Harvard’s Best Ideas for Government

Today the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University recognized 111 innovative government initiatives as Bright Ideas. This year’s cohort hails from all levels of government–including school districts, county, city, state, and federal agencies as well as public-private partnerships–and demonstrates a creative range of solutions to issues such as urban and rural degradation, environmental problems, and the academic achievement of students. Programs were evaluated and selected by a team of policy experts from academic and public sectors.

"Government innovation does not require endless resources and generous budgets," said Stephen Goldsmith, director of the Innovations in Government Program at the Ash Center. "As exemplified by this year’s Bright Ideas, some of our country’s smartest innovations can in fact reduce government’s size while serving our citizens more efficiently and effectively."

Full Story: http://www.ash.harvard.edu/ash/Home/NEWS-EVENTS2/Harvard-s-Ash-Center-Announces-111-Bright-Ideas-in-Government

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Of the 111 programs, technology played a significant role in most of them. The following projects (with project descriptions taken from Harvard) utilized technology and/or digitization: http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/Harvards-111-Bright-Ideas-for-Government.html

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