DAI and three partners announced the launch of the Innovation into Action Challenge, a new challenge designed to support innovations with the potential to make a difference in the lives of people in emerging and transitioning nations. The Innovation into Action Challenge is presented by DAI; USAID’s Global Development Lab; the Innovation Program of Montgomery County, Maryland;…
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 11 a.m. Historic Red Brick Courthouse, 2nd floor, 29 Courthouse Square, Rockville Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will join the County’s Chief Innovation Officer (CInO) Dan Hoffman to announce the opening of the “Thingstitute,” a living laboratory for Internet of Things (IoT) technology providing an unparalleled test-bed for start-ups, established companies,…
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We had a great crowd for our announcement last Wednesday. The County Executive is excited about this initiative and the attendees at the event showed that the community is as well. Union Kitchen and Street Sense have been selected through a competitive process to act as our consultant during the planning stage. We will continue…
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Goal: Helping Start-Up Food Entrepreneurs County Executive Isiah Leggett will announce the kick-off of Montgomery County’s kitchen incubator project at the Marriott Teaching Kitchen at the Universities at Shady Grove on Wednesday. Envisioned as a way to help entrepreneurs take advantage of the growing demand for artisan food and the expanding buy-local movement, the kitchen…
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It’s been too long since we last posted and that’s because we’ve been busy getting ready for phase two of the SCALE project! Here’s the press release that went out today: Leggett Announces Participation in the Global Cities Team Challenge Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett announced, as part of the Global Cities Team Challenge, that…
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StartUp Maryland! Pitch Across Maryland 3.0 – Get On the Bus™ Montgomery County Application Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2014 Are you an entrepreneur ready to pitch your company? Register for your chance to film a 3-minute video pitch that will be seen online by VC, angel investors and voted on by fans around Maryland! The…
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The Innovation Lab at Wheaton High School started spinning its gears this summer (pun intended) with the start of two projects. The program pairs rising juniors and seniors at Wheaton High School with Dan Hoffman, Chief Innovation Officer of Montgomery County, and Senior Innovation Fellows specializing in the Food Truck Regulation and Market Research and…
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This press release went out this morning from our Office of Public Information: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today unveiled the first stage of a “financial transparency suite” — a new County website that is already being adopted as a model by other jurisdictions. The website focuses on the County budget and includes an electronic…
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I’m happy to announce that the County is moving forward with the first stage of our kitchen incubator project. We’re bringing in some additional expertise to assist us. The announcement below has all the details: For the past year, the County has had numerous discussions with local stakeholders and investors about the challenges faced by…
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Since the early days of the Innovation Program we’ve been researching makerspaces (see this short article about one opening in DC). Makerspaces can take many forms and the Innovation Program felt it was important for ours to take the feel of a fabrication laboratory, or Fab Lab for short. We took an important first step…
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