Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 17:59
We are pleased to announce our latest round of awards for new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to priorities identified in the Center's long-term research agenda, see businessofgovernment.org/content/research-stipends.
We expect the following reports to be published in early 2015. Details of each report are included in the below short summaries.
Submitted by rthomas on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:40
Cutting edge technology and innovation is more important today than ever before, as NASA develops missions of increasing complexity to understand the Earth, our solar system, and the universe. We spoke with Dr. Bobby Braun, Chief Technologist at NASA, who was a guest on The Business of Government Hour about NASA’s space technology program, its focus on research and development, forging disruptive innovation, and making a difference for the future. I share with you some of his insights from our conversation.
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:31
The U.S. healthcare system has a history of innovation marked by the ability to translate basic research into new clinical and therapeutic
approaches that sustain human life and health. Such success brings with it significant challenges.
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:56
In 2018, the IBM Center for The Business of Government will mark our twentieth year of connecting research to practice in helping to improve government. Given this significant milestone, the Center reinforces our ultimate mission: to assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real-world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government management and leadership.
Submitted by cmasingo on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:35
We are pleased to announce our latest round of awards for new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to priorities identified in the Center's research agenda(for more detail on these priorities, see “Seven Drivers Transforming Government”). Our content is intended to stimulate and accelerate the production of practical research that benefits government leaders and managers.
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 13:53
Given this significant milestone, the Center reinforces our ultimate mission: to assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government management and leadership. For almost two decades, the Center has supported leading researchers to identify trends, new ideas and best practices—crafting approaches that support government leaders in addressing mission delivery and management challenges with strategies and actions that promote efficiency and effectiveness.
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 09:13
Early-stage innovations receive smaller grants; mid-level programs with promising evidence receive larger grants; and initiatives with substantial evidence of success in multiple settings are expanded nationally and receive the largest grants.
Submitted by rgordon on Mon, 08/24/2015 - 11:34
The IBM Center for The Business of Government connects research to practice, merging real world experience with practical scholarship. The intent is to spark the imagination—crafting new ways of thinking about government by identifying trends, new ideas, and best practices in public management that can help government executives respond more effectively to their mission and management priorities.
More than two years ago, the IBM Center for The Business of Government put forward a research agenda that identified six trends driving change in government:
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:51
Since the creation of the IBM Center for The Business of Government over 16 years ago, it has been our goal to help public sector leaders and managers address real-world problems by sponsoring independent, third-party research from top minds in academe and the nonprofit sector. We aim to produce research and analysis that helps government leaders respond more effectively to their mission and management challenges.
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 14:38
Our aim is to produce research and analysis that helps government leaders more effectively respond to their mission and management challenges.
The IBM Center is named "The Business of Government" because its focus is the management and operation of government, not the policies of government. Public sector leaders and managers need the best, most practical advice available when it comes to delivering the business of government. We seek to “bridge the gap” between research and practice by helping to stimulate and accelerate the production of actionable research.
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