Geographic focus
Global
Type
Non-Profit
GovLab aims to strengthen the ability of institutions, including but not limited to governments, and people to work more openly, collaboratively, effectively, and legitimately to make better decisions and solve public problems. GovLab believes that increased availability and use of data, new ways to leverage the capacity, intelligence, and expertise of people in the problem-solving process, combined with new advances in technology and science can transform governance.
Find out more
http://www.thegovlab.org/
Funding details
Name
Year
The Governance Lab 2015 Open Data Case Studies
2015
The Governance Lab 2017 Network Grant
2017
The Governance Lab 2016 Data Programme Grant
2016
The Governance Lab 2019 Grant
2019
Total
US$ 1,570,690
News
If you build it… will they come?
What do datasets on Danish addresses, Indonesian elections, Singapore Dengue Fever, Slovakian contracts, Uruguayan health service provision, and Global weather systems have in common?
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News
The Impact of Open Data – Initial Findings from Case Studies
GovLab’s Andrew Young discusses GovLab’s and Omidyar Network's collaboration on a series of open data case studies designed to provide a detailed examination of the various ways open data is being used around the world.
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