AMARC Summary Description
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The AMARC aims to enhance the efficiency of U.S. government services by leveraging mobile communications technology and fostering collaboration among academic, government, and corporate sectors. Key focus areas include research in security, identity management, and mobile application development, with a strong emphasis on STEM training for students. The organization seeks to facilitate partnerships, internships, and commercialization of research to address the needs of government agencies in a mobile-centric environment.
AMARC Summary Description
- 1. AMARC Advanced Mobility Academic Research Center 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 1
- 2. AMARC Mission • Increase the efficiency and optimize the delivery of government services in the US at all levels through the utilization of mobile communications technology • Implement such efficiency and optimization through the greater integration of academic research capabilities with government organizations and their corporate partners • Emphasize STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) investments training at academic institutions and the exposure of students interested in STEM to government and academic careers 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 2
- 3. Our Focus Is On Academic Assets • Create a non-profit that pulls together each leg of a three legged stool – Academic, Government, Corporate • Academic is the pivot • Including leading Government and Corporate participants is also key 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 3
- 4. Two Ways of Looking at Mobility • Distributed government services provisioning (stakeholders are mobile) • Distributed application development (apps and data are mobile) 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 4
- 5. Possible Areas of Research • Security • Identity management • Software development • Systems architecture • Distance learning 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 5
- 6. Possible Questions to Answer • How can an agency prove a near-term return on investment in embracing BYOD for smartphones, tablets, and laptops? • What are the minimal set of applications and services – offered inter-agency – that a BYOD subscriber can expect? • How are data plan expenditures treated in a BYOD environment? Can this be standardized? • How will mobile apps be deployed in a BYOD environment? Who will define the requirements for an inter-agency app store? • What are the key security statutes (FIPS / NIST / etc.) that will govern web API access and system resource access from mobile apps? • How will agencies without mature mobile-specialized development teams answer the call on the Digital Government Strategy? 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 6
- 7. AMARC Operational Leadership • Dan Mintz • Former Federal Departmental CIO, US Department of Transportation plus extensive commercial experience • Fed 100 winner, active in local trade groups and visible on Federal facing media • Tom Suder • Founder and President of Mobilegov, thought leader in mobile space • Runs the Federal Mobile Computing Summit, largest government attended mobility conference 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 7
- 8. AMARC Initial Goals • AMARC focus is research/solution driven – centered on mobility communications technology; cross- government agency, not geographically limited • Connecting leading academic research(ers) and approaches with government and corporate needs • Supporting incubator activities on campuses - M&A element/commercialization of technology • Internship and recruitment emphasis for students 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 8
- 9. Follow-Up • Contact: – Dan Mintz, President & Executive Director, AMARC • +1-301-332-0717/c • +1-301-892-5303/f • dmintz@esemconsulting.com • Blog: www.ourownlittlecorner.com • Twitter: www.twitter.com/technogeezer • Facebook: www.facebook.com/technogeezer 3-Mar-13 AMARC Draft 9