Madrid, first European headquarters of 'The GovLab' (Translated from Spanish)


Between the 22nd and the 24th of November, Madrid was "the epicenter of citizen participation and democracy" thanks to the celebration of the third edition of the conference "CONSULCon" and "Democratic Cities." … Beth Noveck, director of The GovLab, participated in the event. … Taking advantage of the celebration, the Madrid City Council signed a collaboration agreement to create an urban innovation laboratory in Madrid through The GovLab. The GovLab is an applied research center located at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering that designs, evaluates and advises governments and institutions on democratic innovation.

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