Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence

To kickstart data-driven citywide transformations, our coaches visit every city the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance, connecting with mayors and their teams to build data strategies that improve data use across government workforces and directly impact resident lives. In City of Richmond, California mayor Eduardo Martinez and his team are eager to use data to improve communication with residents and make decisions that truly reflect community needs. Soon, the city will release its tailored strategy for bringing this effort to life. #dataforgood #datadriven

City of Paterson seizes opportunities! We're proud to work with Mayor Andre Sayegh and his team as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance. They are using their work in the Alliance to take the city paperless. https://lnkd.in/enRGJ6Ai #dataforgood #datadriven

Join us next Tuesday for our City AI Connect Live Session: AI-Powered Transcription: Tools and Techniques to Consider. ?? Discover transcription tools: From turning city council minutes into a podcast episode to transcribing an hours-long interview, we’ll consider available transcription tools, what they can do, and how accurate they are. ?? Review best practices, challenges, and considerations: Practitioners will share experiences from their cities, offering guidance on key factors to consider as your city begins exploring these tools. ?? Explore city use cases: Hear real-world examples from City AI Connect members who have implemented these tools and learn what they really think about them. Speakers include Elgin, IL Councilman Dustin Good and GovEx Researcher Dane Galloway. To register: https://hubs.ly/Q02Ymngy0

Earlier this month the #GovEx team traveled to #NECoPA2024 to share the work we do in partnership with Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University and Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Get the details of our presentations, including a briefing with Christina Connelly, chief operating officer for the City of New Bedford, on the GovEx website. ? https://lnkd.in/gg9zcRaw

In Athens-Clarke County, GA, Mayor Kelly Girtz and his team are using their time in the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance to accelerate the timeline between identifying community needs and delivering crucial services. Like all cities in the Alliance, with the support of #GovEx coaches and proven guidelines, Athens-Clarke County will develop a citywide data strategy to support this work across their workforce. "As a policy maker, we want access to information quickly. It helps [us] know if the job got done, and if there is a need for more dollars next year,” says Mayor Girtz.

In just one year, more than 700 public servants from 355 cities across 40 countries have joined City AI Connect, advancing the use of Generative AI in the public sector. Our global community comes together virtually to share insights and learn from top #AI experts. If you work in government and are exploring #AI, this is where you need to be! Visit our website to learn more and join the conversation: https://hubs.ly/Q02XN_Jc0

Our political landscape changed on Nov. 5. Many of our citizens feel disoriented, untethered. Others, to be sure, feel empowered. We need to find our balance. A place to start – away from the convulsions of national politics – is in our cities. America’s urban centers, suburbs, towns, and villages are where the local hand of government touches and affects daily lives. Mayors are less ideological, less partisan than their political brethren on the national stage. Their issues – safe streets, disaster response, affordable housing – require innovation, not party labels. Our institutions – governmental and civic – must continue to nurture that spirit. We know we will have a new administration on Jan. 21. New presidents have new agendas. As a nation, we will face multiple distractions. But we must continue to strengthen the ability of cities to chart their own course. Our national politics can be loud, even frightening. But in our neighborhoods, on our local streets, and through our city halls, we can continue to find common purpose. Mayors don’t give up in divided times; they hunker down and deliver.

In the latest episode of the GovEx Data Points podcast, food systems expert Tessa Cushman, MPH, RDN shares why resilience planning is more critical than ever now that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed supply chain vulnerabilities. Produced by GovEx in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future our Food System Resilience Toolkit is helping Cushman build a stronger food infrastructure in Adams County, Colorado. ?? Listen now to hear more! https://hubs.ly/Q02XMbRX0

Today members of the #GovEX team are in New York at Pace University participating in the Northeast Conference on Public Administration annual conference. This year's theme is "Building a Flexible Public Service through Innovation and Collaboration" and our colleagues are presenting a number of interesting panels! Catch us at our remaining sessions: ???? The Fundamental Role of Performance Management Practices in the Era of AI Student Center West Room 1, Pace Plaza 2:45 - 4 p.m. ?? Prepare to Perform: Performance Management for Better Resident Outcomes Student Center East Room 1, Pace Plaza 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Rudy de Leon Dinglas, Ph.D., Vidushani Jayalal, Laurie Mo?se Sears, MPH, Megan Shea

Looking forward to participating in this exciting conversation! A facilitated conversation with a piece by yours truly and the brilliant Anita Córdova. We are lucky to begin this dialogue and thanks to the efforts of Renia Ehrenfeucht, we are making it happen! Hope you all can join me and the Albuquerque Affordable Housing Coaltion on November 13th at George Pearl Hall!