PPG Tech Studio

Government’s operational engine—HR, procurement, IT, finance, and legal—deserve innovative, cutting-edge technology that is built with and for them. PPG Tech Studio is a space for cities and technology innovators to vision the future of government’s back office tech stack.

Cities can engage by joining an open cohort or contributing ideas to a future one.

PPG Tech Studio Has Three Parts

1. Long-term continuous discovery

We monitor the government tech landscape to understand where back offices need support, where products exist to help, and where they don’t.

2. Short-term technology cohorts

When we validate a shared challenge across governments, we activate and support a cohort of governments.

3. Shared insights

Partners for Public Good believes that when government works, communities thrive. We share our learnings so that other governments and technologists can leverage it.

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How It Works for Cities

Cities submit their back-office headaches and ideas. When enough cities hone in on a shared challenge, PPG will convene a technology cohort that might workshop, co-build, or test drive an emerging solution. Applications are now open for our first cohort through Nov. 9.

What can selected cities expect?

A structured process that reduces the risk and burden of piloting new technology
Peer connection with a cohort of cities working on the same problem
Published recognition of cities’ experiences and contributions to the
Influence over the products that drive cities’ core operations

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How It Works for Technology Partners

We work with technology partners streamlining or rethinking back-office operations across HR, finance, legal, IT, and procurement functions.

What technology partners can expect

Better quality and more user feedback than technology partners might get in a typical pilot
Recognition in field publications that surface a product’s contribution to solving a real government challenge
Guidance about where a product needs to go next, from the users who matter most

Applications are now closed for the first cohort for technology partners.

Questions? Reach us at techstudio@partnersforpublicgood.org.

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