Digital Benefits Network

Join the Digital Benefits Network, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Center for Democracy & Technology on Thursday, August 1, from 2-4:30pm ET for a virtual workshop to inform our project, Digital Identity in Public Benefits Delivery! https://lnkd.in/gspuyPfN In June, NIST announced this new collaborative research project with the DBN and CDT to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to support public benefits programs. Through this work, we aim to develop voluntary resources that help practitioners and public sector leaders evaluate what degree of authentication and identity proofing is needed for specific public benefits delivery contexts. https://lnkd.in/ei43RAD9 As we kickoff this project, we’re eager to gather input from core stakeholders across sectors to inform the focus and format of the resources we build together! We’re eager to get input from individuals and organizations across federal and SLTT government, nonprofit and advocacy organizations, academia, and industry, so register today! #DigitalIdentity #CivicTech #GovTech #IdentityManagement

🎉 Congratulations to the 14 teams selected to join the Policy2Code Prototyping Challenge. They are currently experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to translate government policies for U.S. public benefits programs into plain language and software code. https://lnkd.in/g4CuxaJ3 Their work will be showcased during a demo day in September 2024. Teams: - Policy Pulse from BDO - Rule Rangers from Benefits Data Trust - Bennie and the Artificial Jets from Code the Dream - Hoyas Lex Ad Codex from Digital Benefits Network and Massive Data Institute - Lightbend from Starlight and the City of South Bend - AI for Computable Rules from MITRE - mRelief - Nava Labradors from Nava - PolicyEngine - RAGTag SNAPpers with Evelyn Siu (she/her) Sophie Logan Ellie Jackson - POMS and Circumstance with Nicholas Agnihotri Burka David Xu, Marc Raifman, Angela Zhou - Trailblazers from Tech2i Inc - Truviq Systems To learn more, visit our Policy2Code website and/or join our Rules as Code Community of Practice. https://lnkd.in/g8Bza2nu #RulesAsCode #GovTech #CivicTech

Earlier this year, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Technology Coordinating Coalition came together for their annual in-person convening. The Coalition discussed UI technology developments that have impacted beneficiaries, frontline workers, and civic tech providers across the UI ecosystem at both the federal and state levels. Check out Adam Bobrow and Marcus Courtney's recap on the convening and to explore key findings  ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eWNrZvYY Digital Benefits Network

😎Welcome to DBN July Digital Digest! ➡️ Dive into all the details https://lnkd.in/gU7qU2hn 💻 Aspen Digital Identity event — tune in virtually today!  Ariel Kennan will be speaking about ‘Opportunities and Risks of Digital Identity’ at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program: A Conversation on Digital Identity in Financial Services. July 9 at 2 pm ET.  https://lnkd.in/ePX7RPSK  💡Check out Policy2Code Teams Congratulations to the 14 teams selected to join the Policy2Code Prototyping Challenge. Their work will be showcased during a demo day in September 2024.   https://lnkd.in/g4CuxaJ3 👉 We are hiring! Program + Data Manager  The Program + Data Manager oversees day-to-day project functions of the network as well as leads impact evaluation and data management, contributes to digital communications, and supports special events and initiatives of the network. Apply by July 21! https://lnkd.in/gm9ie-X4  📅  Are you a state government leader working on customer experience? Join our  Summer CX webinar series! https://lnkd.in/g6YDpMe4  💌 Don’t get the Digital Digest? Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/ej9_ScCG

We're hiring a Program + Data Manager at the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University! The Program and Data Manager will oversee day-to-day project functions of the network as well as lead impact evaluation and data management, contribute to digital communications, and support special events and initiatives. https://lnkd.in/enWYQCVi This is a remote position in the US, with some travel required. See our jobs page for full details. Apply by July 21, 2024.

🚀 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! - Our new research collaboration with NIST and CDT on digital identity and public benefits - Listen to Jennifer Pahlka on the McKinsey Podcast - The GSA Equity Study has reached 4000 participants - And the latest news across the public benefits landscape Read the June news here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNVuuuYQ

🏳️🌈 Welcome to DBN June Digital Digest! 🏳️🌈 June’s Digital Benefits Network Digest is packed with exciting updates! https://lnkd.in/gb6gcBPk 👋 Meet new team members  Help us welcome new team members: Quinny Sanchez Lopez, our new Community of Practice Advisor for Digital Identity, and 4 talented Student Analysts Alessandra Garcia Guevara, Anvitha Reddy, Isabelle Granger, and Jason Goodman! 🏛️DBN on Capitol Hill - Check out our Program Lead Jennifer Phillips’s testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare. https://lnkd.in/g2-rr5KR 📢 Digital identity research collaboration announced - Read up about our new collaborative research project with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Center for Democracy & Technology on Digital Identity in Public Benefits Delivery. https://lnkd.in/gct9_2bK 📅 Join our Summer CX webinar series for state government leaders. https://lnkd.in/g6YDpMe4 🔎 Check out what’s new on the Digital Benefits Hub + our usual round up of events and opportunities. https://lnkd.in/eQiYB8y4 Dive into all the details ➡️  https://lnkd.in/gb6gcBPk Don’t get the Digital Digest? Subscribe here 💌 https://lnkd.in/ej9_ScCG

Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced a new collaborative research project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to support public benefits programs. The DBN is delighted to be partnering with NIST and the Center for Democracy & Technology on this important work. https://lnkd.in/ei43RAD9 NIST, DBN, and CDT will carry out a robust community engagement process to develop voluntary resources that reflect input from a variety of voices – including federal partners, state benefit program administrators, state IT and cybersecurity leaders, digital identity experts, technologists, advocates, and beneficiaries and others with direct experience navigating the U.S. public benefit landscape. This collaboration will produce a voluntary community profile of NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines (Special Publication 800-63). This profile will support and empower practitioners and public sector leaders in evaluating the necessity and level of authentication and identity proofing practices in specific benefits delivery scenarios. There will be many opportunities to engage with this work over the coming months, beginning with workshops later this summer. Sign up on our website to receive project updates and information! https://lnkd.in/gct9_2bK

We are thrilled to announce a new collaborative project between our Digital Benefits Network (DBN), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). Together, our teams will conduct research and develop resources on improved digital identity to support public benefits programs, prioritizing access and equity, as well as privacy and security. Digital identity guidelines become more important every day as more and more government services and benefits are translated to a digital environment. In response to cybersecurity threats, many agencies have begun to implement new safeguards to digital identities. However, certain approaches have raised issues of potential bias that disproportionately affect marginalized communities. Therefore, it is vital that we create new and innovative resources for digital identity verification for public benefits that prioritize accessibility and equity while also balancing security. “By empowering state agencies with stronger implementation resources, it has the potential to increase security and privacy in benefits applications and systems, while also making the process more equitable for applicants and beneficiaries,” said Beeck Center's Executive Director Lynn Overmann. NIST, DBN, and CDT will host public workshops and working sessions to encourage community dialogue, gather input, and foster a deeper understanding of the applicability of digital identity risk management in the public benefits ecosystem. Stay informed about this project and other DBN initiatives through our website! https://lnkd.in/eKfiVvme

Last year, the Digital Benefits Network released an open dataset (beeckcenter.org/ID) documenting authentication and identity proofing practices in online applications across public benefits programs. Since then, state agencies have continued to update their approaches to account creation and identity proofing. We’ll be updating entries in our dataset over the coming months to provide the ecosystem with an up-to-date understanding of the current landscape. Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell, PhD and Ariel Kennan want to hear from YOU as we prepare these updates: - Are there additional data points you think we should capture in our research? - How have you been using the dataset to inform your work? - Is there anything you’d change about the dataset? We’re eager to hear from our network, especially if you’ve used the dataset as a reference in your own work or are one of the state partners who helped supply information! You can share your ideas by filling out our feedback form https://lnkd.in/g_jrkW5h or by emailing digitalbenefits@georgetown.edu. Please submit any ideas by Tuesday, June 4.