Building Innovation Capacity
Resources for Collaborative Technology Partnerships
The public and non-profit sectors’ capacity to develop and adopt better digital tools is a significant bottleneck in reaching better environmental outcomes. We holistically evaluate the processes, culture, resources, and talent that influence their ability to develop, procure, and use data and innovative technology.
Innovation Indicators
Tech Talent and Workforce
Federal Environmental IT Investments
Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service
To catalyze innovation, you need to know your starting point. These Innovation Indicators are our experimental metrics for tracking trends and interventions associated with technological adoption in the public sector.
They illustrate the teams, processes, culture and organizational dynamics that enable agencies to develop, procure, and use innovative technology for environmental stewardship.
Developing and adopting innovative data and tech depends on having people with the right skill sets in the right places and teams. Now is the time to revisit the roles of tech talent and capacity in environmental stewardship and to design new strategies around building the workforce we need for thriving communities and ecosystems.
Agencies and bureaus that work directly on protecting the environment and managing natural resources have invested billions of dollars in information technology in furtherance of their environmental goals. Where does it all go?
This report highlights the barriers, and related opportunities, around adopting innovative data and technology for decision support at the Forest Service, particularly in response to shifting climate conditions. In it, we discuss a wide array of findings and make recommendations for how the agency can move toward a more connected and responsive model of technology adoption: one that centers digital innovation.