The Big Picture of Big Data
The Future of Information Alliance, in partnership with the State of Maryland, presented a program on May 8, 2013 that explored both the opportunities and challenges associated with big data.
Seed Grant Final Presentations 2012-2013
The four teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners presented their final presentations on May 6, 2013.
Seed Grant Competition Powers UMD’s Future of Information Alliance
The Future of Information Alliance has chosen four University of Maryland teams as initial FIA-Deutsch Foundation Seed Grant Competition award winners. Each team has won up to $25,000 to carry out projects aimed at the information challenges and opportunities of today’s world.
Crowdsourcing for Creativity and Human Potential
The Future of Information Alliance, in partnership with the State of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution, presented a program on February 4, 2013 that explored both the opportunities and challenges associated with crowdsourcing.
Seed Grant Winners Announced 2012-2013
Congratulations to the four teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners!
Seed Grant Semifinalists Announced 2012-2013
Congratulations to the FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition semifinalist teams! They include 44 students and faculty mentors from nine UMD colleges and schools!
Transforming Education: MOOCs and More
The Future of Information Alliance, in partnership with the Newseum, presented a program on November 12, 2012 that explored Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
Future of Information Alliance Identifies Priorities
Created to help identify challenges and opportunities arising from the evolving role of information in our lives — and then to serve as a catalyst for research, innovation and action — the FIA, through a series of programs, meetings and online discussions, has generated a list of 10 “Priorities for the Future of Information.”
Gov. O’Malley Joins the Future of Information Alliance
The Future of Information Alliance (FIA), launched at the University of Maryland in 2011 to address the rapidly evolving role of information in our lives, has a new founding partner: Governor Martin O’Malley and the State of Maryland.
Launch Week
A series of events marked the launch of the Future of Information Alliance. Three “Visiting Future-ists” spent a week on campus brainstorming with students, faculty, administrators, staff and alumni to identify key information challenges that can best be addressed through interdisciplinary collaboration.