The White House announced the first five organizations receiving technology and training from Cloudera for continued support in working on the Precision Medicine Initiative.
The Obama administration awarded $80 million in investments in smart city initiatives that have innovative ways to protect the environment, update transportation, increase public safety, and transform city services. The number of participating cities has doubled since September 2015, when the White House first launched the Smart Cities Initiative, exceeding 70 communities.
The White House announced that it’s launching the Data Driven Justice initiative, which intends to use data to decrease prison recidivism and improve response and care for at-risk and mentally ill citizens.
The White House announced that 53 police departments have committed to an initiative designed to make local policing more transparent.
