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Expert Labs is a non-profit technology incubator intended to aid government access expertise from interested members of the public. Part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, [1] it was formed in November 2009, following discussions with the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. [2] Expert Labs is directed by longtime blogger and technology evangelist Anil Dash. [1] Initial funding of US$500,000 is from the MacArthur Foundation. [3]

Gina Trapani joined as a Product Director in February 2010. [4] Her private project ThinkTank has since been renamed ThinkUp and is now funded by Expert Labs.

Andy Baio joined as a Project Director in November 2010. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bilton, Nick (January 13, 2010). "One on One: Anil Dash of Expert Labs". The New York Times .
  2. "Crowdsourcing Social Networks to Inform Public Policy". Wired News. 18 November 2009.
  3. "Tech Guru Will Head Gov't Incubator, Digitize Democracy". The New York Observer. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009.
  4. "In Support of Grand Challenges". Expert Labs website. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. "Joining Expert Labs" . Retrieved 17 November 2010.