I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do. Megan Smith federalgovernmentlocal Change image and share on social
Across our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value. Megan Smith accelerationbegindatum Change image and share on social
Science class is traditionally taught as science history class - you learn all these facts that someone else discovered, which you need to know, but that's not really an inspiring way to learn science. Megan Smith classdiscoverfact share on social
The mandate for the CTO's office is to unleash the power of technology, data, and innovation on behalf of the nation. The CTO's office is really trying to bring best practices, possibilities, pilots, and policy advising. Megan Smith advisebehalfbring share on social
We are the only country with an operating rover on Mars. We are an amazing country on tech. Megan Smith amazecountrymar Change image and share on social
Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally. Megan Smith americandigitallyexpect Change image and share on social
We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream. Megan Smith afterschoolbegincomputer share on social
People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down. Megan Smith arguebadhabit Change image and share on social
I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia. Megan Smith commissionevolutionaryhumanity share on social
It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born. Megan Smith bearbuychild share on social
