The GovLab
@thegovlab.org
Action research center studying and co-designing data-driven & participatory decisions #data #opendata #innovation #datacollaboratives #crowdlaw. Learn more at: thegovlab.org
🌍💻NEW REPORT: Social Data for Health📊🩺
Drawing on 290+ studies, 5 studios, numerous interviews & 23 expert reviews, we look globally at how #health researchers use social #data, key challenges, & actions for #policymakers, funders & researchers.
wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Drawing on 290+ studies, 5 studios, numerous interviews & 23 expert reviews, we look globally at how #health researchers use social #data, key challenges, & actions for #policymakers, funders & researchers.
wellcome.org/insights/rep...
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🌍💻NEW REPORT: Social Data for Health📊🩺
Drawing on 290+ studies, 5 studios, numerous interviews & 23 expert reviews, we look globally at how #health researchers use social #data, key challenges, & actions for #policymakers, funders & researchers.
wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Drawing on 290+ studies, 5 studios, numerous interviews & 23 expert reviews, we look globally at how #health researchers use social #data, key challenges, & actions for #policymakers, funders & researchers.
wellcome.org/insights/rep...
We're also proud to celebrate the work of CERTI Amazonia for its "Amazon Rainforest Evolution Index".
It won a prize for "Enhancement of a Data Commons" for building a data commons focused on environmental monitoring within the Legal Amazon region in Brazil.
Read: www.newcommons.ai/winners/amaz...
It won a prize for "Enhancement of a Data Commons" for building a data commons focused on environmental monitoring within the Legal Amazon region in Brazil.
Read: www.newcommons.ai/winners/amaz...
October 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We're also proud to celebrate the work of CERTI Amazonia for its "Amazon Rainforest Evolution Index".
It won a prize for "Enhancement of a Data Commons" for building a data commons focused on environmental monitoring within the Legal Amazon region in Brazil.
Read: www.newcommons.ai/winners/amaz...
It won a prize for "Enhancement of a Data Commons" for building a data commons focused on environmental monitoring within the Legal Amazon region in Brazil.
Read: www.newcommons.ai/winners/amaz...
We’re proud to celebrate the Malawi Voice Data Commons (MVDC), a winner of the 2025 New Commons Challenge for Development of a Data Commons! 🎉
The MVDC seeks to create a voice data commons to enable citizens to report emergencies in local languages.
Read more: www.newcommons.ai/winners/mala...
The MVDC seeks to create a voice data commons to enable citizens to report emergencies in local languages.
Read more: www.newcommons.ai/winners/mala...
October 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We’re proud to celebrate the Malawi Voice Data Commons (MVDC), a winner of the 2025 New Commons Challenge for Development of a Data Commons! 🎉
The MVDC seeks to create a voice data commons to enable citizens to report emergencies in local languages.
Read more: www.newcommons.ai/winners/mala...
The MVDC seeks to create a voice data commons to enable citizens to report emergencies in local languages.
Read more: www.newcommons.ai/winners/mala...
NYC has 2,800+ public spaces.
But no easy way to find them.
chriswhong.bsky.social built a map
using open data, AI, and “vibe coding.”
Open data isn’t just transparency.
It’s an infrastructure for public good.
buff.ly/ecdFKgv
#ResearchRadar #RebootDemocracy
But no easy way to find them.
chriswhong.bsky.social built a map
using open data, AI, and “vibe coding.”
Open data isn’t just transparency.
It’s an infrastructure for public good.
buff.ly/ecdFKgv
#ResearchRadar #RebootDemocracy
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NYC has 2,800+ public spaces.
But no easy way to find them.
chriswhong.bsky.social built a map
using open data, AI, and “vibe coding.”
Open data isn’t just transparency.
It’s an infrastructure for public good.
buff.ly/ecdFKgv
#ResearchRadar #RebootDemocracy
But no easy way to find them.
chriswhong.bsky.social built a map
using open data, AI, and “vibe coding.”
Open data isn’t just transparency.
It’s an infrastructure for public good.
buff.ly/ecdFKgv
#ResearchRadar #RebootDemocracy
📣 Spain’s Supreme Court just made algorithmic transparency a constitutional right. A huge step forward for democracy.
@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.
🧵 Read: buff.ly/J36Ig6K
#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.
🧵 Read: buff.ly/J36Ig6K
#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 Spain’s Supreme Court just made algorithmic transparency a constitutional right. A huge step forward for democracy.
@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.
🧵 Read: buff.ly/J36Ig6K
#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.
🧵 Read: buff.ly/J36Ig6K
#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
Today on Reboot Democracy: A close review of friend.com, the AI “wearable” marketed across NYC subways as a cure for loneliness.
It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?
📖 buff.ly/C71FHe9
#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?
📖 buff.ly/C71FHe9
#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today on Reboot Democracy: A close review of friend.com, the AI “wearable” marketed across NYC subways as a cure for loneliness.
It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?
📖 buff.ly/C71FHe9
#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?
📖 buff.ly/C71FHe9
#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
🎙️ TOMORROW at 2PM ET: Join Senior Fellow Dr.
@alisterfmartin.bsky.social
for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.
💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
@alisterfmartin.bsky.social
for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.
💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎙️ TOMORROW at 2PM ET: Join Senior Fellow Dr.
@alisterfmartin.bsky.social
for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.
💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
@alisterfmartin.bsky.social
for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.
💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
💡 How can AI help people enroll in federal benefits?
Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.
@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social
📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.
@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social
📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
September 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
💡 How can AI help people enroll in federal benefits?
Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.
@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social
📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.
@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social
📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
🚀 Join our Reboot Democracy Workshops this fall, an
@innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social
Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
@innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social
Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
September 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚀 Join our Reboot Democracy Workshops this fall, an
@innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social
Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
@innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social
Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
📢 Happening this week 📢
The State of Open Data Policy Summit 2025 is Sept 4 (12–2:20PM ET).
🏛 Public, private sector and civil society panels
🌍 Leaders from Kenya, India, UK, USA, and France
👉 Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
#OpenData #AI
The State of Open Data Policy Summit 2025 is Sept 4 (12–2:20PM ET).
🏛 Public, private sector and civil society panels
🌍 Leaders from Kenya, India, UK, USA, and France
👉 Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
#OpenData #AI
September 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢 Happening this week 📢
The State of Open Data Policy Summit 2025 is Sept 4 (12–2:20PM ET).
🏛 Public, private sector and civil society panels
🌍 Leaders from Kenya, India, UK, USA, and France
👉 Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
#OpenData #AI
The State of Open Data Policy Summit 2025 is Sept 4 (12–2:20PM ET).
🏛 Public, private sector and civil society panels
🌍 Leaders from Kenya, India, UK, USA, and France
👉 Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
#OpenData #AI
🚨 The Fourth Annual State of Open Data Policy Summit is Next Week! 🚨
We've hosted a 4-part seminar series to unpack the Fourth Wave. Find it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3EA... and summaries at opendatapolicylab.org/blog/
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
We've hosted a 4-part seminar series to unpack the Fourth Wave. Find it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3EA... and summaries at opendatapolicylab.org/blog/
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨 The Fourth Annual State of Open Data Policy Summit is Next Week! 🚨
We've hosted a 4-part seminar series to unpack the Fourth Wave. Find it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3EA... and summaries at opendatapolicylab.org/blog/
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
We've hosted a 4-part seminar series to unpack the Fourth Wave. Find it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3EA... and summaries at opendatapolicylab.org/blog/
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🗳️ New @innovateus.bsky.social Series: Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era
Learn to design AI-powered participatory processes & turn community voices into policy.
📅 Starts Sept 11
With @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @harvardash.bsky.social
events.zoom.us/ev/AsyVb0keS...
Learn to design AI-powered participatory processes & turn community voices into policy.
📅 Starts Sept 11
With @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @harvardash.bsky.social
events.zoom.us/ev/AsyVb0keS...
August 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🗳️ New @innovateus.bsky.social Series: Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era
Learn to design AI-powered participatory processes & turn community voices into policy.
📅 Starts Sept 11
With @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @harvardash.bsky.social
events.zoom.us/ev/AsyVb0keS...
Learn to design AI-powered participatory processes & turn community voices into policy.
📅 Starts Sept 11
With @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @harvardash.bsky.social
events.zoom.us/ev/AsyVb0keS...
Last year’s State of Open Data Policy Summit explored the question, “Are we entering a Data Winter or a New Wave of Open Data?” Find the recap here: bit.ly/3VgkXIV
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Last year’s State of Open Data Policy Summit explored the question, “Are we entering a Data Winter or a New Wave of Open Data?” Find the recap here: bit.ly/3VgkXIV
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
💻Register to continue the conversation this year on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🔆In this weeks News That Caught Our Eye: Sen. Josh Hawley launches an investigation into whether Meta's AI bots pose harm to children, America’s largest landlord agrees to stop using AI-powered software to fix rental prices under a DOJ settlement, & more.
📖 Read the full edition: buff.ly/RzjeQRg
📖 Read the full edition: buff.ly/RzjeQRg
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🔆In this weeks News That Caught Our Eye: Sen. Josh Hawley launches an investigation into whether Meta's AI bots pose harm to children, America’s largest landlord agrees to stop using AI-powered software to fix rental prices under a DOJ settlement, & more.
📖 Read the full edition: buff.ly/RzjeQRg
📖 Read the full edition: buff.ly/RzjeQRg
🚨State of Open Data Policy Summit Private Sector and Civil Society Panel Announcement🚨
Leaders from The Omidyar Network, CurrentAI, and the Open Invention Network will tackle “Unlocking Value Responsibly.”
💻REGISTER TODAY: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Leaders from The Omidyar Network, CurrentAI, and the Open Invention Network will tackle “Unlocking Value Responsibly.”
💻REGISTER TODAY: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🚨State of Open Data Policy Summit Private Sector and Civil Society Panel Announcement🚨
Leaders from The Omidyar Network, CurrentAI, and the Open Invention Network will tackle “Unlocking Value Responsibly.”
💻REGISTER TODAY: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Leaders from The Omidyar Network, CurrentAI, and the Open Invention Network will tackle “Unlocking Value Responsibly.”
💻REGISTER TODAY: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🤩Heard the buzz about Data Commons but not exactly sure what they are? Read our report “A Blueprint to Unlock New Data Commons for AI.” incubator.opendatapolicylab.org/files/data-c...
🗓️Learn more at the Open Data Policy Summit on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🗓️Learn more at the Open Data Policy Summit on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🤩Heard the buzz about Data Commons but not exactly sure what they are? Read our report “A Blueprint to Unlock New Data Commons for AI.” incubator.opendatapolicylab.org/files/data-c...
🗓️Learn more at the Open Data Policy Summit on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🗓️Learn more at the Open Data Policy Summit on Sept 4: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🎯 Transform your government org from bureaucratic to vital!
FREE @innovateus.bsky.social workshop w/ Michele Zanini co-founder of the Management Lab
📆 Aug 20, 2:00 PM
▶️ Learn to build entrepreneurial, agile public organizations that deliver results
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Ah_h4XGr2...
FREE @innovateus.bsky.social workshop w/ Michele Zanini co-founder of the Management Lab
📆 Aug 20, 2:00 PM
▶️ Learn to build entrepreneurial, agile public organizations that deliver results
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Ah_h4XGr2...
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎯 Transform your government org from bureaucratic to vital!
FREE @innovateus.bsky.social workshop w/ Michele Zanini co-founder of the Management Lab
📆 Aug 20, 2:00 PM
▶️ Learn to build entrepreneurial, agile public organizations that deliver results
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Ah_h4XGr2...
FREE @innovateus.bsky.social workshop w/ Michele Zanini co-founder of the Management Lab
📆 Aug 20, 2:00 PM
▶️ Learn to build entrepreneurial, agile public organizations that deliver results
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Ah_h4XGr2...
🚨 Public Sector Panel at the Open Data Policy Summit 🚨
Leaders from PARIS21, Global Partnership for Sustainable Data, U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Republic of Kenya will explore open data policy in a fragmented world.
🗓️ Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Leaders from PARIS21, Global Partnership for Sustainable Data, U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Republic of Kenya will explore open data policy in a fragmented world.
🗓️ Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨 Public Sector Panel at the Open Data Policy Summit 🚨
Leaders from PARIS21, Global Partnership for Sustainable Data, U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Republic of Kenya will explore open data policy in a fragmented world.
🗓️ Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Leaders from PARIS21, Global Partnership for Sustainable Data, U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Republic of Kenya will explore open data policy in a fragmented world.
🗓️ Register: bit.ly/45rKCV2
⚡ Free AI for Law Enforcement Workshop Series
Join @innovateus.bsky.social to learn responsible AI use in public safety. For officers, analysts, policymakers & community leaders. Covers AI tech, ethics & accountability. W/ @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social, starts 9/4: innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...
Join @innovateus.bsky.social to learn responsible AI use in public safety. For officers, analysts, policymakers & community leaders. Covers AI tech, ethics & accountability. W/ @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social, starts 9/4: innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
⚡ Free AI for Law Enforcement Workshop Series
Join @innovateus.bsky.social to learn responsible AI use in public safety. For officers, analysts, policymakers & community leaders. Covers AI tech, ethics & accountability. W/ @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social, starts 9/4: innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...
Join @innovateus.bsky.social to learn responsible AI use in public safety. For officers, analysts, policymakers & community leaders. Covers AI tech, ethics & accountability. W/ @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social, starts 9/4: innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...
🗓️ What might the Fourth Wave look like beyond 2025? Learn from global leaders at the State of Open Data Policy Summit on September 4 at 12:00PM ET.Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Looking for pre-reading? Check out our report, A Fourth Wave of Open Data? arxiv.org/abs/2405.04333
Looking for pre-reading? Check out our report, A Fourth Wave of Open Data? arxiv.org/abs/2405.04333
August 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🗓️ What might the Fourth Wave look like beyond 2025? Learn from global leaders at the State of Open Data Policy Summit on September 4 at 12:00PM ET.Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
Looking for pre-reading? Check out our report, A Fourth Wave of Open Data? arxiv.org/abs/2405.04333
Looking for pre-reading? Check out our report, A Fourth Wave of Open Data? arxiv.org/abs/2405.04333
🚨 Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, will open the State of Open Data Policy Summit!🚨
🕛 12:00PM ET, Sept 4
💻 Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🕛 12:00PM ET, Sept 4
💻 Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
August 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨 Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, will open the State of Open Data Policy Summit!🚨
🕛 12:00PM ET, Sept 4
💻 Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🕛 12:00PM ET, Sept 4
💻 Register now: bit.ly/45rKCV2
🎉 NOW LIVE: Free AI Training for Public Sector Legal Professionals from @innovateus.bsky.social
Ready to transform your legal practice? innovate-us.org/ai-legal
Ready to transform your legal practice? innovate-us.org/ai-legal
July 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🎉 NOW LIVE: Free AI Training for Public Sector Legal Professionals from @innovateus.bsky.social
Ready to transform your legal practice? innovate-us.org/ai-legal
Ready to transform your legal practice? innovate-us.org/ai-legal
🌐 Upcoming @innovateus.bsky.social Workshop: AI Regulation Across Borders w/ @northeasternu.bsky.social's @ricksva.bsky.social
Learn who's setting AI rules globally & why it matters.
📆 7/8, 2 p.m. ET
Register: innovate-us.org/ai-regulatio...
Learn who's setting AI rules globally & why it matters.
📆 7/8, 2 p.m. ET
Register: innovate-us.org/ai-regulatio...
June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🌐 Upcoming @innovateus.bsky.social Workshop: AI Regulation Across Borders w/ @northeasternu.bsky.social's @ricksva.bsky.social
Learn who's setting AI rules globally & why it matters.
📆 7/8, 2 p.m. ET
Register: innovate-us.org/ai-regulatio...
Learn who's setting AI rules globally & why it matters.
📆 7/8, 2 p.m. ET
Register: innovate-us.org/ai-regulatio...
☁️Dreaming Better Elections Into Reality
@bethnoveck.bsky.social analyzes @ucl.ac.uk's Aleš Čáp and Sir Geoff Mulgan's recent whitepaper and explores how Electoral Integrity Institutions could shift focus from detecting deepfakes to blocking their spread. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
@bethnoveck.bsky.social analyzes @ucl.ac.uk's Aleš Čáp and Sir Geoff Mulgan's recent whitepaper and explores how Electoral Integrity Institutions could shift focus from detecting deepfakes to blocking their spread. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
May 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
☁️Dreaming Better Elections Into Reality
@bethnoveck.bsky.social analyzes @ucl.ac.uk's Aleš Čáp and Sir Geoff Mulgan's recent whitepaper and explores how Electoral Integrity Institutions could shift focus from detecting deepfakes to blocking their spread. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
@bethnoveck.bsky.social analyzes @ucl.ac.uk's Aleš Čáp and Sir Geoff Mulgan's recent whitepaper and explores how Electoral Integrity Institutions could shift focus from detecting deepfakes to blocking their spread. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
🎓 "AI is the single most transformative event of your lifetimes." @bethnoveck.bsky.social's
Kean University Honors Convocations remarks challenges graduates to become public entrepreneurs in the AI age. Read her Four P's for leading with purpose on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/OXqcXoK
Kean University Honors Convocations remarks challenges graduates to become public entrepreneurs in the AI age. Read her Four P's for leading with purpose on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/OXqcXoK
May 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🎓 "AI is the single most transformative event of your lifetimes." @bethnoveck.bsky.social's
Kean University Honors Convocations remarks challenges graduates to become public entrepreneurs in the AI age. Read her Four P's for leading with purpose on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/OXqcXoK
Kean University Honors Convocations remarks challenges graduates to become public entrepreneurs in the AI age. Read her Four P's for leading with purpose on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/OXqcXoK