reuters | Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, will head a
new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation
and best practices to the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter
said on Wednesday.
Carter unveiled the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board with Schmidt during the annual RSA cyber security conference in San Francisco, saying it would give the Pentagon access to "the brightest technical minds focused on innovation."
Schmidt, now the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), the parent company of Google, said the board would help bridge what he called a clear gap between how the U.S. military and the technology industry operate.
Schmidt also said he saw the group looking for ways to use new technologies to solve new and emerging problems.
The board is Carter's latest effort to kick-start innovation across the U.S. military by building bridges to the technology industry. The U.S. defense chief announced the board's creation on Wednesday during his third trip to Silicon Valley since taking office just over a year ago.
It had been 20 years since the last U.S. defense secretary visited Silicon Valley.
Carter unveiled the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board with Schmidt during the annual RSA cyber security conference in San Francisco, saying it would give the Pentagon access to "the brightest technical minds focused on innovation."
Schmidt, now the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), the parent company of Google, said the board would help bridge what he called a clear gap between how the U.S. military and the technology industry operate.
Schmidt also said he saw the group looking for ways to use new technologies to solve new and emerging problems.
The board is Carter's latest effort to kick-start innovation across the U.S. military by building bridges to the technology industry. The U.S. defense chief announced the board's creation on Wednesday during his third trip to Silicon Valley since taking office just over a year ago.
It had been 20 years since the last U.S. defense secretary visited Silicon Valley.
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