#  Katherine Hillenbrand 

 



  [### The Future of Civic Engagement

 ](/news/article/future-civic-engagement) January 14, 2020 

 January 14, 2020 Civic Engagement Hollie Russon Gilman, Ash Center Democracy Fellow, is the co-author of a new book with K. Sabeel Rahman, Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis. She recently sat down with Data-Smart to discuss the... 

 

 

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   [### Data-Savvy Budget Cuts to Save Jobs in Jackson

 ](/news/article/data-savvy-budget-cuts-to-save-jobs-in-jackson-1061) June 12, 2017 

 June 12, 2017 What Works Cities This article originally appeared as part of a paper on What Works Cities’ Certification program. Last year, Jackson, Mississippi faced a challenge familiar to many cities: a need to make significant budget cuts while trying... 

 

 

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   [### The District of Columbia's Scientific Approach to Policy

 ](/news/article/washington-dcs-scientific-approach-to-policy-1044) May 16, 2017 

 May 16, 2017 What Works Cities This article originally appeared as part of a paper on What Works Cities’ Certification program. To download the paper as a PDF, please click here. In the past year, Washington, D.C. has dramatically increased its efforts to... 

 

 

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   [### Case Study | Boston’s Citywide Analytics Team

 ](/news/article/case-study-bostons-citywide-analytics-team-1043) May 15, 2017 

 May 15, 2017 Civic Data In Boston, when an ambulance arrives at an address in under six minutes, when a resident’s call to 311 is answered in less than 30 seconds, or when a restaurant inspector finds a health code violation before anyone gets sick, there... 

 

 

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   [### Incentivizing Excellence in Boston Through Results-Driven Contracting

 ](/news/article/incentivizing-excellence-in-boston-through-results-driven-contracting-1028) April 25, 2017 

 April 25, 2017 What Works Cities This article originally appeared as part of a paper on What Works Cities’ Certification program. To download the paper as a PDF, please click here. Boston, Massachusetts has a robust open data, performance, and analytics... 

 

 

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