The What Works Network is a new initiative to improve the use of high quality evidence when government makes decisions about public services. It is one of the first times any government has prioritised evidence to inform policy and practice through a national approach.
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The Regione Emilia-Romagna has, since 2014, developed a pilot strategy to promote and coordinate the use of social media by local police departments.
Keeping in touch with citizens is the core business of every local police, but today, traditional communication tools and skills are not enough to respond to citizens' needs and demands.
As such, we established a network of people inside local police departments to share expertise in the area of social media.
My Municipality (Meu Município) a free public portal that organizes and makes available the financial performance of 90% of the Brazilian cities in a intuitive, user-friendly way. It is used for citizens to understand, monitor and compare how Brazilian municipalities collect and spend our money. My Municipality is also designed for public managers in their analysis and decision-making about the city's directions.
The Asker Welfare Lab is a lab guided by the principle: "No decision about me, shall be taken without me."
Asker Welfare Lab is a concept for service delivery, solely centered on the citizen, in which all relevant municipal services, together with external partners of collaboration, invest together, aiming to raise the living standards, thereby bettering the quality of life of each individual and family in the program. All the services do still have one common factor - the citizen. Their…
The Data Science Accelerator is a capability-building programme which gives analysts from across the UK public sector the opportunity to develop their data science skills. Aspiring data scientists work on a project of real business value, supported by an experienced mentor. Graduates of the programme take their new-found skills back to their respective organisations.
The Michigan Economic Development Corp (MEDC) teamed up with private partner Patronicity to launch a first of its kind crowd-granting program to help create vibrant communities throughout Michigan. The program revolutionizes the granting process, in part, by making the community the final review committee. If the project garners enough community support through crowdfunding, it will receive a matching grant.
With crowdfunding success rates across the industry at around 5-10% for projects…
Rede Bem Cuidar (Well Caring Network) is a network of Local Health Units, each acting as a multi-generational social hub. We developed the project to improve the quality of public health services offered to the city of Pelotas’ citizens, establishing community participation as a precondition for unfolding the project. The resulting renovations are designed to improve healthcare facilities and services, support employee well-being and create much-needed community space.
LabHacker is a space within the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies open to citizen participation and experimentation. It works with a network of citizens, lawmakers and public employees in projects that enhance transparency and participation. One of the main projects is an open source website - e-Democracia - that enables citizens to suggest amendments to bills and to participate in public hearings.
Medicinal products, due to their nature, have potential for side effects along with therapeutic effects even when they are used correctly. Since 19 Dec 2014, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and Korea Institute of Drug Safety & Risk Management (KIDS) have instituted Adverse Drug Reaction(ADR) Relief System to help people inflicted by such side effects to receive aid without legal action.
Conditions in Indonesia today are contrary to the principle of openness towards intellectual property (IP). The presence of a digital IP management platform called INTIP DAQU would uncover valuable information of technologies produced through R&D by Indonesian institutions. INTIP DAQU has been utilized by universities, R&D institutions and regional governments on a Free-License basis, while IP data between institutions are interconnected, creating a technology marketplace.