Digital Benefits Network Comprehensive StratML Part 1 rendition of the publicly stated purposes, stakeholders, values, and work streams of the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University. The content of this StratML rendition has been inferred from the authoritative source with the assistance of ChatGPT. Source pages include the DBN project page, Beeck Center team page, DBN year-in-review materials, and related DBN project and resource pages. Digital Benefits Network DBN e19344e7-d795-4ab0-b7bb-81cf11889092 A project of the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University focused on helping government deliver public benefits services and technology that are accessible, effective, and equitable in order to increase economic opportunity. Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University The home organization of the Digital Benefits Network and the institutional base for its research, convenings, and practitioner support. Georgetown University The university within which the Beeck Center and the Digital Benefits Network operate. Digital Government Network The broader Beeck Center network environment with which DBN is publicly associated and through which related digital government communities are convened. Digital Government Hub A resource hub and database for case studies, implementation tools, and related materials that features DBN resources and hosts associated tools such as the Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map. American Public Human Services Association A named partner with DBN in bringing forward the Digital Benefits Hub with information and resources from governments and organizations across the country. National Institute of Standards and Technology A research collaborator with DBN on adapting digital identity guidance to better support public benefits delivery while balancing access, security, privacy, equity, and usability. Center for Democracy & Technology A collaborator with DBN and NIST on digital identity research and community engagement related to public benefits delivery. Massive Data Institute A Georgetown partner with DBN in experiments using AI under a Rules as Code approach to translate public benefits policies into software code. Public benefits practitioners People across sectors who design, deliver, administer, use, and influence public benefits and who form DBN’s core practitioner community. Federal partners Federal participants identified in DBN’s digital identity collaboration and community engagement work. State benefit program administrators State leaders responsible for public benefits programs and major participants in DBN research, convenings, and implementation discussions. State IT and cybersecurity leaders Technical and security leaders involved in digital identity, eligibility systems, and modernization decisions affecting benefits delivery. Local government practitioners Local practitioners who participate in benefits delivery and related digital service improvement efforts. Tribal government practitioners Tribal practitioners included in the intended community for improving public benefits delivery and related guidance. Territorial government practitioners Territorial practitioners included in the community affected by and engaged in public benefits delivery modernization. Digital identity experts Specialists whose expertise informs DBN’s work on identity proofing, authentication, and equitable access to benefits. Technologists Engineers, developers, and technical practitioners who help translate policy and operational needs into digital service systems. Advocates Advocates and civil society participants who help surface access, equity, usability, and rights considerations in benefits delivery. Applicants and beneficiaries People who apply for and use public benefits and whose experiences DBN seeks to center in improving service delivery. Vulnerable populations Eligible individuals and communities for whom barriers in digital identity and service access can be especially consequential. SNAP practitioners Practitioners working in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, one of the major program areas highlighted in DBN materials. WIC practitioners Practitioners working in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, a named DBN focus area. Medicaid practitioners Practitioners working on Medicaid delivery and related identity and eligibility systems highlighted in DBN research. CHIP practitioners Practitioners working on the Children's Health Insurance Program, included in DBN’s health benefits focus. TANF practitioners Practitioners working in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, one of the cash assistance programs cited in DBN work. UBI practitioners Practitioners concerned with guaranteed income or universal basic income approaches referenced in DBN’s cash assistance framing. Unemployment insurance practitioners Practitioners working on unemployment insurance delivery, customer experience, and technology modernization. Child care assistance practitioners Practitioners working on child care benefits and enrollment systems included in DBN’s research scope. Integrated eligibility and enrollment system leaders Leaders responsible for building or maintaining integrated eligibility and enrollment systems for core benefits programs. Digital Identity Community of Practice A cross-sector community announced by DBN to inform how digital identity approaches should be used in public benefits delivery. Rules as Code community A practitioner community engaged in expressing benefits policy in more reusable, implementable, and shareable digital forms. Ariel Kennan Senior Director of the Digital Benefits Network and a named leader and author associated with DBN strategy, convenings, and publications. Elisa Fox Program + Data Manager for the Digital Benefits Network and a named member of the DBN team. Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell Senior Research + Engagement Manager for the Digital Benefits Network and a named author of DBN materials. Jennifer Phillips Program Lead for Network Collaboration in the Digital Benefits Network and a named author and contributor to DBN tools and convenings. Quinny Sanchez Lopez Community Advisor for the Digital Identity Community of Practice and a named contributor to DBN digital identity work. Tina Amper Community Advisor for the Rules as Code Community of Practice and a named member of DBN’s extended team. Lynn Overmann Executive Director of the Beeck Center and a named leader supporting DBN activities. Jason Goodman A Beeck Center student analyst and named supporter of DBN convenings and related work. All eligible people can easily access equitable, secure, and human-centered public benefits and services that strengthen economic opportunity. 02483428-348a-4322-924a-4dc7bf5e267b To support government in delivering public benefits services and technology that are accessible, effective, and equitable, while connecting the people and organizations needed to improve digital benefits delivery. 21913678-86b0-4400-b0f1-e5116a423957 Equity Advance fair access to public benefits and reduce barriers for eligible people and vulnerable populations. Accessibility Promote public benefits services and technologies that are easy to use and reachable by the people they are meant to serve. Collaboration Convene diverse participants across disciplines, sectors, and levels of government to improve benefits delivery together. Experience Value experience and expertise from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and sectors. Evidence Use research, open data, implementation experience, and practitioner learning to inform improvement. Innovation Explore practical and responsible uses of digital identity, automation, and Rules as Code to strengthen benefits delivery. Community Convene and strengthen a cross-sector practitioner community focused on improving digital delivery of public benefits and services. c5eae334-b697-4f0b-936c-27f36886e213 1 Benefits practitioners Participants across government and allied sectors who come together through DBN to share knowledge, ask questions, and learn from one another. DBN publicly presents itself as a place for connections, sharing ideas, and asking questions on digital benefits, supported by convenings, newsletters, and communities of practice. Convenings Host conferences, workshops, office hours, and related forums that connect practitioners and elevate promising approaches. 5c6e5be7-7f1d-44b6-8e7d-f25e86346920 1.1 BenCon participants Practitioners and partners who join the Digital Benefits Conference, the signature event hosted by DBN. Newsletters Publish regular newsletters and updates to connect practitioners with research, events, and developments in the field. 20789f39-d8c8-421e-bf94-7f8319bd35e6 1.2 Communities Support communities of practice and interest areas around priority topics such as digital identity and Rules as Code. ac3d183c-4857-43c1-a737-ddfe983a3ed1 1.3 Knowledge Produce and share research, datasets, explanatory resources, and implementation materials that help improve public benefits delivery. 511ba8a2-777f-4017-832d-ef4de3b9ea79 2 Research Conduct and publish research on digital identity, customer experience, integrated eligibility systems, and related public benefits topics. 638f551a-1c08-4c58-831f-3b5445cd1a91 2.1 Datasets Publish open data documenting practices such as account creation, authentication, and identity proofing in online public benefits applications. d26b5b94-9b40-4964-9e37-bd25737c824c 2.2 Guidance Develop primers, glossaries, summaries, and practical resources that make technical and policy issues more understandable and usable. 73862ef6-4f56-4ad6-9d81-26ccae0a6b5c 2.3 Directories Provide directories and maps that help practitioners find organizations, resources, and collaborators across the digital benefits ecosystem. d7d0eb02-e3fb-4323-b862-83cc582cc9fc 2.4 Programs Lift up lessons and approaches across major public benefits program domains and related eligibility systems. 40401ea7-b2cd-41e9-9f35-d4377a2bc80a 3 Nutrition Support learning related to food and nutrition benefits delivery, including SNAP and WIC. c93037d0-492d-44c5-b855-6e3523891bfa 3.1 Health Support learning related to health benefits delivery, including Medicaid and CHIP. 74962d86-2743-4a19-8a6e-228e2122cd86 3.2 Assistance Support learning related to cash assistance benefits delivery, including TANF and related approaches such as UBI. f3e96797-62f3-454e-8b6f-410f02120f40 3.3 Unemployment Support learning related to unemployment insurance delivery, customer experience, and modernization. c4b7519a-367f-427b-a625-8d6e965c1edf 3.4 Care Support learning related to child care assistance delivery and enrollment. e4d3e6e2-40fe-4759-9f01-26af461589bf 3.5 Enrollment Document and improve integrated eligibility and enrollment systems used to administer core public benefits programs. c230edbd-2b95-49d1-8bc0-a366ef1d399a 3.6 Identity Improve understanding and practice of digital identity in public benefits delivery so that systems balance access, security, privacy, equity, and usability. eb21dbb1-e944-43c3-8c1a-cc838b0723fe 4 National Institute of Standards and Technology Collaborates with DBN on adapting digital identity guidance for public benefits delivery. Center for Democracy & Technology Collaborates with DBN on digital identity research and community engagement. Guidelines Help adapt digital identity guidance to the access realities of public benefits programs, especially integrated applications including SNAP and Medicaid. 571ce0a2-bca6-4d3f-9b50-da6a68314509 4.1 Experience Gather and elevate evidence about how applicants and beneficiaries experience account creation, authentication, and identity proofing. 4cb78a60-085c-4e6e-b2db-e324f771530e 4.2 Community Convene a cross-sector community to inform how digital identity approaches should be used in public benefits delivery. 9924c3e5-5ad1-427d-9743-ae72cbd97062 4.3 Translation Explore ways to translate public benefits policy and operational rules into more implementable digital systems and reusable knowledge resources. 08f90715-db97-46c4-98ed-bf8734c28763 5 Massive Data Institute Collaborates with DBN in experiments applying AI and Rules as Code to public benefits policy translation. Rules Advance understanding of Rules as Code for benefits eligibility and enrollment systems. de197e20-df07-4f96-b644-3fd5d3c8bc1d 5.1 Experiments Test whether AI can help expedite the translation of policy into software code for public benefits implementation. 5516d26f-3a4b-4aa4-a25b-6b7558c01656 5.2 Standards Encourage more shareable, reusable, and transparent approaches to representing benefits policy in digital systems. cd5cffad-ab22-45ab-9bab-e435cce765b4 5.3 2026-03-09 https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/projects/digital-benefits-network/ Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net