The NASA Innovation Ecosystem supports discovery, collaboration, and ideation around NASA current and future technology. Innovate.NASA is the virtual platform for citizen scientists to learn about NASA technology, collaborate to rethink these inventions, and shape the discussion around future innovation. The purpose is to strengthen NASA's technology capabilities through actively exposing NASA developed technology to external innovators for open innovation. Innovate.NASA shares out NASA research and inventions on its website, and provides inspiration and insights on innovation via its social media accounts. Participants of Innovate.NASA contribute questions and ideas to identify new uses and reuses for NASA technology, and engage in discussion to promote innovation. Innovate.NASA encompasses a broad community of scientists, technologists, researchers, and entrepreneurs. This paper explores the potential for a Government technology innovation network where technologies are shared across US Agencies and with the public as a central way to innovate around Government technologies. Ultimately through multi Agency participation each does its part to support an environment where innovation thrives and ideas translate into impact for future Government missions, interagency cooperation, cross pollination of technologies, and a place for the public to participate in technology innovation.
NASA Innovation Ecosystem: Host to a Government technology innovation network
2014-03-01
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Conference paper
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NASA Innovation Ecosystem: Innovation for Government Technology (AIAA 2015-1306)
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