NASA Announces International Space Apps Competition

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sept. 20, 2011

Katherine Trinidad                                
Headquarters, Washington                                
202-358-3749 
katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx 
RELEASE: 11-313

NASA ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS COMPETITION



WASHINGTON -- NASA is announcing the International Space Apps 
Competition to support the Open Government Partnership (OGP), which 
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. The challenge will 
culminate with a two-day event next year that will provide an 
opportunity for government to use the expertise and entrepreneurial 
spirit of citizen explorers to help address global challenges. 

During the event, NASA representatives and officials from 
international space agencies will gather with scientists and citizens 
to use publicly-released scientific data to create solutions for 
issues, such as weather impact on the global economy and depletion of 
ocean resources. 

"The competition embraces the concept of 'open innovation' to improve 
performance, inform decision-making, encourage entrepreneurship, and 
solve problems more effectively," said Nick Skytland of NASA's Open 
Government Initiative. 

The OGP is a new, multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete 
commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower 
citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies. NASA's 
participation in the United States Domestic Plan will promote 
innovation through international collaboration. 

NASA is a leader in the U.S. Open Government Initiative. The 
president's FY 2012 budget request focuses NASA's efforts on a 
vigorous path of innovation and technological development. The path 
leads to an array of challenging and inspiring missions to 
destinations with an incredible potential for discovery, increasing 
knowledge about our solar system, developing technologies to improve 
life on Earth, expanding our presence in space, increasing space 
commerce, and engaging the public. 

To learn more about the International Space Apps Competition, visit: 



http://open.nasa.gov/appschallenge 


To learn more about the Open Government Partnership, visit: 










http://www.opengovpartnership.org/ 

	
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