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Grand Challenge News Jul 26, 2020

Roundtable on Developing Public Governance and Engagement

Effective problem solving usually requires federal, state, and local governments to work successfully together, and often with the private and nonprofit sectors. Fragmented and fractious inter-governmental arrangements—c…

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Grand Challenge News Jun 29, 2020

Roundtable on Social Equity

Social equity—a key pillar of public administration alongside economy, efficiency, and effectiveness—addresses fairness, justice, and equity within a variety of public contexts. Although the United States has made signif…

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General News Jun 25, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James ('19)

Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James is an associate professor of public administration and resident faculty in the Center for Genetic Engineering & Society in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at NC State U…

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Grand Challenge News Jun 23, 2020

Election 2020: Protect Electoral Integrity and Enhance Voter Participation

By an Election 2020 Academy Working Group including fellows: Barry Van Lare, Edie Goldenberg, Eric Hirschhorn, Peter Hutchinson, and Nancy Tate Protecting Elections and Enhancing Participation: An Agenda for 2021 Votin…

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Grand Challenge News Jun 22, 2020

The Agile Journey at the World Bank

By G. Edward DeSeve, Visitng Fellow IBM Center for the Business of Government and Academy Fellow Introduction The case study summarized below is the latest in a series of cases available at the NAPA Agile Government…

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Grand Challenge News May 26, 2020

Roundtable on Modernizing and Reinvigorating the Public Service

As federal, state, and local governments are increasingly called upon to address complex and interconnected “wicked problems,” their need for leaders, managers, technical experts, and front-line workers in the right jobs…

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Grand Challenge News Apr 20, 2020

Roundtable: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change

As the nation's industry and population grows, it is critical that the public, nonprofit, and private sectors effectively steward natural resources and protect the environment for ourselves and future generations. In ord…

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Grand Challenge News Apr 6, 2020

Summary Agile Government Principles

Published on: April 6, 2020 Last Updated on: November 17, 2021Summary Principles for Agile Government. The purpose of these Principles is to provide guidance to organizations that are seeking to improve the outcomes of …

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General News Apr 2, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. David E. Lewis ('12)

David E. Lewis is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of two books, Presidents and the Politics of Agency Design (Stanford University Pres…

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Grand Challenge News Mar 23, 2020

Roundtable on Creating Modern Water Systems for Safe and Sustainable Use

Climate change, aging infrastructure, and dated governance and management structures have combined to undermine the safety and sustainability of the U.S. water systems. In order to restore these critical systems, the U.S…

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General News Mar 19, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. Margaret Simms ('19)

Dr. Margaret C. Simms is a nonresident fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute. Until April 2018, Dr. Simms was an Institute fellow and director of the Low-Income Working Fami…

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General News Sep 12, 2019

Meet our Fellows: John Kamensky ('10)

John Kamensky is a senior fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government in Washington, DC, which sponsors research on management challenges facing government leaders. During 24 years of public service, he had…

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