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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Origin of the Challenge
§ITS
Strategic Research Plan, 2010-2014 Executive Summary
□ITS Exploratory
Research: “to provide an avenue to solicit creative ideas for new technology options that
are deserving of consideration and that further the ITS Strategic Research Plan
goals for the next five years.”
§OMB
“Guidance on
the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government”
□Outcome of President’s Strategy for American
Innovation
□“Increase the number and diversity of
the individuals, organizations, and teams that are addressing a
particular problem or challenge of national or international significance”
□“Further a Federal agency’s
mission by attracting more interest and attention to a defined program,
activity, or issue of concern”
□“Capture the public
imagination and change the public’s perception of what is possible”
§U.S. DOT Open Government Plan (http://www.dot.gov/open)
□“Drive innovation by tapping into the
ingenuity of the American people”