The GovLab

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	The GovLab logo
Formation	2012 (12 years ago)
Type	Academic
Purpose	Innovation
Headquarters	2 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, 11201, US
Location	Brooklyn;
Website	[1]

The GovLab (The Governance Lab) at NYU conducts extended, multidisciplinary investigation in new forms of participatory governance, supported by the Knight Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. ^[1]The GovLab helps institutions work more openly and collaboratively by harnessing the power of the crowd in problem solving and incorporating the latest practices and innovations in data and technology.^[2]

Projects

MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance

The GovLab chairs the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance a collaborative group of interdisciplinary experts, in fields like computer science, management science, social psychology and law, that studies data-driven and collaboration-based methods to enhance decision-making in the public interest.^[3]

Network of Innovators

The GovLab and MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance have developed and launched the Network of Innovators; an expert skill-sharing network for government & civic innovators. NoI makes searchable the know-how of innovators on topics ranging from opening up data, developing prize-backed challenges and use of crowdsourcing for public good. Platform users answer questions about their skills and experiences, creating a profile that enables them to be matched to those with complementary knowledge to enable mutual support and learning. ^[4]

External Links

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References

^ http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/2013/04/the-govlab.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ http://www.disasternet.co/blog/2015/9/25/nyu-govlab-is-crowdsourcing-innovation-for-the-cotopaxi-volcano-eruption. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Public interest labs to test open governance solutions -- GCN". gcn.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/07/fact-sheet-administration-celebrates-five-year-anniversary-challengegov. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[3] "Public interest labs to test open governance solutions -- GCN". gcn.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

[4] ttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/07/fact-sheet-administration-celebrates-five-year-anniversary-challengegov. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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