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1.

The Potential of Social Media — Intelligence to Improve People’s Lives: Social Media Data for Good

The GovLab Report, September 2017
Number of pages: 120 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 308 (210,950)

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AI Localism in Practice: Examining How Cities Govern AI

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Dec 2022
Sara Marcucci, Uma Kalkar and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Sciences Po and New York University (NYU)
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AI localism, AI governance, data governance, data ethics, smart cities, smart urbanism

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Innovations in Global Governance: Toward a Distributed Internet Governance Ecosystem

Global Commission on Internet Governance Working Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst, Beth Simone Noveck, Jillian Raines and Antony Declerq
New York University (NYU), New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, New York Law School and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 299 (217,706)
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Internet Governance, Innovation

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Moving Toward the FAIR-R principles: Advancing AI-Ready Data

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew J. Zahuranec and Hannah Chafetz
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 288 (227,325)

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data, artificial intelligence, data governance, FAIR, open science, open data

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Reimagining the Policy Cycle in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Feb 2025
Sara Marcucci and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 259 (252,520)

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policy lifecycle, artificial intelligence, evicende-informed policy making, ethics of AI

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People-Led Innovation: Toward a Methodology for Solving Urban Problems in the 21st Century

The GovLab and Bertelsmann Foundation Report, January 2018
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Andrew Young, Jeffrey Brown, Hannah Pierce and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Bertelsmann Stiftung, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 249 (262,723)
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Innovation, People-Led Innovation, Methodology

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The Emergence of a Third Wave of Open Data: How To Accelerate the Re-Use of Data for Public Interest Purposes While Ensuring Data Rights and Community Flourishing

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Ania Calderon, Matt Gee and Susan Ariel Aaronson
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, BrightHive, Inc. and George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs
Downloads 243 (269,149)
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open data, data collaboration, data, data openness, data sharing

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Where is Everyone? The Importance of Population Density Data: A Data Artefact Study of the Facebook Population Density Map

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Aditi Ramesh, Andrew Young and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 236 (276,884)
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Data, population density, data collaboratives, satellite imagery, data stewardship, data collaboratives

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Emerging Uses of Technology for Development: A New Intelligence Paradigm

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Peter Martey Addo, Peter Martey Addo, Andrew Young, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Dominik Baumann and Juliet McMurren
New York University (NYU), Agence Française de Développement (AFD)Labex ReFi, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 207 (318,474)
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governance, digital innovation, data

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Questions as a Device for Data Responsibility: Toward a New Science of Questions to Steer and Complement the Use of Data Science for the Public Good in a Polycentric Way

in: Aguerre, C., Campbell-Verduyn, M., & Scholte, J. A., Global Digital Data Governance: Polycentric Perspectives, Properties and Controversies. Routledge, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Jul 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
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Data Governance, Questions, Participation, Accountability

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Open Data: A Twenty-First-Century Asset for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst, Robyn Caplan and Robyn Caplan
New York University (NYU) and Data & Society Research InstituteRutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway, School of Communication and Information, Students
Downloads 198 (327,327)
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The Open Data Era in Health and Social Care

NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2563788
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst, Beth Simone Noveck, Robyn Caplan, Robyn Caplan, Kristy Brown and Claudia Paz
New York University (NYU), New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, Data & Society Research InstituteRutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway, School of Communication and Information, Students, New York University (NYU) - Governance Lab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 198 (327,327)
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Open Data, Metrics, Impact

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Re-Imagining 'Action Research' as a Tool for Social Innovation and Public Entrepreneurship

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 Mar 2020
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 190 (340,078)

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Action Research, Pasteur Quadrant, Practical Knowledge, Data, Data Science, R-Search methodology

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The New York City Business Atlas: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses with Open Data

Smarter New York City:How City Agencies Innovate. Edited by André Corrêa d'Almeida, Columbia University Press, August 2018
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 15 Oct 2018
Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
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Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How

Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-928331-59-9
Number of pages: 283 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
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Access to New Data Sources for Statistics: Business Models and Incentives for the Corporate Sector

PARIS21, Discussion Paper No. 10, March 2017
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Thilo Klein and Stefaan Verhulst
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 168 (379,607)
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Big data, official statistics, data ecosystem, business model, public-private partnership (PPP)

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Data Stewardship Decoded: Mapping Its Diverse Manifestations and Emerging Relevance at a time of AI

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 137 (449,491)

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data, data stewardship, data governance, artificial intelligence, FAIR

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Identifying Citizens’ Needs by Combining Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Collective Intelligence (Ci)

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Andrew J. Zahuranec, Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 137 (449,491)

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Artificial Intelligence, AI, Collective Intelligence, Public Policy, Citizen Engagement

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The #Data4COVID19 Review: Assessing the Use of Non-Traditional Data During A Pandemic Crisis

Number of pages: 153 Posted: 05 Dec 2022
Hannah Chafetz, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Sara Marcucci, Behruz Davletov and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 136 (452,164)

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COVID-19, pandemic, Data Stewardship, New York City, Data Responsibility, Data Collaboratives, Non-Traditional Data, Data

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Mapping and Comparing Responsible Data Approaches

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Jos Berens, Ulrich Mans and Stefaan Verhulst
Leiden University - Centre for Innovation, Leiden University - Centre for Innovation and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 125 (483,612)
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Data Commons: Under Threat by or The Solution for a Generative AI Era? Rethinking data access and re-use

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 23 May 2024
Stefaan Verhulst, Hannah Chafetz and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
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data, artificial intelligence, open data, commons, governance

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Operationalizing Data Collaboratives for Migration

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Operationalizing Data Collaboratives for Migration

HARNESSING DATA INNOVATION FOR MIGRATION POLICY. A HANDBOOK FOR PRACTITIONERS. IOM, April 2023
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 May 2023
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 71 (712,506)

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Data, Data Collaboratives, Migration, Policy Making

Operationalizing Data Collaboratives For Migration

Harnessing Data Innovation For Migration Policy. A Handbook for Practitioners. IOM Global Data Institute, 2023
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Jun 2023
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 42 (935,608)

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Data, Migration, Data Collaboratives, Innovation, Policy

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Re-Imagining Governance in Practice: Benchmarking British Columbia's Citizen Engagement Efforts

Number of pages: 113 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
Andrew Young, Christina Rogawski, K. Sabeel Rahman and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Independent, Cornell Law School and New York University (NYU)
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Governing the Environment-Related Data Space

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 07 Nov 2022
Jörn Fritzenkötter, Laura Hohoff, Paola Pierri, Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young and Anthony Zacharzewski
Democratic Society (Demsoc), Democratic Society (Demsoc), Democratic Society (Demsoc), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and Democratic Society (Demsoc)
Downloads 108 (540,324)

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data, data governance, data stewardship, environmental data, environment, environmental justice

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Beyond Answers Presented by AI: Unlocking Innovation and Problem Solving Through A New Science of Questions

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Hannah Chafetz
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 102 (563,513)

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data, data science, questions, artificial intelligence

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The Periodic Table of Open Data

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Dec 2022
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 98 (579,161)

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open data, data governance, data collaboration, data stewardship

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Inquiry as Infrastructure: Defining Good Questions in the Age of Data and AI

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Apr 2025
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
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data, artificial intelligence, questions, inquiry, infrastructure, data science, decision science, research, policy making, democracy

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Open Data in Action: Initiatives during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Oct 2021
Felipe González-Zapata, Arturo Rivera, Lucia Chauvet, Cecilia Emilsson, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 90 (611,206)
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open data, COVID, coronavirus, data, data collaboration, data stewardship, pandemic

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Computational Social Science for the Public Good: Towards a Taxonomy of Governance and Policy Challenges

Handbook of Computational Social Science for Policy; Editors: Eleonora Bertoni, Matteo Fontana, Lorenzo Gabrielli, Serena Signorelli, Michele Vespe, 2023 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16624-2
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jan 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
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Social Science, Data, Governance, Computational, Data Science, AI

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Toward Metrics for Re(Imagining) Governance: The Promise and Challenge of Evaluating Innovations in How We Govern

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
Aleise Barnett, David Dembo and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 84 (637,703)
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Open Governance, Metrics, Impact Assessment

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Trust but Verify: A Guide to Conduct Due Diligence When Leveraging Non-Traditional Data in the Public Interest

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Feb 2025
Sara Marcucci, Andrew J. Zahuranec and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 80 (660,856)

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Due Diligence, Non-Traditional Data, Data Ethics, Risk Assessment, Responsible Data Use

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Situating Digital Self-Determination (DSD): A Comparison with Existing and Emerging Digital and Data Governance Approaches

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Apr 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Sara Marcucci
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 74 (685,458)

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Data Governance, Digital Self-Determination (DSD), Consent-Based Governance, Ownership-Based Governance, Data Sovereignty, Group Privacy, Trusted Data Spaces, Risk-Based Governance, Compliance-Based Governance, Principles-Based Governance, Data Justice, Data Feminism, Digital Solidarity, Ethics-Centered Governance, Data, Digital

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The Data Assembly Synthesis Report and Responsible Re-Use Framework

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Nadiya Safonova, Andrew Young and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 67 (723,517)
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Covid-19, pandemic, Data Stewardship, New York City, Data Responsibility, Citizens Assembly

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The Practice and Craft of Multi-Stakeholder Governance

The Practice and Craft of Multi-Stakeholder Governance, Global Partners Digital, Sep 2016
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Feb 2019
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
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Smarter State: Smarter Health - Boosting Analytical Capacity at NHS

The GovLab, February 2017, NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3141448
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Beth Simone Noveck, Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young, Maria Hermosilla, Anirudh Dinesh and Juliet McMurren
New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
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Encouraging and Sustaining Innovation in Government: Technology and Innovation in the Next Administration

IBM Center for The Business of Government and the Partnership for Public Service Report, August 2016
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Beth Simone Noveck and Stefaan Verhulst
New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 55 (799,876)

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R-Search Rapid Re-Search Enabling the Design of Agile and Creative Responses to Problems (Presentation Slides)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 49 (844,788)
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Building a Policy Compass: Navigating Future Migration with Anticipatory Methods

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Jan 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Sara Marcucci
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
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migration, forecasting, foresight, data, anticipation, evidence, policymaking, refugees, expertise, scenario

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Unlocking the Potential: The Call for an International Decade of Data

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Dec 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
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data, artificial intelligence, digital, data stewardship, self-determination, UN, SDG

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The AI Localism Canvas

Verhulst, Stefaan, Andrew Young, and Mona Sloane. "The AI Localism Canvas." Informationen zur Raumentwicklung 48, no. 3 (2021): 86-89.
Posted: 29 Nov 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young and Mona Sloane
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and University of Virginia

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AI, localism, governance, urban, cities, technology

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The Use of Mobility Data for Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: 07 Oct 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Andrew Young and Aditi Ramesh
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab

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mobility data, data, data collaborative, COVID-19, pandemic response

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Open Data Impact When Demand and Supply Meet Key Findings of the Open Data Impact Case Studies

Posted: 26 Apr 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab

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Building Data Responsibility into Humanitarian Action

OCHA Policy and Studies Series, May 2016
Posted: 25 Apr 2018
Nathaniel Raymond, Ziad Al Achkar, Stefaan Verhulst, Jos Berens, Lilian Barajas and Matthew Easton
University of Oslo, Independent, New York University (NYU), Leiden University - Centre for Innovation, Independent and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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Data Responsibility

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artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, open governance, innovation, policy, data

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The Social Dynamics of Open Data

The Social Dynamics of Open Data, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-928331-56-8
Posted: 18 Apr 2018
Francois van Schalkwyk, Stefaan Verhulst, Gustavo Magalhaes, Juan Pane and Johannah Walker
Stellenbosch University, New York University (NYU), University of Texas at Austin, Independent and Independent

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