When the government of the Dominican Republic set out to create a 2030 Digital Agenda, it had one ambitious goal: to promote a connected, empowered society with a better quality of life and the necessary digital skills to be more competitive, efficient, and transparent. With a population of over 10...
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We are living in an increasingly digitized world. Today, it’s hard to fathom that even just 30 years ago the internet wasn’t widely available. The internet has created a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives and it serves as the foundation of significant areas of employment, access...
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In this limited series, we explore the progress, challenges, and future trends in GovTech through conversations with leaders across all levels in the sector. Marisa Denker has deep expertise in inclusive public and stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, stakeholder management, and participatory research. She is the founder and CEO of Connect...
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The terms “community engagement” and “community development” are sometimes used interchangeably. After all, both ideas are based on the strength and improvement of our communities. Nonetheless, there are a few key distinctions between the two concepts. Let’s take a closer look at what they are. Community development vs. community engagement:...
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In this limited series, we explore the progress, challenges, and future trends in GovTech through conversations with leaders across all levels in the sector. Beth Simone Noveck is a professor at Northeastern University, Director of The Governance Lab (The GovLab), author of Solving Public Problems: How to Fix Our Government...
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This post is part of CitizenLab’s co-founders’ travel blog series, commenting on their learnings from American cities from the West to the East coasts. Right before Thanksgiving 2021, my co-founder Wietse and I hit the road to Pennsylvania, excited to meet the local government teams we work with across the...
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This post is part of our co-founders’ travel blog series, commenting on their learnings of visits to American cities from the West Coast to the East. To kick off our time in the US, we spent a month in the Pacific Northwest. While there, we attended the International City/County Management...
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