Welcome to the Government Innovators Network

A Portal for Innovative Ideas

This portal is produced by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, and is a marketplace of ideas and examples of government innovation. Browse or search to access news, documents, descriptions of award-winning programs, and information on events in your area related to innovation. Additional resources include:

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moreTop News Stories


	NYPD squad to hunt stolen smartphones CNN \| February 23, 2013 Topic: Health and Social Services
	Schools Add Anger Management to the Lesson Plan NewsHour with Jim Lehrer \| PBS \| February 22, 2013 Topic: Health and Social Services
	Libraries Can Help Lead the Next Economy Planetizen \| February 20, 2013 Topic: Economic and Community Development
	NYC Enlists Volunteer Techies in Disaster Recovery Emergency Management \| February 19, 2013 Topic: Emergency Management
	Gym Class Isnt Just Fun and Games Anymore NYT > Most E-Mailed \| February 19, 2013 Topic: Service Delivery
	App lets you solve disease outbreaks at home USA Today \| February 19, 2013 Topic: Public Health
	San Francisco launches new licensing tool CivSource \| February 18, 2013 Topic: Health and Social Services
	NYC's Code Corps Enlists Volunteer Techies in Disaster Recovery Emergency Management \| February 15, 2013 Topic: Emergency Management
	New Database To Help Crack Down On Prescription Drug-Related Crime In N.Y. WCBS-TV (New York) \| February 15, 2013 Topic: Health and Social Services
	In Alabama, a Model for Obamas Push to Expand Preschool NYT > Most E-Mailed \| February 14, 2013 Topic: Finance

moreUpcoming Events

NSBA Annual Conference
April 13, 2013 - April 14, 2013
San Diego, CA

IMLA Midyear Seminar
April 14, 2013 - April 16, 2013
Washington, DC

AACC Annual Convention
April 20, 2013 - April 23, 2013
San Francisco, CA

NFBPA Forum 2013
April 20, 2013 - April 23, 2013
Atlanta, GA

Call for Papers: European Group for Public Administration
May 15, 2013
Edinburgh

PRIMA Annual Conference
June 2, 2013 - June 5, 2013
Tampa Convention Center, FL

107th GFOA Annual Conference
June 2, 2013 - June 5, 2013
San Francisco, CA

APPA National Conference
June 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013
Nashville, TN

WHAT'S NEW

Management Insights

A Governing.com Series

Paul Posner reflects that despite the successes of the stimulus act, the decentralization of our modern governmental system means that it shouldn't come as a surprise that the nation isn't showering President Obama with the gratitude it felt for FDR.

SPOTLIGHT

Better, Faster, Cheaper
A Governing.com Series

Stephen Goldsmith argues that while pension debt starves government of the people and tools it needs, creative borrowing for infrastructure can save more money than it costs.

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