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How a partnership between the city of Boston and local universities is working to help policymakers better serve residents

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The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) brings together academics, policymakers, and community leaders to examine how data and technology can reshape the city’s future. 

“We put a real focus not just on cool technology and efficiency,” Dan O’Brien, director of BARI, told Insider, but how these tools can enhance equity, justice, democracy, sustainability, and resilience in Boston. 

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