Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

Highlighting cities solving problems and engaging communities with data. Directed by @GoldsmithonGov at @CenterforCities @Harvard Listen: #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu Cambridge, MA Joined March 2013

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 days ago

New article out today! See how the @CityofDetroit's Department of Innovation and Technology transformed a fragmented tech landscape into an award-winning, centralized #GIS enterprise system that super-charges innovation. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/how-detroit-ov…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 days ago

We recently brought some of our #heatcohort cities to Harvard for a heat simulation during #HarvardClimateActionWeek. Check out some of the insights from this event here: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/confronting-ex… and see what your city can do to support residents during #extremeheat emergencies.

Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University @CenterforCities

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4 days ago

Did you know that #extremeheat makes more people sick and takes more lives than any other climate related hazard? datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/new-tool-maps-… Read our article about California's #CalHeatScore tool to see what the state is doing to help inform and protect residents.

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

5 days ago

Great session yesterday #NYCClimateWeek! 👏 @AtkinsonCenter & @EDFHealth for hosting such an informative event, & to all the panelists & featured speakers! Couldn't make the event? Listen to panelist Trisha Stein, @CityofDetroit on the #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/navigating-urb…

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5 days ago

"It's an old adage actually for us in disaster response that the places most at risk to the flare up or the crisis, are the places that were most at risk the day before. That's a complex interconnected problem." datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/how-cities-can…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

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Tomorrow! Join the @AtkinsonCenter, the @EnvDefenseFund and members of our Community Data Health Initiative team for a conversation on using data to safeguard community health and resilience. Livestream and in-person options available so sign up below! atkinson.cornell.edu/projects/corne…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

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What role with philanthropies play in the coming years, as cities struggle with federal funding losses - and how can cities be ready to partner? Check out our recent report to see expert advice, including recommendations from foundation leaders: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/partnership-re…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

2 weeks ago

“Traditional fixed-site monitoring systems do not capture the block-by-block variation in exposure that many of our most impacted neighborhoods face...” datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/wayne-county-s…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

2 weeks ago

How can cities respond better, & smarter, to disasters? datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/how-cities-can… #DataSmartCityPod Dr. Andrew Schroeder @DirectRelief @crisisreadiness discusses the people, platforms, & data necessary to prevent & react to crises @GoldsmithOnGov #SmartCities #DisasterResponse

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2 weeks ago

"When done right, which means taking the long and unglamorous route of 'building with' rather than 'building for,' public-private partnerships can create technology that isn't just usable, but indispensable." datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/build-not-maki…

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2 weeks ago

"The next several years will usher in a period of disruption, the full effects of which have yet to be determined." datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/partnership-re…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

3 weeks ago

“The purpose of the tool is to reduce heat-related illnesses and save lives by translating all this complex [weather] data into alerts for people to get a sense of the dangers of extreme heat...and understand what they can do to take action,” said Wieland datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/new-tool-maps-…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

3 weeks ago

We have an important new report today that aims to help cities successfully engage with philanthropies and foundations amid an uncertain federal funding landscape: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/partnership-re…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 weeks ago

Labor Day might mark the unofficial end of summer, but that doesn't mean it's the end of high heat days. In California, residents can use the new @OEHHA #CalHeatScore tool to quickly check their area's heat score and stay safe during #extremeheat. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/new-tool-maps-…

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4 weeks ago

"The long term goal is to integrate climate resilient features, like green roofs, into bus stop infrastructure. If there's a surface that we're not using, it should be vegetated, it should be cool." Zoe Davis, senior climate resilience project manager datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/wicked-hot-map…

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4 weeks ago

We're excited to share that Pr. @GoldsmithOnGov joined @The_CLC_SG as a Visiting Fellow! It's always exciting for us at the @CenterforCities at Harvard University when we get to engage with other centers for urban + civic research 💡 #ResponsiveCity #UrbanGovernance #SmartNation

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 weeks ago

"The challenge isn't a lack of innovation or need; it's a fundamental mismatch between how private companies typically build technology and how public health systems actually function." datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/build-not-maki…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 weeks ago

See how the District of Columbia is taking their #opendata to the next level by incorporating #GenAI with the Open Data DC portal in our article about the new, AI-powered and GIS-based #DCCompass tool 👇 datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/dc-redefines-o…

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Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

4 weeks ago

Check out how new, smart construction materials are used to improve infrastructure: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/fueling-smarte… These innovations can help reduce waste and downtime while increasing road strength and lifecycles.