Expert Labs

Expert Labs is a non-profit technology incubator intended to aid government access expertise from interested members of the public. Part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,^[1] it was formed in November 2009, following discussions with the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy.^[2] Expert Labs is directed by longtime blogger and technology evangelist Anil Dash.^[1] Initial funding of US$500,000 is from the MacArthur Foundation.^[3]

Gina Trapani joined as a Product Director in February 2010.^[4] Her private project ThinkTank has since been renamed ThinkUp and is now funded by Expert Labs.

References

^ ^a ^b Bilton, Nick (January 13, 2010). "One on One: Anil Dash of Expert Labs". The New York Times.
^ "Crowdsourcing Social Networks to Inform Public Policy". Wired News. 18 November 2009.
^ "Tech Guru Will Head Gov't Incubator, Digitize Democracy". The New York Observer. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009.
^ "In Support of Grand Challenges". Expert Labs website. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

External links

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[bits-1] Bilton, Nick (January 13, 2010). "One on One: Anil Dash of Expert Labs". The New York Times.

[2] "Crowdsourcing Social Networks to Inform Public Policy". Wired News. 18 November 2009.

[3] "Tech Guru Will Head Gov't Incubator, Digitize Democracy". The New York Observer. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009.

[4] "In Support of Grand Challenges". Expert Labs website. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

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