The Advisory Group will help steer implementation of the Digital Government Strategy, prioritize Innovation Center activities, and recommend government-wide best practices, guidance, and standards.

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In a recent post, Dennis Goin described a new way of accelerating the implementation of new strategies and driving innovation.

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Implementation is the mother of successful innovation.

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We looked forward to continued dialogues to strengthen ASEAN-U.S. cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation and promote the implementation of the eight thematic tracks of the ASEAN Krabi Initiative and Flagship Program.

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Second, the President should lead the charge for reorganizing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and reforming the National Labs system to spur clean energy innovation and enhance implementation of technologies from research to market.

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In this way, its coordinating and leadership roles in terms of innovation, technical advice, implementation assurance and coherence, in the spirit of the Dakar Declaration, will be more real and present.

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Common Core creates a huge opportunity for innovation and personalization and the implementation of a competency-based learning system.

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However, this cannot occur without a strong commitment to innovation in every aspect of the planning, implementation, and evaluation processes.

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John Kotter is the chief innovation officer of Kotter International, a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations.

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