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Explaining diffusion in finite time: “diffusion centrality” 15 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Many applied mathematicians like to put together their own indicators. In this paper, Banerjee and co-authors made a simple and interesting move that I want to make a not of. They are interested in t...
“Not so bad, actually”: an interview of the state of open data in Europe 29 Jul 2013 | 03:59 pm
A few weeks ago, as I went through Barcelona to participate in the Open Government Day, I had a chat with Montse Delgado on open data in Europe and some of my projects, notably Edgeryders and OpenPomp...
Changemakers where you least expect them 15 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
It turns out crisis-ridden Greece is abuzz with innovation: resistance to bold, radical moves tends to melt away when it becomes clear that business as usual is not an available alternative. Perka, in...
Not just shiny toys: future policy is about distributed power and decentralized permission 26 Jun 2013 | 03:27 am
I am just back from Dublin. I was at Policy Making 2.0, a meetup of people who care about public policies, and try to apply to them advanced modelling techniques and lots of computation. Big data, net...
Thinking in networks: what it means for policy makers 24 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
Elegant, influential theories have a way to rewire your brain. In my formative years, it was not uncommon to joke that Marxist intellectuals could and would explain absolutely anything in terms of Mar...
Policy making for smart swarms 3 Jun 2013 | 12:17 pm
My friend Vinay Gupta has come up with the idea to start the Big Picture Days series with an event on what he calls swarm cooperatives, meaning instant campaigns, unconferences, hackathons and other u...
Policy making for smart swarms 3 Jun 2013 | 12:17 pm
My friend Vinay Gupta has come up with the idea to start the Big Picture Days series with an event on what he calls swarm cooperatives, meaning instant campaigns, unconferences, hackathons and other u...
Do no harm: when well-meaning public policies hurt society 30 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
Just as I prepare for Policy Making 2.0, I wonder if we are not missing something important there. I am as fond of technology, science-based modeling and data-powered approaches as the next guy. And y...
Do no harm: when well-meaning public policies hurt society 30 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
Just as I prepare for Policy Making 2.0, I wonder if we are not missing something important there. I am as fond of technology, science-based modeling and data-powered approaches as the next guy. And y...
Another small step forward: Policy Making 2.0 in Dublin (and a prize) 13 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
A little more than four years ago David Osimo convened a workshop in Brussels with the title Public Services 2.0. It was quite new for the context, both in method (the European Commission was asked on...
