Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government. Strata Summit 2011: Aneesh Chopra: Government's Big Data Opportunity. Paying Only for Success: Gamification in Government and Public Policy. In a government bureaucracy, any innovation can take years to come to fruition. But that can change, says Tom Kalil, deputy director for policy for the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. Kalil recently participated in a two-day conference at Wharton titled, “For the Win: Serious Gamification,” which looked at the application of gaming techniques in business, education, government and other scenarios.
Before the conference, Kalil spoke with Kevin Werbach, a conference organizer and a professor of legal studies and business ethics at Wharton, about why gamification has become a hot topic at the White House. Kevin Werbach: Tell us a little bit about what the Office of Science and Technology Policy is, because our audience might not be familiar with it, and a little bit about what you do there. Tom Kalil: The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is part of the White House.
But there are things that we can do that will have a more immediate impact. What’s Your Economic Outlook? - Interactive Feature.