The three-day Network meeting, which included members and guests from MindLab, Cornell Tech, George Washington University, W3C, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia Business School, Arizona State University, The GovLab, Harvard Business School, University of Toronto, Politecnico di Milano, and Nesta, delved into governance innovation, which included addressing questions such as:
- How can we involve citizens in the development of a common set of principles and guidelines for the Internet, and its governance?
- How can new governance innovations address the challenge of women’s safety in India?
- How can we design a future system for distributed and collaborative global governance?
- How can more small data in the hands of citizens help improve policymaking?
- How can we best prepare the next generation to have a real impact in their communities?
- How can social labs act as drivers of change in governance?
- How can institutions navigate political concerns while seeking to accelerate innovation?