***This blog was originally published by OpenGov Hub July 26, 2017 *** Nada Zohdy, Manager, OpenGov Hub July 26, 2017 Some of the current challenges to American democracy are unprecedented, and require a collaborative and globally contextualized effort to fully understand risks and help prevent the erosion of foundational democratic norms and values. This is…
Proponents of open data and the “data revolution” have played a hugely important role in highlighting the importance of data in addressing social challenges and supporting progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. In recent years however, the conversation has moved on (see for instance, the selection of posts from the 2015 International Open Data…
Alan Hudson, Executive Director – May 18, 2017 For those of us working on governance and corruption and based in Washington DC – a few blocks north of the White House at the OpenGov Hub – the last few months have been a bit of a bombshell, with the firing of the Director of the…
Scott Rumpsa, Director of Operations and Programs – February 15, 2017 Late last year, our colleague Nada Zohdy jointly published an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, “Path-breaking organizations, working together in a new way, might just transform the nonprofit sector.”1 Nada runs the OpenGov Hub, a coworking space consisting of three dozen plus organizational…
***This blog was originally posted on the OpenGov Hub blog February 14, 2017*** Nada Zohdy, OpenGov Hub Manager Happy (belated) new year from all of us at the OpenGov Hub! After spending much of January reflecting, strategizing, and planning for the year ahead, we just had to share with all of you what we’ve been…
Alan Hudson, Executive Director – January 31, 2017 Governance matters. That’s not a new claim, nor a controversial one, but for a British citizen and a European, currently living in Washington DC, it is one that is felt more sharply than ever right now. Indeed, yesterday’s launch (video here) of the World Bank’s World Development Report…