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How might we improve the way citizens and governments interact?
CHALLENGE BRIEF In many ways it’s easier than it’s ever been to learn about and interact with the institutions and communities around us. But there’s a long way to go. How can we make the places we...
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Michael Porter unveils new social progress index
The Harvard professor, who created the concept of shared value, hopes to bring social and environmental considerations to the top of the policy and corporate agenda Can Harvard professor Michael Porter...
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Breakthrough innovation in government is possible: 5 cities on the frontier
(Illustration by Dan Page) By Nikhil R. Sahni, Maxwell Wessel, & Clayton M. Christensen Public sector innovators are improving government by replicating the market conditions that have long...
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A Radical Move: China Plans to Reduce the State’s Role in the Economy
Workers at a construction site of a residential project in Rizhao, China. Beijing has signaled that, even though the economy is weakening, there is unlikely to be a major government stimulus package...
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San Francisco to Entrepreneurs: Solve Our City’s Problems
The city launches a new entrepreneur-in-residence program. The hope? Get San Francisco’s brightest to work on the city’s gnarliest problems. San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and the White House launched...
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Today’s Guest Speaker: Ashley Patterson Beaty
Ashley Patterson Beaty Director, Government Relations & Public Policy at AmerescoResponsible for directing and managing Ameresco’s government affairs initiatives spanning federal, state, and...
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5 Applications of Big Data in Government
One of the greatest strengths of big data is it’s flexibility and universal application to so many different industries. Along with many other areas, big data in government can have an enormous impact...
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Mayor Walsh Invites Boston Youth to “Lead the Change,” Share Ideas for How to...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today kicks off the City’s first-ever participatory budgeting process, inviting youth from around Boston to share their ideas for how to spend $1 million in City capital funds....
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Government in the 21st Century: An Innovation Launch Pad
Innovation. Strategic risk. Efficiency. Opportunity. These aren’t typically words associated with government offices. They’re words used in the technology and start-up worlds. Yet, the San Francisco...
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Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for Smart Government
The Nexus of Forces, which is the convergence of four powerful forces: social, mobile, cloud and information, is driving innovation in the government sector, according to Gartner, Inc.Gartner analysts...
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