WASHINGTON – Today,
the Republican National Committee is announcing the creation of Para
Bellum Labs, an initiative to describe the work and startup culture of
the new Digital and Data Department. Para Bellum Labs will help create
a culture to allow the RNC to innovate faster and recruit more talented
people who can build digital platforms to understand public opinion,
engage voters and power elections. The effort is being led by Deputy
Chief of Staff and Chief Digital Officer Chuck DeFeo and Chief Data
Officer Azarias Reda.
Para Bellum will allow the RNC to
continue building a new tech-centered mindset, while increasing
visibility and credibility in the tech community to attract top talent
who want to solve big tech problems. Para Bellum will participate in
the technical and open source community, starting with a 5-campus tour
at top engineering schools and hosting a political hackathon in the
future.
“The RNC has a role to lead on data and digital for
the good of the Party from the top of the ticket down,” said RNC
Chairman Reince Priebus. “Through Para Bellum Labs we will continue
bringing in top talent to inspire innovative products to power
campaigns and change the way we do business in the Republican Party.”
“Para Bellum Labs is something that has never been done before – top
talent to power elections for the good of the entire Republican Party,”
said Chief Digital Officer Chuck DeFeo. “By setting clear goals and
hiring talented people, I am confident we will keep propelling our
Party forward to win elections in 2014, 2016 and beyond.”
“We
will fully participate in the open source community and earn the
respect of the people we need to hire,” said Chief Data Officer Azarias
Reda. “When it comes to recruiting top talent, our competition isn’t
the Democratic Party—it’s the Facebooks, LinkedIns, and Googles of the
world. We’re pushing the envelope by building products to win elections
while creating a young and engaged image for the Republican Party.”
See Para Bellum Labs video: http://bit.ly/LrRKFj
Download the video: http://bit.ly/LJ8icK
Learn more: http://parabellumlabs.com/
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