On this episode, Devta Kidd, Innovation Director for Bloomington, Indiana joins me to talk about low budget, impactful innovation that any local government can try. We'll talk about cross-departmental buy-in strategies for engaging the community and what questions we should be asking as we progress through a project lifecycle to ensure innovation remains at the center. Featured government: City of Bloomington, Indiana Episode Guests: Devta Kidd  – Innovation Director Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more

With police forces in many local governments coming under major scrutiny, we'll hear how one government is looking at risk management, crisis management, internal audit, and ultimately ways to improve resiliency to drive impactful and equitable policing. Featured government:  Paris, France Episode Guest: Inès Boubaker, Risk Manager, Paris City Hall Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more

Olivia dives into what this new tech is and what roles local government practitioners can play in these emerging spaces. Episode Guests:  Dani Pico, Director of Community at Forum Dani is a long time start-up operator focused on the education and innovation sectors. Currently, Dani is the Director of Community at Forum Ventures, an early stage fund and accelerator program focused on B2B SaaS. Zachary Habayeb Real Estate Tokenization in the UK Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation.   ..read more

Digital inclusion work is progressing in Detroit, and citizen-centered projects, and an understanding of their experience has been a major component of the city's success to date. Towards their goal of providing sustainable broadband access to residents via an automatic open access fiber network, Autumn and her team are finding creative ways to talk to residents and get their buy-in.  Featured government: City of Detroit, MI Episode guests: Autumn Evans, Deputy Director of Digital Inclusion/Equity and Connect 313 Operations Director for the City of Detroit, MI. Visit govlaunch.com for mor ..read more

This discussion accompanies our new report: Innovation in Public Finance, which is now available on govlaunch.com. The guide features dozens of local government success stories and is made possible in part by SAP Concur, a company that's helping government teams around the world automate spending processes so they can run more efficiently.  Govlaunch is joined by a tremendous panel, including Hughey Newsom, Chief Financial Officer at Wayne County, Michigan,  Sarah Robinson, Finance Director for the City of Deer Park, Texas, and Jim McClurkin, Senior Director for Public Sector at SAP ..read more

Siddy Holloway's work is centered around getting the public engaged in mobility through various forms of creative storytelling. With London being home to the world’s oldest underground transit network there is a lot of history and knowledge to reveal. Learn more about how London is sharing its public transit stories and how you may be able to engage with your community on the topic of mobility.  Featured government: Transport for London (Transport Authority for the city of London, UK) Episode guests: Siddy Holloway, Engagement Manager at the London Transport Museum and co-presenter o ..read more

Govlaunch co-founder James Alfano and Michael Pegues from Aurora, Illinois discuss the importance of cultivating public-private partnerships, seeing through the smart city hype, and tips for a strong foundation upon which is smart city or connected community can be built. Featured government: City of Aurora, IL Episode guests: Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer at the City of Aurora Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more

Tanya joins the Govlaunch Podcast to share her story and to encourage other public sector leaders to think about ways that they can be cloud first, mobile first, and to incorporate omnichannel engagement and strategies for meeting the public wherever they're at 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. More info: Featured government: King County, Washington, USA Episode guests: Tanya Hannah, Director and Chief Information Officer Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more

As countries focus their efforts on reducing their impact on the environment and cutting back their emissions, cities are an integral part of the solution. Olivia and Caroline dive into what cities are doing and what's still left to be done. Episode guests: Caroline Brouillette, National Policy Manager for Climate Action Network Canada. Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more

Kate Bender, Chief Analytics Officer for Kansas City, MO joins the Govlaunch podcast to talk about staff engagement, an increasingly important and timely topic as organizations navigate a return to work and high turnover. We'll learn how survey tools and data is helping drive internal culture change and promote retention.  Featured government: City of Kansas City, Missouri Episode guests: Kate Bender, Chief Analytics Officer for Kansas City, Missouri Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation ..read more