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The GovLab
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Studying and co-designing data-driven & participatory decisions #data #opendata #innovation #datacollaboratives #crowdlaw
Apr 28, 2022 • 38 tweets • 10 min read
NOW: Stefaan Verhulst’s panel on “Responsible re-use of data for development through data collaboration” for #UNCTADeWeek. We’ll be livetweeting as he, @PMarteyAddo, @EleanorCarey10 & @dr_babs discuss how dev practitioners can generate new insights and overcome data inequalities. Image He begins with an explanation of The GovLab's focus on #data and people and the ways data can help change how we go about development.

He reminds the attendees of the policy paper that The GovLab and AFD developed on data and other emerging tech: afd.fr/en/ressources/…
Apr 21, 2022 • 28 tweets • 8 min read
SOON: The GovLab's Stefaan Verhulst and @_AndrewYoung will be leading a workshop on "The Elements of Impactful Open Data: A Workshop on the Periodic Table of Open Data in Cities" for @go_opendata.

Learn more here: go-opendata.ca/workshop-perio… And we're live! Andrew begins with an explanation of The GovLab's conception of a Third Wave of Open Data that can unlock silos and unleash the public good potential of data for the digital era.

Learn more about the Third Wave and the four pillars at: opendatapolicylab.org/third-wave-of-…
Dec 9, 2021 • 40 tweets • 13 min read
@sverhulst opens by explaining the #AI strategy and #data infrastructure. He notes how NYC is becoming a leader on AI strategy and provides an interesting precedent for global AI governance. Stefaan introduces:
* @npparikh, NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO
* @jbowlesnyc, Center for an Urban Future
* @CummingsRenee, Residence at the U of Virginia
* @lisard, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
* @ruchowdh Twitter
Jan 19, 2021 • 33 tweets • 7 min read
The GovLab's Stefaan Verhulst will be testifying on smart city oversight before the NYC Council's Committee on Technology at 1:00 PM. You can watch him and the other witnesses live in Virtual Room 2 at: council.nyc.gov/livestream/#vi… Chair Holden opens the meeting. by speaking to the promise and potential that smart city technology offers, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

He notes how big data, the internet of things, and other innovative solutions could help New Yorkers address real challenges.
Nov 13, 2020 • 29 tweets • 11 min read
We're now starting our #FINANCEINCOMMON2020 panel on emerging uses of #technology in development now. Join us or follow along with our tweets here.

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tec… After a brief intro by The GovLab's @sverhulst , @AFD_en's Peter Addo explains the importance of the project.

"We are trying to find ways to identify the value proposition of new technologies and the risks associated with them as well."
Oct 20, 2020 • 22 tweets • 9 min read
In just a few minutes, our co-founder @sverhulst will be speaking at the #UNDataForum on the panel: “Data for Good: towards a sustainable ecosystem, beyond philanthropy” with several global experts. You can follow that conversation on this thread. Panelists will identify solutions toward a sustainable Data for Good ecosystem such that in the future, data can actually save lives on the ground. Participants will include the private sector, public bodies, policymakers, statistics offices and third-party facilitators.
Oct 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 8 min read
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new report in partnership with @nesta_uk: “Using Collective Intelligence to Solve Public Problems.” Read the full report, which explores 30+ cases of #CollectiveIntelligence worldwide, here: nesta.org.uk/report/using-c… With @nesta_uk, we published 30 case studies showcasing how public institutions solve problems with #CollectiveIntelligence collective-intelligence.thegovlab.org @FASCongress @PropellerHealth @cidademocratica @CivicBridge @LakewoodColo @pulsepoint @GoodSamApp @safecast @synathina @ushahidi
Oct 14, 2020 • 36 tweets • 11 min read
And, we're starting this afternoon's Expert Panel and Virtual Town Hall on #DataResponsibility and #COVID19 in #NYC! For those unable to join, you can follow along with this Twitter thread or learn more about the effort at thedataassembly.org. Image The GovLab's Stefaan Verhulst opens the panel with an introduction to the panel and town hall.

Noting that the #COVID19 pandemic has had enormous human, economic, and social costs, he describes the potential of #data reuse to help decisionmakers, so long as used responsibly Image
Sep 23, 2019 • 24 tweets • 10 min read
We’ve just started our workshop on Contracts for Data Collaboration (#C4DC)! We open with a note about the need to identify the enabling conditions essential to #datacollaboration and build a community around it. .@sverhulst explains The GovLab’s interest in this topic, which stemmed from its #DataStewards Camps. In those events, data stewards repeatedly noted that contracts were one of their biggest barriers to data collaboration.
Jul 18, 2019 • 22 tweets • 9 min read
@sverhulst is at #UNHQ today for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. In a few moments, he’ll be sharing GovLab’s experiences for a panel on how #bigdata can contribute to the follow-up on the #2030Agenda. Stay tuned! #HLPF2019 And we’re staring! Excited to hear how new data sources can inform official statistics for #SDGs
Mar 7, 2019 • 33 tweets • 7 min read
David Belt, Co-Founder of NewLab, opens the Public Showcase. “One of the things that make me love New York [...] is that no matter how audacious the idea, no matter how steep the climb, there is always support for innovative ideas.” Shaina Horowitz, NewLab: “For us, the Circular City renders a new way of making a city smart [...] where we can use technology to meet real needs and not just use tech for tech’s sake.“
Mar 4, 2019 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
In about 10 minutes, The GovLab’s Stefaan Verhulst will moderate a panel at @ReaktorNow taking stock of data collaboration and data stewardship efforts to date. Get more info at: open-data.nyc/#details656 #OpenDataWeek #OpenData #DataCollaboratives Only a few more minutes until the beginning of tonight’s event. Stay tuned as we’ll be tweeting highlights throughout the evening.
Feb 12, 2019 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
In a few minutes, Stefaan Verhulst will present on data and innovation for the @NYCCouncil’s Committee on Technology and the Commission on Public Information and Communication.

We are excited to participate in this meeting! Stefaan focuses on four questions:
Why should the City care?

If you build the data-sharing infrastructure, will they come?

What about private data?

Is tech the solution?
Sep 27, 2018 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Only a few more moments until GovLab’s Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer Stefaan Verhulst participates on the #IODC18 panel “Open Data and the Private Sector: Breaking Down Walls.” Key points before we begin:
- Priv. actors can be data users, intermediaries, or providers
- Incubators and accelerators help hundreds of companies
- Large and small bus use open data for business operations and for products and services
- Open data is a largely untapped resource