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Silicon Valley and Asian Economies
February 2, 2016
This event is co-sponsored by NHK WORLD, Global Agenda, and the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.About NHK and Global AgendaNHK WORLD is NHK's international broadcast service....
LAD Course: University of Cape Town, April 2015
April 20, 2015
The University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice (GSDPP), in collaboration with the Leadership Academy for Development (LAD), an affiliate of Stanford University,...
Open Government Partnership - A new platform for reforms in transparent and accountable governments
January 23, 2015
Three years ago, world leaders from 8 countries came together to launch the Open Government Partnership (OGP) - a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together domestic reformers committed to...
Open Budgets: The Political Economy of Transparency, Participation and Accountability
May 15, 2014
Abstract: Decisions about “who gets what, when, and how” are perhaps the most important that any government must make.
Contemporary Challenges in Global Public Health: A Discussion on How Health is an Integral Aspect of the Overall Development and Sustainability Landscape
May 2, 2014
For nearly 70 years, CARE has been serving individuals and families in the world's poorest communities.
Why Government Fails So Often, and How It Can Do Better
April 17, 2014
Abstract: Professor Schuck's new book first identifies the endemic ineffectiveness of much federal domestic policy as a major cause of public disaffection with Washington. This disaffection has...
Technology for Social Benefit and Civic Engagement: CITRIS and the Data & Democracy Initiative
February 14, 2014
AbstractSocial media and new technology are being harnessed for social benefit in contexts from healthcare, economic development, and sustainable energy to civic engagement and government...
Positive Innovation for the Next Generation: Adventures Building Mobile Health Solutions and Bridging the Digital Divide with Youth in Southern Africa
January 24, 2014
AbstractThe story, experiences and lessons learned moving to Botswana and building an organization from the ground up that worked on mobile health solutions with a specific methodology to address...
Initial Findings:Applying Human Centered Design to Governance Challenges
November 8, 2013
AbstractWe know poor governance when we see it, and we also have models of effective, responsive, and accountable governments across the globe.
***Change of Speaker***- Jack Madans
October 24, 2013
Jack Madans' work with CfA’s government partners ranges broadly from innovation policy and open data efforts to change management and community organizing.
Democratic Governance in China
October 21, 2013
Professor Yu Keping will systematically survey the dominant processes and key issues of China’s governance changes over the last 30 years since reform.
Crowdsourcing in Policy-Making: The Impact of Blended Expertise on Law-Making Process
October 3, 2013
AbstractThis talk reports on a study about the impact of crowdsourcing on a law-making process in Finland.
Direct Diplomacy in Iran: the Internet as a Platform for Foreign Policy
September 26, 2013
Abstract Digital technologies have brought disruption to political systems throughout the world, it is disrupting the practice of diplomacy.
Right to Information and Transparency in the Digital Age: Policy, Tools and Practices
March 11, 2013
Conference on various aspects of how technology can empower right to information movements and what should be done to harness this potential.
Can Liberation Technology Save Lives? Addressing State Failure in the Provision of Public Goods
February 8, 2013
Abstract:This discussion will focus on the potential utility of innovative technology to address the governance obstacles to the provision of critical public services. Using the challenge of...
The World Bank and IFC's Doing Business Project: A Template for Promoting Economic Reforms?
January 31, 2013
Abstract: The World Bank and IFC's Doing Business project has used indicators capturing important dimensions of the business environment to catalyze reforms in a large number of countries.
Intermediaries are Liabilities: The New Technologies of Liberation
January 18, 2013
Abstract:Centralized digital infrastructure has created a dangerous environment for both activist movements and consumers.
Managing the Risk of Pandemic Influenza Amidst Weak Government Institutions
January 10, 2013
Abstract: Bangladesh is one of the highest risk settings for emergence of new strains of influenza.
First Annual Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Exchange
November 9, 2012
First Annual Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Exchange This event welcomes undergrads and graduate students across campus --- from those who are just learning about social entrepreneurship to...
The Power of 'Open': Collective Intelligence, Crowdsourcing and Co-creation
October 18, 2012
AbstractThe manifestations of 'open' are permeating the society enabled by the rise of participatory culture and improved communication technologies.
Taking Our Country Back: The Crafting of Networked Politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama and the 2012 Elections
September 27, 2012
AbstractDrawing on open-ended interviews with more than sixty political staffers, accounts of practitioners, and fieldwork, in this talk I present the previously untold history of the uptake of new...
The Tortuous Trajectories of Democracy and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in Africa
June 7, 2012
Abstract: The "spirit of democracy" has recently been undermined in several African countries as authoritarian methods have been the preferred approach.
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