Who will be the US technology director?

As is known, the new president Barack Obama introduces for the first time in history the official position of the national CTO, that is, the director of technology for the United States. According to the president, without such a post, a modern state cannot develop in the 21st century. Now in the American IT circles, this is the most discussed topic - who will take the place of the chief of IT?

The other day it became known that Eric Schmidt refused this opportunity. He said that he would reject such a proposal if it came to him. After all, it was Eric Schmidt who was considered the candidate No. 1, especially since he actively supported Obama during the election campaign, and is now included in the group of economic advisers to the administration. On Friday, the group gathered to discuss measures to combat the economic crisis, after which Schmidt expressed an opinion on the prospects for his career. “I like working at Google and I’m very happy to stay here, so the answer will be no,” Schmidt replied to a question from a CNBC correspondent during a television interview. Now Schmidt can be deleted from the list.

Among other potential candidates are called one of the founders of the Internet Vint Cerf, Professor Lawrence Lessig, as well as Bill Gates.