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Rachel Haot
Rachel Haot speaking at a conference in 2007
Born
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRachel Sterne
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, government
Known forGroundReport, NYC Digital

Rachel Gorelick Sterne Haot (née Sterne) is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur who currently serves as the Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, leading the NYC Digital program of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.[1][2]

Career

From 2006 to 2010, Haot founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of GroundReport, a global crowdsourced news startup that was one of the earliest examples of Citizen Journalism.[3]. In 2008, Haot founded digital strategy consulting firm Upward, and later served as an adjunct professor of Social Media and Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School.[4] In 2012, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum,[5] and serves on the digital advisory board of Women@NBCU[6]. She has been recognized as a "30 Under 30" leader by Fortune [7] and Forbes. [8]

In 2011, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg named Haot to the post of Chief Digital Officer. Her responsibilities include the development and multi-stakeholder execution of the New York City's Digital Roadmap, a plan unveiled in may 2011 to realize the City's digital potential for all New Yorkers, spanning 40 initiatives across the areas of Internet connectivity, STEM education, Open Government and big data, online engagement and technology industry support. In October 2013, Mayor Bloomberg and Haot announced that 100% of initiatives had been completed, and introduced new goals submitted via public listening sessions to build on this foundation in the 2013 Digital Roadmap[9].

A major milestone of the Digital Roadmap was the complete overhaul of the user experience and architecture of Official city website nyc.gov for the first time in a decade, featuring fully responsive design, data-driven information architecture and improved customer service functionality.[10] In addition, Roadmap initiatives included expansion of public Wi-Fi to more than 50 parks, low-cost broadband connectivity and training for over 300,000 low-income New Yorkers, paid technology sector internships for underrepresented minorities, more than 40 digital learning programs that have served over one million New Yorkers, the release of over 2,000 public data sets, the first municipals hackathons in the country, the expansion of 311 on mobile and social media, an official City mobile app store and the launch of We Are Made in NY, an economic development initiative and marketing campaign to support New York City's tech sector. [11] [12] [13] One component of We Are Made in NY is an interactive map of the sector's companies, investors and incubators, which shows the locations of over 2,000 technology companies in New York City, and allows users to filter by hiring companies, visit job listings and add new startups to the map.[14]

Haot was interviewed by WNYC in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, where she detailed the efforts her office was undertaking to bring the city back to its feet from a digital infrastructure standpoint, especially in Lower Manhattan.[15] In addition to the City's first official hackathon, Reinvent NYC.GOV,[16] Haot's office hosted the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge, a competition to promote the re-purposing of New York City’s public pay telephones for the digital age, which garnered over 100 submissions from design firms and universities.[17][18] In February 2013, Haot and Mayor Bloomberg introduced We Are Made in NY, an economic development initiative to support tech sector growth in New York City.[19]

New York City's Digital Roadmap

The Digital Roadmap was first introduced by Mayor Bloomberg and Haot in May, 2011. In October 2012, the City announced that all initiatives had been completed and released the updated 2013 Digital Roadmap, which included new goals based on public input to further strengthen the City digitally[20]. The 40 initiatives of the Digital Roadmap follow:

ACCESS

  1. Connect high-needs individuals through federally funded NYC Connected initiatives
  2. Launch outreach and education efforts to increase broadband Internet adoption
  3. Support more broadband choices citywide
  4. Introduce Wi-Fi in more public spaces, including parks

EDUCATION

  1. Introduce Applied Sciences NYC, the initiative to bring more STEM institutions to New York City
  2. Introduce Cornell-Technion Innovation Institute on Roosevelt Island
  3. Introduce Center for Urban Science and Progress, led by NYU and NYU-Poly
  4. Introduce Academy for Software Engineering, a high school that teaches development and design
  5. Increase number of participants in Innovation Zone from 80 schools to over 250
  6. Develop Digital Ready, digital literacy curriculum for middle and high school students

OPEN GOVERNMENT

  1. Develop NYC OpenData, an Open Government framework featuring APIs for City data
  2. Launch a central hub for engaging and cultivating feedback from the developer community
  3. Introduce visualization tools that make data more accessible to the public
  4. Launch app wishlists to support a needs-based ecosystem of innovation
  5. Launch an official New York City apps hub
  6. Host New York City' first hackathon: Reinvent NYC.gov
  7. Host New York City's first sustainability hackathon: Reinvent Green
  8. Launch Code Corps initiative linking volunteer technologists with lifesaving civic digital projects
  9. Host Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge on future of public payphones
  10. Introduce DART, a team of the City's data experts

ENGAGEMENT

  1. Expand 311 Online through smartphone apps, Twitter and live chat
  2. Implement a custom bit.ly url redirection service on NYC.gov to encourage sharing
  3. Launch official Facebook presence to engage New Yorkers and customize experience
  4. Launch @NYCgov, a central Twitter account and one-stop shop of crucial news and services
  5. Launch a New York City Tumblr vertical, featuring content and commentary on City stories
  6. Launch a Foursquare badge that encourages use of New York City's free public places
  7. Integrate crowdsourcing tools for emergency situations
  8. Introduce digital Citizen Toolkits for engaging with New York City government online
  9. Introduce SMART, a team of the City's social media leaders
  10. Launch ongoing listening sessions across the five boroughs to encourage input
  11. Relaunch NYC.gov to make the City's website more usable, accessible and intuitive

INDUSTRY

  1. Expand workforce development programs to support diversity in the digital sector
  2. Support technology startup infrastructure needs
  3. Support small businesses through streamlined online resources and digital training
  4. Continue to recruit more engineering talent and teams to New York City
  5. Promote and celebrate NYC’s digital sector through events and awards
  6. Pursue a new .NYC top-level domain
  7. Develop the Made in NY Media Center, a facility in DUMBO dedicated to the future of storytelling in a digital age
  8. Launch We Are Made in NY, an economic development initiative celebrating New York City's tech sector opportunities
  9. Expand the Made in NY Mark of distinction to digital companies that base at least 75% of development in NYC

The 2013 Roadmap also presents a range of new opportunities for building on New York City's progress based on public input, including the deployment of real-time sensors for infrastructure, expansion of public Wi-Fi, deployment of a Read/Write 311 API, a user dashboard for City services and programs to support deeper ties with local communities and tech leaders, including internships to increase diversity.

Personal life

Haot was born in Manhattan, and lived eight years in Brooklyn before moving to Dobbs Ferry, New York, where she grew up.[21] She graduated from New York University in 2005, with a degree in History and a minor in French. In July 2012 she married Max Haot, a Belgian-American who is the founder and chief executive of Livestream. The couple lives in Brooklyn.[22] In 2011 Haot was featured in Vogue Magazine.[21]

References

  1. ^ "About NYC Digital". Office of Media and Entertainment, NY City. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ Paybarah, Azi (January 25, 2011). "The Woman Upgrading Bloomberg's Government: Rachel Sterne". WNYC. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Rachel Haot". Open Government Partnership. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Columbia Business School Directory : Fac Staff Detail : Rachel Sterne". Columbia Business School. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ^ "List of 2012 Young Global Leaders Honourees" (PDF). World Economic Forum. July 20, 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "WOMEN AT NBCU ADVISORY BOARD ADDS EIGHT PROMINENT INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO ITS DIGITAL COMMITTEE". New York, NY: NBC Universal. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  7. ^ Roberts, Daniel. "40 under 40". Fortune. Fortune. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  8. ^ Howard, Caroline (December 17, 2012). "Rachel Haot - 30 Under 30: Law & Policy- Forbes". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ http://techpresident.com/news/24445/bloombergs-final-digital-roadmap-sets-stage-successor
  10. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/nyregion/new-york-citys-internet-site-gets-a-user-friendly-update.html?_r=0
  11. ^ http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/19/bloombergs-parting-gift-to-nyc-tech-an-online-hub-to-make-doing-tech-in-ny-easier/
  12. ^ http://thenextweb.com/us/2012/08/23/new-york-unveils-2012-digital-roadmap-comprehensive-plan-embrace-digital-grow-ny-tech/
  13. ^ Smith, Gerry (October 10, 2012). "Rachel Haot, New York's Tech Czar, Is The Woman Behind Bloomberg's Digital Vision". HuffPost Tech. Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. ^ http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/15/made-in-new-york-nyc-digital-map/
  15. ^ Zomorodi, Manoush (November 6, 2012). "New York City's Tech Sector Recovers After Sandy". New Tech City. WNYC. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  16. ^ http://www.nyc.gov/html/digital/html/opengov/reinventnycgov.shtml
  17. ^ "Mayor Bloomberg, Chief Information & Innovation Officer Merchant and Chief Digital Officer Haot Launch Reinvent". IndyMetro. December 5, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  18. ^ "MAYOR BLOOMBERG, CHIEF INFORMATION & INNOVATION OFFICER MERCHANT AND CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER HAOT LAUNCH REINVENT PAYPHONES DESIGN CHALLENGE". Office of the Mayor, New York City. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  19. ^ http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/19/bloombergs-parting-gift-to-nyc-tech-an-online-hub-to-make-doing-tech-in-ny-easier/
  20. ^ http://techpresident.com/news/24445/bloombergs-final-digital-roadmap-sets-stage-successor
  21. ^ a b Green, Adam (October 25, 2011). "Tech Savvy: Rachel Sterne". Vogue. Retrieved 9 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Rachel Gorelick Sterne and Maxime Haot". Weddings/Celebrations. The New York Times. July 22, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

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