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DAC Ph.D. student Rupinder Paul Khandpur (left) and DAC Manager of Operations Wanawsha Hawrami (far right) with Karen Jackson, Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2898" align="alignleft" width="300"]

DAC Ph.D. student Rupinder Paul Khandpur (right) explaining the Open Jobs datasets he prepared for the

Governor's Workforce Innovation Challenge

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As part of DAC's continued involvement in the Open Data, Open Jobs Initiative , we have collaborated with the Governor's office in preparing for the Workforce Innovation Challenge held on Aug. 25 - 26.  The datathon is a part of the Governor's New Virginia Economy initiative. The innovations expected to come out of the datathon will help the commonwealth gain a deeper understanding of the current and future job opportunities in today's new economy.  DAC Ph.D student played a crucial role in preparing and harvesting the Open Jobs datasets used by participants in the datathon to develop apps. Click here to learn more about the datathon.