FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2018 Contact: Connie Ress, [email protected] CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE RELEASES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ALGORITHM TOOLKIT TO REDUCE BIAS AFFECTING RESIDENTS FROM AUTOMATED DECISIONS MADE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Today, the Center for...
A city dashboard’s primary goal is to give citizens a clear, user-friendly tool to see how well their city is doing. When designing your dashboard, always keep in mind how easy it would be for the average citizen to use. If you include too many factors into your...
By: Eric Reese Data can be powerful. But to really harness your data, you need people skilled in analysis, data management, and data-informed decision-making. Many cities are taking that lesson to heart and launching their own data academies to help employees learn to...
Today, the Center for Government Excellence (GovEx), part of Johns Hopkins University, announced the release of its new Smart Cities guide. Smart cities projects have proliferated in recent years, and this guide captures some of the best examples around the country...
Since closing its city center to most traffic and launching Europe’s first free-flowing bike share, the Municipality of Florence has become one of the most walkable and bike-friendly cities in the European Union, achieving what Mayor Dario Nardella pledged while...