The Department of Energy has led sector technology changes in part by helping create a series of “data jams,” and today announced several new related events on its blog, including one set for the upcoming New York Energy Week.

From Energy.gov:

“2012 was a good year for American innovation. The outgrowth of the “Data Jam” from the health sector into other areas like energy and education sparked an inspiring wave of entrepreneurship. These Jams — formerly known as Joint Application Modeling Sessions — were a major improvement to the familiar format of public-private collaboration workshops. Looking to 2013, the Energy Department is announcing today the next round of Data Jams.

The new Data Jams are being co-hosted and organized by regional innovation hubs, industry groups and start-up incubators. Although focused on certain geographies and sectors, they all have the same common structure:

Step One: Assemble inspiring innovators and entrepreneurs from the private sector, government, academia and non-profit entities.
Step Two: Provide an introduction to valuable open datasets and align them to common challenges.”

For the remaining steps and more details on the Data Jams from the Department of Energy’s blog, click here. To find out more about New York Energy Week, click here.

Full disclosure: the author is a member of the board of New York Energy Week.