Emerging Tech

Technology Transformation Begins With People: Closing the Human-Technology Gap

GSA's Technology Transformation Services is prototyping a human-centered approach to cultivating an environment of lifelong learning to attract and retain the best talent to serve our citizens.

Nina Bianchi

Sep 11, 2019

Designed to build collaborative public-private partnerships and inform federal employees, this day-long event will feature presentations from industry and government leaders, automation platform providers, automation systems integrators and consultancies, emerging technology experts, and more.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the The IRS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, GSA Office of the Chief Financial Officer, OPM Office Employee Services/Strategic Workforce Planning, and the Federal RPA Community of Practice

What the PIFs Have Been Up to in 2019

Members of the PIF class of 2019 include data strategists, AI specialists, venture capitalists, and neuroscientists. See what they’ve been up to this year.

Davar Ardalan

Joshua Di Frances

Aug 09, 2019

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been on a journey to improve their data reporting, using and iterating on machine learning, from algorithms to deep neural networks with lessons for everyone on this path.

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Hosted by Digital.gov and the AI COP

Alex Measure

Gwynne Kostin

New Community

Introducing the New Robotic Process Automation Community of Practice

The new community will explore opportunities, share ideas, and collaborate on how RPA can be effectively implemented in federal agencies.

Ed Burrows

May 08, 2019

Deep Dive: How a Health Tech Sprint Pioneered an AI Ecosystem

Seven teams created digital tools that help in finding experimental therapies for patients, and for clinical trials to recruit new patients.

Gil Alterovitz, PhD

Davar Ardalan

Kristen Honey, PhD

Feb 27, 2019

In this next installment of the Emerging Technology Leadership Series we will discuss with Laura Manley, director of Harvard TAPP, what agencies should know about better understanding and managing potential risks from promising emerging technologies.

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Hosted by Digital.gov and the ECTO

Justin Herman

Laura Manley

This is an opportunity to discuss what agencies need to know about current issues in emerging technologies for IT modernization and form consensus on inter-agency collaboration and resource development, and shape initiatives that empower teams across government.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the ECTO

A half-day symposium on emerging technologies with leading agencies, industry, and civic collaborators.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the GSA’s Emerging Citizen Technology Office

How agencies can align their emerging technology for government services programs with Cross-Agency Priority Goals (CAP Goals) on Performance.gov and other strategic priorities.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the Emerging Citizen Technology Office (ECTO)

Justin Herman

Mina Hanna is the chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Policy Committee. He will share what federal managers need to know to understand this increasingly complex and expanding field.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the Emerging Citizen Technology Office

Justin Herman

Mina Hanna

The Emerging Technology Leadership Series, hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration Emerging Citizen Technology Office, is a six-part livestream pilot to enhance the modern federal workforce with training, education and awareness of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Blockchain, Social Technologies and Virtual/Augmented Reality.

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Hosted by Digital.gov and the Emerging Citizen Technology Office (ECTO)

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The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) Program Management Office and the GSA Emerging Citizen Technology Office (ECTO) are hosting a conversation to help agencies develop proposals for technology modernization projects.

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Hosted by Digital.gov and the The GSA Emerging Citizen Technology Office (ECTO)

Justin Herman

Elizabeth Cain

Trends on Tuesday: Because Seeing is Believing—Augmented Reality in the Federal Government

See how augmented reality may be used for data management and cybersecurity practices.

Jada Jones

Feb 06, 2018

First monthly inter-agency form for the Emerging Citizen Technology program.

Hosted by Digital.gov and the Emerging Citizen Technology program

Machine Learning Paired with Skilled Data Scientists is the Future of Data-Driven Decision Making

ML can provide high-value services for data management and analytics, security threat detection, and process improvement but it doesn’t stop there.

Jada Jones

Oct 03, 2017

The Data Briefing: How to Build a Chatbot in a Weekend

As chatbots have become more popular, some online sites will let you create a chatbot with little or no programming.

Bill Brantley

Sep 27, 2017

The Data Briefing: How Blockchain’s Future Growth Will Affect Federal Agencies

Blockchains are an innovative technology which promises to radically change how society conducts business. It will take significant changes in organizational processes before agencies can begin to support blockchains.

Bill Brantley

Sep 13, 2017

How Federal Leaders Can Build the Will, Skill, and Velocity Needed for Digital Transformation

Learning—and practicing—five imperatives of network leadership can help agencies improve their odds for successful digital transformation. Many organizations are undergoing digital transformation because the organizations see that it is necessary for long-term survival. However, digitally reinventing the organization is “one of the hardest journeys to make.” According to industry experts, two-thirds of organizations will fail

Bill Brantley

Sep 06, 2017

Emerging Tech

News and Events on Emerging Tech

Technology Transformation Begins With People: Closing the Human-Technology Gap

Federal Robotic Process Automation Industry Day

What the PIFs Have Been Up to in 2019

Machine Learning: How Bureau of Labor Statistics Did It

Introducing the New Robotic Process Automation Community of Practice

Deep Dive: How a Health Tech Sprint Pioneered an AI Ecosystem

Emerging Technology Leadership Series: Laura Manley, Harvard Technology and Public Purpose Project

Emerging Technology for Government Services Meeting

GSA Future Services Now: Emerging Tech for Government Services

Performance Goals for Government Services / August 2018 Inter-agency Emerging Citizen Technology Meeting

Emerging Technology Leadership Series: AI for Government Services with Mina Hanna

Emerging Technology Leadership Series: Brian Behlendorf and Blockchain

Funding the Future: Technology Modernization Fund Proposal Workshop

An Overview of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF)

Trends on Tuesday: Because Seeing is Believing—Augmented Reality in the Federal Government

Inter-agency Federal Emerging Citizen Technologies Forum

Machine Learning Paired with Skilled Data Scientists is the Future of Data-Driven Decision Making

The Data Briefing: How to Build a Chatbot in a Weekend

The Data Briefing: How Blockchain’s Future Growth Will Affect Federal Agencies

How Federal Leaders Can Build the Will, Skill, and Velocity Needed for Digital Transformation