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…
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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.…
Eye on the Economy: Part Two – Raising the Minimum Wage
Below is the second installment of our blog series – “Eye on the Economy: How can local governments improve economic outcomes for residents?" Raising the…
Cybersecurity: What Is Your State Up To?
While most of us are aware of the outcomes from November's election in gubernatorial, state legislature and other local races affecting where we live, you…
Eye on the Economy Series: Part One – Boom or Bust
Today we begin our new blog series - "Eye on the Economy: How can local governments improve economic outcomes for residents?" Part One: Boom or…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
(This is the first in a series on community engagement) “Community engagement” is prized as both a key incentive for, and desired outcome of, open…
Big Winner in 2018 Election: Parks
Cities are increasingly recognizing the importance of parks as a public good, as well as the potential benefits to health, the local economy, and civic…