Open Governance Knowledge BaseThe GovLab Open Governance Knowledge Base is a collaborative, wiki-style repository of information and research at the nexus of technology, governance and citizenship.Our goal in creating this collaborative platform is to provide a single source of research and insights related to the broad, interdiscplinary field of open governance for the benefit of: 1) decision-makers in governing institutions seeking information and inspiration to guide their efforts to increase openness; 2) academics seeking to enrich and expand their scholarly pursuits in this field; 3) technology practitioners seeking insights and examples of familiar tools being used to solve public problems; and 4) average citizens simply seeking interesting information on a complex, evolving topic area. Current work in the expansive field of technology-enabled governance innovation is often siloed and constrained within defined academic disciplines. While the need for improved innovation in governance is recognized across a wide variety of academic disciplines -- ranging from data science and engineering to behavioral psychology and business intelligence -- there is still little meaningful collaboration and skills-sharing between the experts working within those separate disciplines. The Governance Lab @NYUGovLab_c39d1c12-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b5Founded in 2012, with funding from the MacArthur and Knight Foundations, the Governance Lab (the GovLab) brings together thinkers and doers who design, implement, and study technology enabled solutions that advance a collaborative, networked approach to reinvent institutions of governance. The GovLab aims to improve people’s lives by changing how we govern.Decision-Makersin governing institutions seeking information and inspiration to guide their efforts to increase opennessAcademicsseeking to enrich and expand their scholarly pursuits in this fieldTechnology Practitionersseeking insights and examples of familiar tools being used to solve public problemsCitizensseeking interesting information on a complex, evolving topic area_c39d275c-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b5To provide a single source of research and insights related to the broad, interdiscplinary field of open governance_c39d275d-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b5ConceptsIdeas and strategies related to the use of technology to improve governance through enhanced openness. Examples: Crowdsourcing, Prize-backed Challenges and Open Data.ToolsTools and Innovations: Specific products, platforms, services, or advances within the networked/connected technology space that enable or inspire efforts to open governance. Examples: Socrata, TopCoder and Stack Exchange.InnovationsCase StudiesDescriptions of the use of technology by a specific organization or entity to improve openness, decision making, or other functions related to open governance. Examples: Data.gov, Regulations.gov and ICANN.PeoplePeople and Organizations: Individuals and organizations who have contributed to the research space, led substantial efforts in intellectual understanding, developed significant technical advances, or used technology in an innovative way to improve governance. Examples: Beth Simone Noveck, Todd Park and Open Government Partnership. OrganizationsSmarter GovernanceGetting Knowledge In_c39d275e-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b51Institutions seek input from lay and expert citizens experts to inform how they make decisions. Example: An international governance body enlists a global network of scientists to inform its strategies on climate change. _c39d275f-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b5Open Data GovernancePushing Data Out_c39d2760-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b52Institutions publish the data they collect so that citizens can analyze and use this information to detect and solve problems. Example: A national government releases hospital infection records, enabling developers to create a hospital safety search engine that allows parents to make an informed decision about where to take their sick child. _c39d2761-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b5Shared GovernanceDistributing Responsibility_c39d2762-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b53Institutions delegate responsibility to citizens, or empower citizens to develop solutions themselves. Example: Legislatures from New York City to Seville, Spain to Porto Alegre, Brazil, are experimenting with participatory budgeting, the process by which control over millions of dollars of budgetary spending to citizens instead of professional politicians and bureaucrats._c39d2763-e5e6-11e3-8777-02f3913a63b52013-11-132014-05-27http://thegovlab.org/wiki/Main_PageOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net