# The Governance Lab (The GovLab) #  The GovLab's mission is to improve people's lives by changing the way we govern. Our goal is to strengthen the ability of institutions - including but not limited to governments - and people to work openly, collaboratively, effectively and legitimately to make better decisions and solve public problems. We believe that increase availability and use of data, new ways to leverage capacity, intelligence, and expertise of people in the problem-solving process, combined with new advances in technology and science can transform governance. We approach each challenge and opportunity in an interdisciplinary, collaborative way, irrespective of the problem, sector, geography and level of government. For more information [visit the The Governance Lab (The GovLab) website ](https://thegovlab.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Migration and Refugees]], [[Cities]], [[Transportation]], [[Gender]], [[Children and Youth]], [[Emerging Technologies]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Stewardships]], [[Open Data]] **Projects and Programs** Open Data Demand: how can you leverage data to create a knowledge base for solving problems? Open Data in Developing Economies: what is the social and economic value of open data for developing countries Open Data's Impact: what are the global impacts of open data? Data Collaboratives: creating public value by exchanging data Data Stewards Network: how can the potential value of privately held data be unlocked and used for public good? Open Governance Research Exchange: how to make accessible insights on solving public problems? https://thegovlab.org/projects.html - for more projects **Funders and Partners** For more information about the [Funders](https://thegovlab.org/our-transparency) and Partners, please visit [The Governance Lab (The GovLab)](https://thegovlab.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-governance-lab/people/) working at The Governance Lab (The GovLab) and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-governance-lab/jobs/) currently available. They also have a dedicated [career center](https://thegovlab.org/job-board) **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** The Governance Lab (The GovLab) is classified as a [[Research Institution]] and has headquarters located in New York, NY, United States. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=The+Governance+Lab+(The+GovLab)+New+York,+NY,+United+States&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://thegovlab.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/TheGovLab *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-governance-lab/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGovLab *Contact E-mail* [email protected] The Governance Lab (The GovLab) --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative