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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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[MIT News] Searching for Truth in Data from Authoritarian Regimes

May 2021 / MIT News
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Were Lockdowns Effective in Sierra Leone? Mobility Data Shows Compliance

May 2021 / Innocent Ndubuisi-Obi Jr.
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[MIT News] A Guide to When and How to Build Technology for Social Good

April 2021 / Will Sullivan
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MIT GOV/LAB Digest #7 — Don't Build It: A Civic Tech Guide

April 2021 / MIT GOV/LAB

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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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We take a special interest in citizen engagement by under resourced groups and government accountability in challenging contexts.