Universidad de Chile – Centro de Sistemas Públicos

I will be delivering a presentation at the Centro de Sistemas Públicos, Universidad de Chile on October 3, 2014. My talk will be part of the day long event, INNOVACIÓN PÚBLICA: MUCHO RUIDO ¿Y LAS NUECES?, organized by the Industrial Engineering department and CEPAL. My remarks will focus on how should we go about building a capacity for intrapreneurship in […]

University of Jyväskylä – Opponent for PhD Dissertation

I am looking forward to my upcoming trip to Finland (Sept 25-29). I will be visiting the University of Jyväskylä to serve as an opponent for Henri Pirkkalainen’s dissertation defense, Globally distributed Knowledge Sharing in Social Software Environments: Barriers and Interventions. Click here to read more details on the event. The event will be broadcasted live [webcast].

Chennai: City Profile – Cities

Rashmi Krishnamurthy and I have a paper accepted in Cities.  Cities around the world are experiencing tremendous population growth, and this is especially true in the developing world. In this profile, we feature the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. Chennai is the largest industrial commercial center in South India; it is often […]

USAID – Frontiers in Development

I will be speaking at USAID’s Frontiers in Development Conference. My presentation will take place  in a new session sponsored by the U.S. Global Development Lab, the Innovation Marketplace. The event engages a broad audience with a focus on “the idea that science, technology, innovation and partnership can accelerate development impact and end extreme poverty by […]

Big Data in Administration & Society

I have a paper accepted in Administration & Society, co-authored with my colleague, Benoy Jacob,  at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. Big Data in the Public Sector: Lessons for Practitioners and Scholars In this essay, we consider the role of Big Data analytics in the public sector.  Motivating our work is the recognition that […]

When Citizens Bypass Government

I contributed an article to the VOICES section of Governing. The article highlights how citizens are bypassing local governments to solve problems within their communities. Local governments are facing new realities. Citizens’ trust in government has declined, and financial constraints do not allow local governments to deliver all of the services their communities would like. In […]