crowdsourcing
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How the EPA is Generating Grassroots Support for its Mission
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Less than a month after the 2016 elections, a lame duck session of Congress passed the bipartisan Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Act of 2016, granting federal agencies explicit authority to advance their missions in partnership with individuals, private and nonprofit entities, and foreign governments through crowdsourcing and citizen science. Citizen…
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The Role of Technology in Crisis Management and How it Could be Done Better
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This piece, first published on May 7, 2013, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. While a fast and comprehensive means of reporting breaking news, social media brings with it the risk of misreporting, which in…
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The Role of Technology in Crisis Management and How it Could Be Done Better
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Expert Patrick Meier discusses the role technology and social media have played in crises like the Boston bombings and how policymakers – and the crowd – can use these tools better.