Innovations in Government Program

The Innovations in Government Program was a premier academic entity for recognizing and promoting excellence in the public sector and fostering innovative policy solutions. The Program's principal initiative was the Innovations in American Government Awards.

@HarvardAsh To find the latest research, teaching, and discussion on public-sector innovation, follow @Kennedy_School and visit the Kennedy School online ⤵️ hks.harvard.edu

Previous Innovations in American Government Award winners, finalists, and Bright Ideas can be found on the @HarvardAsh website ⤵️ ash.harvard.edu/innovations-am…

The Innovations in Government Program was a premier academic entity for recognizing and promoting excellence in the public sector and fostering innovative policy solutions. The Program's principal initiative was the Innovations in American Government Awards.

Learn from finalists for the Innovations in American Government Awards @OhioOOD, @cunyasap, @PhiladelphiaGov's BenePhilly, and @MassGov Pathways to Economic Advancement Project via new case studies ➡️ bit.ly/3qtRflg

✨ Congratulations to @daeaves on being named to @apoliticalco's 100 Most Influential Academics in Government! apolitical.co/list/en/apolit…

"Should disproportionate suspicions result in unnecessarily complex applications for everyone and higher program administrative costs for taxpayers? I don't think so," says @CityofSouthBend CIO @DKLinn MPP '15 bit.ly/3oJBAO0

The @HarvardAsh recently published a case study about OOD’s model of providing employment-related services to eligible Ohioans, helping them achieve their employment goals.🌟@Kennedy_School To read the case study➡️bit.ly/3Fhwb5Q

Today's #DataSmartCityPod episode is about Georgia's I-85 living innovation lab - the safer, more sustainable highway of the future is already here, thanks to @GADeptofTrans and @TheRayHighway Listen and subscribe to Data-Smart City Pod to learn more! bit.ly/3t24sUi

As cities experience more extreme weather and natural disasters, how can data help build more resilient urban environments? Listen below to learn how @TheCityofBR is tackling flood damage and stormwater mitigation thanks to data-driven mapping 🎧 bit.ly/318dlQF

"The idea is to balance out the whole interconnected system and find ways to detain water upstream before lower elevations are inundated." @stormwaterebr Read how @TheCityofBR is working toward a safer, drier future in the article below. bit.ly/3lnHli4

Check out the latest article from @mattleger15 - residents in #LosAngelesCounty are part of the #redistricting process thanks to #mapping and #civicengagement activities. bit.ly/31lqFkD

📢 New episode! Listen to @GoldsmithOnGov and @ricardo_hausman discuss urban economics, data-driven policies, and how mayors can leave their cities better than they inherited them. Listen here or search Data-Smart City Pod wherever you get your podcasts bit.ly/30uTZEr

"Paper-based and manually processed governance has proven insufficient in terms of both efficiency and equity. Concerns from the smart city critics should be speed bumps, not roadblocks, on the way to a more equitable, sustainable and smarter future." bit.ly/3bj9lho

Brand new episode of the Data-Smart City Pod just landed! Listen at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 Ep 13: Open Data as a Service with @andrewsalzberg #opendata #mobilityasaservice #urbanplanning bit.ly/3pRBJ2V

Read about how @chapelhillgov used data and mapping to support a mobile home community at risk of displacement bit.ly/3iHPvS3

New article alert! Check out how @OakDOT is using data and equity to guide their infrastructure work in @Oakland and address historic inequities in our latest post. bit.ly/3z1kNYX

From studying algorithmic bias to researching data privacy, @Kennedy_School's @LatanyaSweeney is working to ensure everyone is treated fairly by the technology that increasingly rules our lives bit.ly/3AwIbP8

Most of the major civil infrastructure in the US was designed and built during the 1960s. It's time to invest in new smart infrastructure argue Stephen Goldsmith, Betsey Gardner, and Jill Jamieson in a recent Ash Center report @byShourjya @GovExec bit.ly/3AW707n

🏙 In a new paper, @GoldsmithOnGov, Betsy Gardner, and Jill Jamieson argue that intelligent infrastructure should be a priority for policymakers at all levels of government as they develop infrastructure spending plans. Read the paper ➡️ ken.sc/2XH6nA1

🎧 In the latest episode of the Data-Smart City Pod, listen to @GoldsmithOnGov and Jack Dangermond @Esri discuss multi-dimension GIS and equity bit.ly/3kXy40Q