Data-Smart City Solutions’ Post

"Without an explicit owner of data who understands the opportunities — and challenges — of #AI, cities will have a difficult time safely and effectively taking advantage of it." https://lnkd.in/gxD6FG8e

Stephen Goldsmith taking the opportunity to reflect on the last 10 years of the DATA Act and the role of the Chief Data Officer. See where we've been to know where we're going! https://lnkd.in/gxD6FG8e

"It's my job to get them together - and they may come at the solution differently, but then figure out how to maximize their strengths so that they all work together, but still for the collective good." Trisha Stein on the #DataSmartCityPod https://lnkd.in/d8d7RfS3

“When people think about equity work, there's an assumption that you're taking something away from someone, but when you're doing equity work, it's not about taking something away from someone. It's about bringing them up to and giving them access to what they were not experiencing... it is our obligation to humanity to dismantle disparities to serve the collective equally.” Kim Desmond, Chief of Race and Equity for the city of San Diego https://lnkd.in/e_tnixZk

"So much of the data to improve the ways that cities work already exists within cities...it's often a matter of being able to bring that data together in new ways across departments and having the capacity to examine it, to link it, and to start to think about new questions that can be asked with that data and new strategies that could be informed by that data." Kate Robb on the #DataSmartCityPod https://lnkd.in/edStx3Gj

Extreme heat is a serious concern for urban areas, but not all residents experience heat the same and not all solutions are equal. Discover how cities can build resilience with insights from our recent workshop #UrbanHeat #SustainableCities #ClimateAction https://lnkd.in/emeUPZb7

Episode 60 of the #DataSmartCityPod is out today! We're featuring City of Detroit's Chief Strategy Officer Trisha Stein, who discusses her portfolio of innovative, cross-departmental work with a focus on sustainability. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Info from police reports or CompStat-style data collection can provide some insights, but fail to capture the community’s feeling of safety — and for a lot of people, they don't feel safe in their communities in a way that really affects their lives. https://lnkd.in/ecPkw2YV

We have a new article today all about the groundbreaking equity work Kim Desmond is doing in The City of San Diego! A pioneer in the field, Desmond shares her unique approach to equity metrics, data-informed decision making, and community engagement. Also very aligned with the #racialequity and justice work that Stephen Goldsmith, Kimberlyn Leary, and Griffin Jones, DrPH, MPP are doing at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University; this topic is crucially important for building equitable and resilient cities.