Data-Driven and Collaborative Solutions

The gathering of the MacArthur Research Network began with a closed policy innovation workshopping session with the leading UK Government Reformers, and was followed by a day-long public forum examining data’s impact and new methods to gather data geared toward open governance. Network members and guests included Arizona State University, Cornell Tech, Nesta, The Governance Lab, The United KingdomParticipants explored questions such as:

• How can data help to create new opportunities for citizens to collaborate with governing institutions to improve people’s lives?
• How can new forms of collaboration, in the form of collective intelligence and networked expertise, produce the type of data-driven insights that can improve decision-making related to healthcare delivery, user-driven service design, and more?