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The Governance Lab (The GovLab) aims to improve people's lives by changing how we govern. We are seeking new ways to solve public problems using advances in technology and science.

Government of Canada's Change Lab work in progress. Also shares failure for free from other government labs worldwide.

"One such thing is happening in the Netherlands: thousands of civil servants belonging to all government organizations have built their own "intranet" using Pleio ("government square", in Dutch) a platform that runs on the open source networking engine Elgg."

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their ideas on how to achieve and direct this emerging world of online collaboration, transparency, and participation.