ve ever had - with over 300 ideas submitted! We received 220 new ideas, while 114 ideas were considered from prior rounds.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-evaluation-process\"\u003eThe Evaluation Process\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 10x program has made it a top priority to ensure that projects are scored and evaluated fairly. Names and agency affiliations are excluded from the proposals to guarantee projects are evaluated purely based on merit. The 10x team also enlisted several subject matter and technical experts to ensure the evaluation panel was fair and well-rounded.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProposals were evaluated against three criteria:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClarity\u003c/strong\u003e: Does the proposal clearly define a problem, an affected group, and an application for government-wide use?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlignment\u003c/strong\u003e: Does the proposal align with the organizational priorities and does it align with the legislative authorities of our Digital Services Fund, as interpreted by our General Counsel?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImpact\u003c/strong\u003e: Does the proposed solution promise a significant impact on the public experience with government?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"submission-analytics\"\u003eSubmission Analytics\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe conducted an analysis of the various idea submissions and wanted to share the findings with you.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/10x-submitted-ideas.png\"alt=\"This graph depicts a pie chart that illustrates the percentage of ideas submitted from GSA vs Non GSA agencies: 41.9% of submitted ideas were from GSA (purple), and 58.1% of submitted ideas were from Non-GSA (yellow).\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure 1: Percent Submitted.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/10x-selected-ideas.png\"alt=\"This graph depicts a pie chart that illustrates the percentage of ideas selected from GSA vs Non GSA agencies: 59.3% of selected ideas were from GSA (purple), and 40.7% of selected ideas were from Non-GSA (yellow).\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure 2: Percent selected.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution of GSA \u0026amp; Outside Agencies\u003c/strong\u003e: In the two graphs above, Figure 1 shows that 41.9% of submitted ideas were from GSA, while 58.1% were from outside agencies. Figure 2 shows that 59.3% of selected ideas were from GSA, while 40.7% were from outside agencies. As a reminder, evaluators did not know with which agency the submitters were affiliated. However, this slight variance could be due to the fact that GSA employees were more familiar with the submission process criteria, therefore they may have been able to submit pitches that better aligned with what the 10x program was looking for in terms of clarity, alignment, and impact.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTTS Areas of Focus\u003c/strong\u003e: In the bar graph below, we also analyzed how submitted ideas vs. selected ideas mapped to the six TTS Focus Areas of \u003cstrong\u003eArtificial Intelligence\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOmnichannel Experience\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eData and Analytics\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eIdentity\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCloud and Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAccelerators\u003c/strong\u003e. The majority of submitted ideas, roughly 25%, fell under the umbrella of Omnichannel Experience. Twenty-two percent of ideas fell under the umbrella of Data \u0026amp; Analytics, and about 14% of ideas focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This matched closely with selected ideas. The majority of selected ideas, 37%, focused on Omnichannel Experience, while 30%, focused on Data \u0026amp; Analytics. AI and Accelerators each represented 11% of selected ideas.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/10x-areas-of-focus.png\"alt=\"Bar graph showing the percentage of ideas submitted (black bars) and the percentage of ideas selected (purple bars) across seven focus areas: Omnichannel Experience (25% total, 37% selected), Artificial Intelligence (14% total, 11% selected, Infrastructure Optimization and Cloud (12% total, 7% selected), Accelerators and Innovation (11% total, 11% selected), Data and Analytics (22% total, 30% selected), Identity Management (2% total, 4% selected), and “Other” (15% total, 0% selected).\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure 3: Areas of Focus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"whats-next\"\u003eWhat’s Next?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next several weeks, 10x will create project teams to conduct investigation sprints. In these sprints, these project teams will identify blockers, validate ideas, understand the problem space, and recommend whether or not an idea should be pursued further. For more information about the 10x process, please visit \u003ca href=\"https://10x.gsa.gov/the-10x-process/\"\u003e10x.gsa.gov/the-10x-process/\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have an idea for how to improve the public’s experience with the Federal Government through technology, you can submit your idea anytime at \u003ca href=\"https://10x.gsa.gov\"\u003e10x.gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e. The next evaluation period will be early in the fourth quarter of 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, below we’ve offered a few guidelines to \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/event/2019/07/17/an-introduction-10x-how-get-your-idea-funded/\"\u003ehelp craft your pitch\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions to Consider:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the problem or opportunity?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is impacted?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a possible solution?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Template:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe have observed [problem or opportunity]. We believe that if we [do this that it will result in this benefit] for [this group of people].\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"learn-more\"\u003eLearn More\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn more about our ongoing projects with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5DO-R2iy54\"\u003e10x project lightning talks\u003c/a\u003e;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind out more about our work on our website, \u003ca href=\"https://10x.gsa.gov\"\u003e10x.gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmail us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:10x@gsa.gov\"\u003e10x@gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n"}
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