Stefaan Verhulst is Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory (GovLab) at New York University (NYU) where he is responsible for building a research foundation on how to transform governance using advances in science and technology.
Non-traditional data, data collaborations and lessons learned across sectors can provide a way to understand the crisis in a time of diminishing resources.
“Data collaboratives,” are when participants exchange personal data for the public good. They can enhance society and improve A.I. but they must be implemented the right way.
“Big data”, “open data”, and “evidence-based decision-making” have become buzzwords, touted as solutions to the world’s most complex and persistent problems.