The Beeck Center improves systems that are the foundation for daily life, using data, design, technology, and policy as instruments for equitable societal change.

Making systems work for all.

Right Now We Are

Digital Service Network

Highlights

Documenting methodologies of digital service teams in state, local, tribal, and territorial government.
Supporting a community of practice to share and replicate proven approaches to deliver services and carry out missions. Leading training and technical assistance on topics such as investing American Rescue Plan funds for data and technology infrastructure.

Team

Kirsten Wyatt

Kirsten Wyatt

Fellow
Aaron Snow

Aaron Snow

Fellow
Michaela Caudill

Michaela Caudill

Community Manager
Colleen Pulawski

Colleen Pulawski

Project Researcher
Kelly Henderson

Kelly Henderson

Government UXR Program Specialist

Update

Toward sound, explicit theories of change for Digital Service teams

Jan. 18, 2023

Digital Benefits Network

Highlights

Expanding access and uptake of public benefits by documenting and sharing equitable data, design, and technology-driven interventions.
Leading a network of public benefits practitioners who are implementing innovative ways to improve access and administration.
Creating actionable tools and resources to replicate proven approaches across benefit programs.

Team

Ariel Kennan

Ariel Kennan

Fellow
Shanelle Roberson

Shanelle Roberson

Community Manager
Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell

Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell

Project Researcher
Jason Yi

Jason Yi

Student Analyst
Oriel Gomez

Oriel Gomez

Student Analyst
Marcus Courtney

Marcus Courtney

Co-Convener
Adam Bobrow

Adam Bobrow

Co-Convener
Tina Amper

Tina Amper

Community Advisor

Update

New Dataset: Digital Authentication and Identity Proofing in Public Benefits Applications

May. 22, 2023

Intergovernmental Software Collaborative

Highlights

Identifying high-priority policies and needs that could benefit from shared software across jurisdictions.
Supporting a network of software cooperatives to share existing and new software among one another.
Investigating how government agencies can better utilize shared technology and data to respond to exigencies of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Team

Dominic Campbell

Dominic Campbell

Fellow
Aaron Snow

Aaron Snow

Fellow
Colleen Pulawski

Colleen Pulawski

Project Researcher
Nalani Saito

Community Manager
Khushi Parikh

Khushi Parikh

Student Analyst

Update

Learning from Failure: When Sharing Software Doesn’t Work

Apr. 11, 2022

Modernizing Congress

Highlights

Documenting novel approaches where members and committees use technology and data to increase civic participation.
Creating new feedback methods between Congress and the American people.
Building new tools to make it easier to find and reuse civic testimony to ensure constituent voices are heard.

Team

Lorelei Kelly

Lorelei Kelly

Fellow

Update

The Movement to Modernize Congress is Now Imperative

Apr. 7, 2020

The Opportunity Project for Cities

Highlights

Leveraging data, community partnerships, and open source technology to co-create digital products that solve local challenges.
Training city leaders in community-centered design to prioritize the voices of affected communities in data-driven innovation.
Building a network of cities equipped with replicable open source solutions to scale best practices for community-driven innovation.

Team

Harold Moore

Harold Moore

Senior Technical Advisor
Ellen Naughton

Ellen Naughton

Student Analyst

Update

The Beeck Center and the Centre for Public Impact Announce the Third Cohort for The Opportunity Project for Cities

Jul. 12, 2023

State Chief Data Officers Network

Highlights

Publishing guidance and recommendations for state leaders to leverage the role of a chief data officer.
Bringing chief data officers together in a formal network to share and scale best practices.
Supporting talent pipelines from higher education into state government data teams.

Team

Milda Aksamitauskas

Milda Aksamitauskas

Fellow
Mac Milin Kiran

Mac Milin Kiran

Student Analyst

Update

The Uniquely Collaborative Role of CDOs

Jun. 5, 2023

The Latest

Updates

Beeck Center’s Data Labs Program Recognized on Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2023 list

Nov. 28, 2023

Reports & Resources

Crafting Digital Policy in the Open in British Columbia: A Digital Service Network Spotlight

This resource highlights British Columbia's development of a Digital Code of Practice using an innovative open-design process.

Oct. 27, 2023

Our Impact

By tapping into the talent of our Georgetown students—and nurturing their growth in the field by pairing them with some of the brightest minds in public interest technology—the Beeck Center is not only actively changing societal systems, but ensuring that same spirit of innovation lives on well into the future. ROBERT M. GROVES
Provost, Georgetown University

More than 300

Beeck Center alumni. Georgetown University undergraduate and graduate students are the engine driving our work since we launched in 2014.