Takeaways and highlights from the first Global PeaceTech Conference. — Last week, the Global PeaceTech Hub, an initiative of the EUI School of Transnational Governance, the University of Lucerne, and The GovLab, hosted its flagship conference in Florence, Italy, to bring together experts to explore how technology can enhance peace as well as avenues to drive short- and long-term peace…

Announcing the release of the “PeaceTech Topic Map: A Research Base for an Emerging Field,” an overview of the key themes and challenges of technologies used by and created for peace efforts. From sensors to detect explosives to geographic data for disaster relief to artificial intelligence verifying misleading online content, data and technology are essential assets for peace efforts. …

The GovLab, CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance published the final report detailing the process and results of the 100 Questions Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain. — BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, October 10 — Along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO), The Governance Lab (The GovLab) releases the final report detailing the outcomes of the 100 Questions Initiative’s Urban Mobility and Transportation…

After a month of public voting, we unveil your most important data-actionable questions around urban mobility and transportation. — BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, August 1 — The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) have drawn on sustainable mobility and data science experts…

Two weeks ago, The Governance Lab (The GovLab) along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) launched the public voting phase of the Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain of the 100 Questions Initiative. After consulting with…

Highlights from the Second Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration By Hannah Chafetz, Uma Kalkar, Marine Ragnet, Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew J. Zahuranec This blog details the proceedings of the second of two digital self-determination studios. Learn more about the first studio here. In 2020, prior to the crisis in Ukraine, the United Nations estimated that 3.6 percent of the…

The GovLab, CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance release the top ten questions in the 100 Questions “Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain” for public voting. BROOKLYN, New York, Tuesday, June 28 — A few months ago, The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) launched the Urban Mobility and…

By Uma Kalkar and Marine Ragnet From improving disease response to enabling more equitable public transportation to promoting child well-being, responsible access to data has become essential. But what policies are needed to facilitate and incentivize the opening of data for public interest purposes? What recent legal and policy developments…

Takeaways from the First Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration This blog details the proceedings of the first of two digital self-determination studios. Learn more about the second studio here. By Uma Kalkar, Marine Ragnet, and Stefaan Verhulst In 2020, there were an estimated 281 million migrants, accounting for…