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  • 2 months ago | govtech.com | Stephen Goldsmith

    Municipal officials buying technology face privacy and security challenges compounded by the fact that GenAI derives its power from access to data located across agencies and sectors. Further aggravating this complexity is the asymmetry of expertise between the companies developing AI and the municipalities acquiring their products. Pooling resources will help cities move forward with more confidence and speed.

  • Nov 1, 2024 | govtech.com | Stephen Goldsmith

    The fundamental importance of the tax system, its tentacles in so many agencies and its effect on every resident, makes it particularly ripe for total technological reform. Over the last several years, digitization allowed several cities to take steps forward in terms of customer service. The next set of reforms will be bolder thanks to new technologies that streamline processes through integration around place.

  • Sep 3, 2024 | govtech.com | Stephen Goldsmith

    Rental companies and auto insurers already use telematics to provide incentives for safe driving habits based on information from in-vehicle monitoring devices that gather data from onboard GPS and diagnostics systems. Telematics that improve vehicle operation include information on speed, braking patterns, seatbelt use and acceleration.

  • Aug 12, 2024 | governing.com | Stephen Goldsmith |Jabari Simama

    Evictions are a window into America’s rental housing crisis: In 2022, more than half of all renters spent over a third of their income on housing, and millions of tenants who miss rent payments are evicted each year. When renters are kicked out of their homes, the consequences can be disastrous. Families might lose their possessions when they are piled on the sidewalk, or can’t afford the fee to get them out of storage.

  • Aug 12, 2024 | governing.com | Stephen Goldsmith |William D. Eggers |Zina Hutton

    The actual authority of mayors derives from state laws and local charters. However, their ability to accomplish broad goals or take on complex or “wicked” problems depends in large part on their apparent authority, which derives from democracy itself. The public recognizes the mayor (or in some cases the elected county executive) as the person elected to lead them across many domains.

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Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen Goldsmith @GoldsmithOnGov
17 Apr 25

This is a critical resource for mayors, providing a roadmap that will help improve resident health and well-being - as well as provide economic returns. https://t.co/zpzDs2iskw

Data-Smart Cities
Data-Smart Cities @DataSmartCities

New resource out today! A guide for mayors and city officials looking to address the health impacts of air pollution 👇 https://t.co/M4AfUYNcSk https://t.co/C20jhcoF0k

Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen Goldsmith @GoldsmithOnGov
2 Apr 25

A great panel today at @SmartCityExpoUS with Shin-pei Tsay, Vítor Moreira, and Shannon Macika. Always a pleasure to talk #smartcities, #govinnovation, and bold solutions, while playing a little "smart city mythbusters." https://t.co/0SgocZ0YxV

Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen Goldsmith @GoldsmithOnGov
2 Apr 25

I had a great conversation with two pillars in the field of #governmentinnovation, civic transformation, #AI #GenAI, possibility government...the list goes on, but having @HarvardHBS Mitch Weiss and @SantiOnCities on the #DataSmartCityPod was such a treat. https://t.co/V9tDkxebsy https://t.co/ll8zMU1Om6