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In a recent blog post Innovation for the People, by the People, by David Bornstein, featured the growing role of challenges and how the U.S Government solves problems. The article discusses TopCoder’s partnership with NASA in establishing a tournament lab.

This news article first appeared on yourpublicmedia.org - click the “download audio” link below to enjoy the recorded segment that was aired on NPR Monday, January 23rd. By: Harriet Jones Download Audio Open Innovation For Government A Connecticut company is partnering with NASA and Harvard University in an initiative that it hopes will bring a whole new

World’s Leading Software Competition Offers $300,000 in Trips and Prize Money TopCoder, Inc., today announced that registration is now open for the 2012 TopCoder Open. Competitors will be able to compete across six competition tracks: Algorithm, Design, Development, Marathon, Mod Dash, and Studio Design. To register visit: http://community.topcoder.com/tco12/ . To view complete competition rules, dates and

Center of Excellence for Open Innovation Expands NASA Tournament Lab Reach and Opens Power of the TopCoder Community to All Federal Agencies and Departments GLASTONBURY, Conn., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — TopCoder®, Inc., the leader in online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software development, today announced that the company in partnership with NASA and the Harvard Business

2012 is off to a fitting start. The technology world is abuzz over Big Data and the real-world need to create the advanced algorithms that will be the technology backbone of so many advances in agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, government and well beyond. At TopCoder, algorithm challenges have always been a key component of our community

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) together with the NASA Tournament Lab – powered by TopCoder – is launching an experimental competition to develop specialized algorithms to help bring the seven million patents presently in the patent archive into the digital age. The challenge will require knowledge of text recognition, image analysis, and the

In a New York Times article that ran on November 19th, TopCoder CTO, Mike Lydon shared a few of the reasons TopCoder has been issuing a form of digital badges for several years. Of course, for individuals in our Community, their ranking versus their fellow competitors holds real world value, showcasing their proficiency and expertise,