As Congress continues to debate the size and scope of President Biden’s signature infrastructure proposal, Stephen Goldsmith, the Daniel Paul Professor of Urban Policy at the Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation argues... Read more about How Using Technology to Make Infrastructure “Intelligent” is Key for a More Equitable, Sustainable Future

We sat down with Ash Center Director Tony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, to discuss China's reaction to the Taliban's takeover of Kabul and how recent events impact the Sino-American relationship. 

When Weatherhead Professor of Public Management Steve Kelman studied the innovative practices sparked at Denver’s Peak Academy he discovered a new side to government innovation. 

Government services are inherently digital services, says David Eaves, Director of the Project on Digital Government, but governments still lack the personnel and technological capacity to deliver services to a public that expects most simple tasks, such as scheduling a vaccine appointment to be done effortlessly online. That's why Eaves helped develop a free curriculum for teaching digital to future public sector leaders.

Bloomberg Harvard student fellows help cities use data to understand the intersection of equity and economic development.

In Trenton, New Jersey, HKS researchers worked to determine the true value in serving as host to state government. 

When COVID arrived in the UK, Adam Hawksbee MPP '19 pivoted from economic development to pandemic response.

The Ash Center sat down with Quinton Mayne, Ford Foundation Associate Professor of Public Policy, to understand how a progressive electoral alliance reimagined the relationship between citizens and city hall.

Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development's Megan Minoka Hill explains how the American Rescue Plan could bring long-needed aid to Indian Country.

Raisa Carrasco-Velez MC/MPA 2009 helps marginalized students and communities find their voice.  

In a new Ash Center policy brief, Fellow Wenchi Yu details why Chinese businesses, subject to privacy and national security scrutiny, need to rethink how they add value to communities when they operate in the U.S.

From the Andes to Washington, D.C., Mason Fellow David Cotacachi MC/MPA 2021 has spent his life advocating for Indigenous rights and lands.

President Biden unveiled an ambitious $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal this week. The plan calls for $621 billion in spending for a variety of transportation initiatives, including funding roads and bridges, public transportation, rail improvements, airports and ports, as well as a bevy of new and expanded electric vehicle incentives. Congress is expected to act on the ambitious legislative proposal in the coming months. 

A spring sandstorm and worsening air pollution came to a head last week in Beijing, causing the city and surrounding area to become enveloped in an orange smog. To better understand the storm and its impact on the environment, Chinese citizens and government, the Ash Center sat down with Jesse Turiel, Ash Center China Energy Postdoctoral Fellow. 

On Monday, March 1st, the Georgia House of Representatives passed H.B.531, a sweeping elections bill that critics and voting rights advocates were quick to note increases restrictions on absentee voting and curtails weekend early voting hours. In contrast, just two days later, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, legislation containing a broad range of democratic reforms, from automatic voter registration requirements for state agencies to campaign finance reform that its authors hope would do much to lower barriers to voting across much of the country.