Obama calls for tech talent in government

The Hill reports:

President Obama on Saturday previewed his upcoming trip to the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, and called on media and high-tech entrepreneurs to become more civically engaged.

Obama will urge rising stars from Silicon Valley and other tech bastions to tackle public policy challenges ranging from healthcare to education.


“I’m going to ask everyone for ideas and technologies that can help update our government and our democracy to be as modern and dynamic as America itself,” he said in his weekly address to the nation.

Obama implies this isn't tech talent in government.