The mission of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center for State and Local Government is to support current and future public sector leaders in improving the governance of states, counties, metropolitan regions, and cities. We focus on urban policy issues, including economic development,transportation, education, public infrastructure, land use, social services, public sector technology and data utilization, procurement, and performance management. The Taubman Center works to: • Develop the next generation of state and local government leaders • Generate big ideas and solutions to state and local government challenges • Help state and local government implement and scale solutions