Introduction to The GovLab from The GovLab on Vimeo

Today and tomorrow in New York, The Governance Lab @ NYU is hosting a Making Engagment Work ‘Experiment,’ where participants will look at ways to make institutions more open and agile. 

Over the two days, researchers and practitioners will be working to rapidly prototype solutions to challenging issues, including how government data can be made more valuable for the public and how to put forth problems and questions that meaningfully engage citizens.  Related Links 

“No taxation without participation: Making governments more open and accountable” By Beth Noveck and Stefaan G. Verhulst on KnightBlog

“GovLab @ NYU ‘Experiment’ goes from awkward to exceptional” by Damian Thorman on Knight Blog

The event is sponsored by Knight Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation and organized by NYU Professor Beth Noveck, who served in the White House as the first United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer.

You can read more about the agenda for the conference in recent blog posts. 

The GovLab aims to improve people’s lives by using advances in technology and science to solve public problems. 

Knight’s Damian Thorman recently wrote about the foundation’s support for NYU, noting it is  intended to “create a learning network of technologists and social entrepreneurs.”

Steven Johnson also recently blogged about his involvement in the project. 

You can follow the conference on Twitter by following @TheGovLab and the hashtag #govlab.

By Elizabeth R. Miller, communications associate at Knight Foundation