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Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Initiative
With today's announcement of Albuquerque becoming one of sixteen cities to join the prestigious Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities Initiative, the city can improve current data policies, processes and inter-departmental collaboration.
Says Simone Brody, Executive Director for the Initiative, "It's an exciting opportunity to leverage resources and experience to achieve their goals."
Albuquerque joins Birmingham, AL; Boulder, CO; Des Moines, IA; Fort Worth, TX; Hartford, CT; Knoxville, TN; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI; Nashville, TN; Olathe, KS; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; South Bend, IN; Syracuse, NY; and Virginia Beach, VA.
"Albuquerque has been cited by Code for America for leading the way in Open Data and is quite sophisticated in their practice already," says Molly Daniell, who is overseeing the What Works Cities work in Albuquerque. "We can add value in thinking about how to iterate on processes and making sure internal systems are working as seamlessly as possible."
Daniel says that Albuquerque's work will focus on open data and low-cost evaluation. |