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Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence

Unlocking the power of data and AI for public good

GovEx helps governments use data and AI creatively and effectively to improve the lives of residents across the United States and around the globe.

Join a team imagining new futures for cities

GovEx is hiring for several key positions to expand our work helping cities leverage data and AI to transform the lives of residents.

Convening data leaders to reimagine how cities work

GovEx gathers city CDOs in the Civic Analytics Network to present the latest innovations in public sector data and AI and foster collaboration.

Solving cities’ toughest problems with data and AI

GovEx helps local leaders in the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance deliver real results for residents.

Educating the next generation of city problem solvers

GovEx’s Data Science for Social Good Fellowship connects top-tier data students with cities to solve real-world social impact problems.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins launch Mayors AI Forum

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins launch Mayors AI Forum

Today at Bloomberg CityLab in Madrid, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University introduced the Mayors AI Forum, a groundbreaking initiative bringing together some of the world’s most forward-thinking city leaders to collectively demonstrate what visionary,...

City data leaders convene in DC to share progress, strategy

City data leaders convene in DC to share progress, strategy

This week, chief data officers from some of the country’s biggest cities convened at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC to share experiences and learn from leaders in the field. CDOs from DC, Boston, San Francisco, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and other...

What we’re learning about city CDOs: Four emerging archetypes

What we’re learning about city CDOs: Four emerging archetypes

By Kel Wang Cities are being asked to do more with data than ever before. They are using data to improve service delivery, strengthen performance management, coordinate across departments, support transparency, and, increasingly, identify responsible ways to adopt AI....

More than ever, national and global progress rests on local government.

That is why our field-defining team at the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins helps mayors and municipalities operate on the cutting edge of using data, technology, and AI to solve problems, reimagine services, and deliver results residents feel. Housing government practitioners, policy experts, and top data analysts, we are proud to support city halls in strengthening these critical capabilities—and leading the way.

Oliver Wise

Executive Director of the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University

About Us

GovEx supports and coaches leaders and their teams to build a data-driven public sector that fairly and justly uses data, research, and analytics to better understand complex issues, engage residents, and implement policy interventions that lead to equitable outcomes and transform the standard of living for underserved residents.

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What We Do

GovEx works with mayors and their senior teams in three key ways.

City Impact

GovEx has a track record of working with cities to implement strategies and policy interventions that lead to equitable outcomes and transform the standard of living for residents.

Baltimore

GovEx’s work in Baltimore, the organization's home base, includes many evidence-based governance projects through four mayoral administrations.

Coronavirus Resource Center

The Coronavirus Resource Center (CRC) became the world’s most trusted surveillance tool for reliable, real-time pandemic data.

Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance

GovEx’s flagship program is the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance. The City Data Alliance works with mayors and cities across the Americas to provide executive education and coaching on how to leverage data to strengthen local government operations, innovate public services, and produce better outcomes for residents including improving access to health care, reimagining waste management systems, expanding affordable housing, or combatting homelessness. The suite of supports provided to cities in the City Data Alliance helps mayors and their senior teams deepen their use of data to inform decisions, transform systems, understand impact, and communicate results.

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