Continue to Pilot Expert Networking Platforms (US0047)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: United States Second Action Plan 2013-2015
Action Plan Cycle: 2013
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Public ParticipationIRM Review
IRM Report: United States End-of-Term Report 2013-2015, United States Progress Report 2013-2015
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: No
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
Expert networking platforms offer the potential for Government officials to find and connect with Federal colleagues, academic researchers, or members of the general public that have specialized skills or unique expertise. The pilot program ExpertNet, launched by the Food and Drug Administration to connect Federal experts with each other and with citizens who have expertise on a pertinent topic, will be expanded in 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are also working to leverage a similar networking platform to enable collaboration and discovery among researchers and scientists. The Administration will work with the research community to assess the impact of expert networking and will convene agencies to identify best practices.
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