Starting a Data Academy: How Durham Did It, and How You Can, Too
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…
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Making Smart Cities Even Smarter
Smart cities are all the rage these days. The term is ubiquitous and local government leaders, policymakers, and practitioners can hardly go a day without…
The Formula for Perseverance: Honolulu’s Story
When Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu, Roy K. Amemiya, Jr., asked us to co-chair a What Works Cities (WWC) project on…
Want to Make America Great? Invest in the Public Sector Workforce
It’s only March and 2019 has already been tough on the public sector workforce. Over a month with no paycheck, images of federal workers relying…
How One Country is Making Transparency a Habit
In January of 2019, Transparency International Lithuania (TIL) released its transparency index which revealed that in the past four years, municipalities in Lithuania have become…
AI: 5 Things Your City Should Know
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a relatively new frontier with great power and potential. It’s the “it” thing that drives so many aspects of each…
Managing the ‘B’ Word in Government
The ‘B’ word… Bias. It’s a word that’s been permeating meetings around city halls more frequently during the last year of GovEx’s engagements with cities.…
Food Insecurity Among Teens
During the holiday season in the United States, our collective attention often turns to those experiencing hunger, homelessness and poverty. But everyday in this country,…
Open Data: The “Second Phase”
Recently, I was lucky enough to participate in the the biennial International Open Data Conference (IODC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. GovEx’s work on data management,…
If It’s Broke, Just Throw It in the Trash
Before any analytics project can begin, it needs a well-defined problem - but often, there’s a lot of work to get to that starting line.…