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id: "govlab:project/project-solving-public-problems-with-data"
type: "GovLab project"
title: "Solving Public Problems with Data"
url: "https://thegovlab.org/project/project-solving-public-problems-with-data"
authors: ["Beth Simone Noveck","Mark Adkins-Hastings","Timi Lewis","Kaitlin Koga","Dino Cantú-Pedraza"]
summary: "Solving Public Problems with Data examines how data can be used to improve decision-making and problem solving in the public sector through a series of online lectures by leading experts from the Governance Lab."
source: "The GovLab (thegovlab.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Solving Public Problems with Data

Solving Public Problems with Data examines how data can be used to improve decision-making and problem solving in the public sector through a series of online lectures by leading experts from the Governance Lab.

Project website: [http://sppd.thegovlab.org/](http://sppd.thegovlab.org/)

## Background

This course is designed for public entrepreneurs — passionate and innovative people who wish to take advantage of new technology to do good in the world. It is designed for public entrepreneurs inside and outside of government who want to build their capacity to use data and evidence for policy and decision-making.

## Description

The explosion in the availability of new sources of data and the emergence of new data science technologies for making use of such data are expected to have a significant impact on public institutions and how they solve problems and make decisions.

## Results and impact

Guest Lecturers:

## Location

- Global

## Partners

- NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation

## Team

- [Beth Simone Noveck](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#beth-simone-noveck)
- [Mark Adkins-Hastings](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#mark-adkins-hastings)
- [Timi Lewis](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#timi-lewis)
- [Kaitlin Koga](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#kaitlin-koga)
- [Dino Cantú-Pedraza](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#dinorah-cantu-pedraza)

## Additional resources

- [Website](http://sppd.thegovlab.org/)