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Pandemics, Policy, and Privacy: A New Guide on Using Data During Crises

July 2021 / Will Sullivan, Innocent Ndubuisi-Obi Jr.
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Governance Innovation Bootcamp Culminates in Pitch Night

July 2021 / Will Sullivan
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Graph Theory Reveals Insights Into India’s Legal System

June 2021 / Christina Warren
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Sharpening R Skills to Investigate Migration Patterns and Ethnic Favoritism in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 2021 / Akwasi Owusu-Brempong
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[Stack Overflow Podcast] Don’t Build It – Advice on Civic Tech

June 2021 / Innocent Ndubuisi-Obi Jr., Luke Jordan

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Governance Innovation

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Trust & Accountability
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Data to Inform the Pandemic Response (Covid-19)

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Trust & Accountability

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Grassroot: Understanding the Big Picture

October 2020 / Alisa Zomer
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Building Trust and Improving Effectiveness: Lessons from Liberia

August 2020 / Ben Morse, Lily L. Tsai

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