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Federal Data, Local Impact: What Cities Need to Know

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Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Denice Ross, Director of Federal Data Policy at the Federation of American Scientists, about the relationship between local and federal data, what city CDOs should prioritize, and why cities have untapped power to shape...

Enacting StatGPT

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A workbook for city leaders and public servants to learn how to develop an AI-enabled StatGPT tool for city management, moving beyond theoretical discussions by developing and testing AI performance management tools.

The Top Ten of 2025

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As we wrap up the year, we’ve collected our most read articles and most streamed podcasts of 2025. Check them out below and, as always, thank you to all our readers and listeners! What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP This podcast features Dr. Sara Naomi...

Rethinking Government in 2026

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In our end-of-year episode, host Stephen Goldsmith reflect on 2025's most promising advancements in local government and shares his vision for how cities can harness generative AI to drive real change. Goldsmith discusses why a problem-first approach to...

City Leadership in the AI Era

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Listen to host Stephen Goldsmith speak with two leading voices at the intersection of local government, data, and AI: Rochelle Haynes, Managing Director of What Works Cities and Carrie Bishop, who leads data and AI initiatives for the Government...

San Antonio Digitizes Permitting, Focuses on Customer Service

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This article originally appeared in Government Technology. Far too often, new digital products — whether introduced by private companies or developed by city data teams — focus more on show-casing technological advancements than on demonstrating tangible...

Charles Waldheim on the Future of the American City

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In this special episode, host and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Harvard University Graduate School of Design Professor Charles Waldheim co-host a podcast crossover. Pr. Waldheim, host of the Future of the American City podcast and...

How Detroit Overhauled Citywide IT and Modernized City Services

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Detroit’s extraordinary journey from municipal bankruptcy to a national model for IT innovation offers vital lessons for city leaders everywhere. Detroit’s Department of Innovation and Technology rebuilt the city’s fragmented tech landscape, pioneering an...

#ThisWeekInData

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Government Technology: To Get AI Into City Services, Start With Clean, Shareable Data As many local governments incorporate generative and agentic artificial intelligence into city services, web apps, and processes, this article reminds readers of the...