{"product_id":"9780802121349","title":"Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last twenty years, our economy and our society have been completely revolutionized by technology. As Aneesh Chopra shows in \u003ci\u003eInnovative State\u003c\/i\u003e , once it became clear how much this would change America, a movement arose around the idea that these same technologies could reshape and improve government. But the idea languished, and while the private sector innovated, our government stalled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe election of Barack Obama offered a new opportunity. In 2009, Aneesh Chopra was named the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Previously the Secretary of Technology for Virginia and managing director for a health care think tank, Chopra led the administration’s initiatives for a more open, tech-savvy government. In \u003ci\u003eInnovative State\u003c\/i\u003e , he draws on this experience and interviews with policy experts and tech insiders to offer an absorbing look at how government can establish a new paradigm for the internet era and allow us to tackle our most challenging problems, from economic development to veteran affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016444461296,"sku":"9780802121349","price":11.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802121349_p0.jpg?v=1763725217","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802121349","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}