The GovLab – Medium

Published in

·Oct 10

Advancing Technology for Peace

Reflecting on the 2023 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech Award Ceremony By: Natalia González Alarcón, Sampriti Saxena, Andrew J. Zahuranec, & Stefaan G. Verhulst On September 20th, the day before the International Day of Peace, Kluz Ventures, with support from The GovLab, hosted the 2023 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech award ceremony…

Peacetech

9 min read

Peacetech

9 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Sep 21

Pioneering Technological Solutions to Alleviate the Plight of 1.6 Million Ukrainian Refugees

Commit Global is Named Winner of the 2023 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech. — Competition Drew More Than 80 Applicants From Over 35 Countries From Organizations Utilizing the Prowess of Technology to Bolster Peace-Building Missions. NEW YORK CITY, September 20, 2023 — Today, at the eve of International Peace Day, individuals from various corners of the globe gathered to recognize the potential of emerging…

Peacetech

4 min read

Pioneering Technological Solutions to Alleviate the Plight of 1.6 Million Ukrainian Refugees

Peacetech

4 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Aug 8

The Kluz Prize for PeaceTech — Celebrating Innovation for a Peaceful World

Calls for Applications are now Open New York, August 2, 2023 — Kluz Ventures proudly launches the Kluz Prize for PeaceTech 2023, an initiative designed to celebrate, recognize, and propel the groundbreaking use of cutting-edge technologies in fostering peace, reducing conflict, and safeguarding human dignity and universal human rights across…

Peacetech

3 min read

Peacetech

3 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Jul 27

Data Stewardship for Cities in Practice: Data Stewards Academy Graduates present data re-use initiatives

The Data Steward’s Academy Data Re-Use in Cities Course hosted a Final Showcase event in mid-July to mark the culmination of its 8-week Executive Education intensive course. This event featured remarks by Stefaan Verhulst (Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer and Director of the Data Program at The GovLab)…

Events

4 min read

Data Stewardship for Cities in Practice: Data Stewards Academy Graduates present data re-use…

Events

4 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Jul 18

GovLab Summer Readings: A Review of Major Publications from 2023

It’s July once again, and, many people in the Northern Hemisphere are seeking a break from the daily grind and seeking for readings to stay up to date and refresh their knowledge. In this blog post, we hope to provide those taking vacation with a collection of some of our…

Data

12 min read

GovLab Summer Readings: A Review of Major Publications from 2023

Data

12 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Jul 11

Congrats to the Next Generation of Data Stewards who completed the Data Re-use in Cities Course!

Congrats to the latest cohort of rising data leaders in cities who completed their final week of sessions at the Data Stewards Academy. …

Data Stewardship

4 min read

Congrats to the Next Generation of Data Stewards who completed the Data Re-use in Cities Course!

Data Stewardship

4 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Jun 5

Toward a Fourth Wave of Open Data?

Understanding how we can use generative AI for open data and how open data can inform generative AI By: Stefaan G. Verhulst, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Sampriti Saxena, Adrienne Schmoeker, and Hannah Chafetz Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude have attracted enormous attention. Yet, questions remain about whether…

Events

5 min read

Events

5 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·May 1

Announcing the first Data Stewards Academy Executive Education Course focused on Data Re-Use in Cities

This piece by Adrienne Schmoeker was originally published in the Open Data Policy Lab’s blog here. Over the course of eight weeks, participants will learn about the ways they can re-use data in a city context to pursue goals in the public’s interest. In 2020, nearly 4.2 billion people lived…

Data

3 min read

Data

3 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Mar 16

Data Collaborative Case Study: NYC Recovery Data Partnership

By Andrew J. Zahuranec This is the sixth installment of an ongoing series of case studies on Data Collaboratives and Data Stewardship. These case studies intend to provide insights toward leveraging private data for public good in a systematic, sustainable and responsible manner. …

Examples

3 min read

Data Collaborative Case Study: NYC Recovery Data Partnership

Examples

3 min read

Published in

Data Stewards Network

·Feb 15

New Data Stewardship Course focused on Data Re-Use in Cities

This piece was originally posted by Adrienne Schmoeker on the Open Data Policy Lab’s blog. Learn more here. At the end of 2022, the United Nations announced a new milestone for humanity–we’d reached a population of 8 billion on earth. Important context around our new reality is that according to…

Data

4 min read

Data

4 min read