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Experts lay out the criteria for choosing Biden's CTO, who will be faced with using tech to tackle everything from climate change to vaccine distribution

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Tags: usa, politics, democratic party, joe biden, chief technology officer, climate change, vaccines, paywall.hard
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-cto-vaccine-distribution-climate-change-2020-12

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Dec 29 2020
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    asteroid
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    Experts lay out the criteria for choosing Biden's CTO, who will be faced with using tech to tackle everything from climate change to vaccine distribution It's not clear who President-elect Joe...

    Experts lay out the criteria for choosing Biden's CTO, who will be faced with using tech to tackle everything from climate change to vaccine distribution

    • It's not clear who President-elect Joe Biden will pick as his chief technology officer, but it's readily apparent that whoever it is will have plenty of big problems to tackle from day one.
    • Notably, the US CTO doesn't have a lot of direct power: Their job's real impact comes with working with different agencies to help them come up with tech-based strategies for everything from climate change to vaccine distribution.
    • That broad scope may also prove the biggest challenge, with so many problems to tackle all at once.
    • Experts suggest that perhaps a better way to think about the CTO role is as a consultant who can help come up with repeatable strategies for government agencies to use technology to boost their efficiency.

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    1. drannex
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      If this statement is confusing and brings about "Then what's the point" think of the US CTO as a diplomat and liaison between different agencies, corporations, and advocacy groups to work together...

      Notably, the US CTO doesn't have a lot of direct power: Their job's real impact comes with working with different agencies to help them come up with tech-based strategies for everything from climate change to vaccine distribution.

      If this statement is confusing and brings about "Then what's the point" think of the US CTO as a diplomat and liaison between different agencies, corporations, and advocacy groups to work together and have set ideals, missions, and directives while working within the confines of bureaucracy and mission led objectives set by the president's cabinet. I think that is a bit more descriptive than that last statement.

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