White House, Federal Agencies Working with Schema.org to “Help Ensure Critical Resources Surface Across Online Search Engine Results”

From the White House Office of Technology Policy:

While there is no shortage of coronavirus content on the internet, the American people need access to the most up-to-date public health guidance and most relevant information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing facilities in their communities. The White House and key Federal agencies are working alongside Schema.org to help ensure these critical resources surface across online search engine results.

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In order to increase adoption of this new standard, The White House called on the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program to circulate instructions for Federal and non-government digital teams to use in marking up their websites. An effort is also underway to develop additional tags for scientific and other auxiliary information related to COVID-19, led by National Science Foundation funded Open Knowledge Network projects, the Department of Energy, and the National Institutes of Health.

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See Also: Schema.org 7.0, Published: Includes Fast-Tracked New Vocabulary to Assist Global Response Coronavirus Outbreak (March 17, 2020)

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