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Open Source Innovation Challenge by Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

August 29, 2008

Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has announced an exciting opportunity in conjunction with the DNI Open Source Conference 2008: ‘The Open Source Innovation Challenge.This is a unique occasion for representatives from academia; think tanks; industry; the media; federal, state, local, and tribal government; and other diverse sectors to use open source information to address real intelligence challenges.


The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has provided two Challenge questions (below) and instructions to all conference registrants. Those who choose to accept the Challenge can submit a answer for one of the two challenge questions posed.The Challenge is open to all conference registrants, including those who are not able to attend due to overwhelming registration demand.

Challenge Questions

  1. Using the best open sources to inform your answer, is Al Qaeda a cohesive organization with strong and centralized control, intent and direction?
  2. According to open sources, who will be the global leader in alternative fuels and why?

More info can be found here