The U.K.'s competition regulator on Nov.21 announced an initial inquiry.

The overall goal is to increase engagement with the platform, among both agencies and challenge solvers.

Using challenges or competitions to bring non-traditional companies into the fold is now a somewhat familiar tool for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, but its deputy director said Monday the agency is starting to think about how to use its vast quantities of data to drive them.

In the coming years, more agencies will likely create increasingly ambitious and sophisticated prize competitions and challenges that leverage partnerships, a White House report published Wednesday predicts.