Follow the Data Podcast: A New Frontier for Local Government: Generative AI
July 22, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform local government. That’s why city officials everywhere are working to harness its promise—from redesigning infrastructure to reimagining emergency response—alongside managing its pitfalls.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Using Data to Tackle Air Pollution
July 5, 2024
As the world’s urban population grows, it is critical for policymakers and citizens to have access to data-driven scientific research that can empower communities and inform important environmental, air quality, and public health policy decisions.
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An Albanian City Creatively Reclaims Streets for Kids
June 25, 2024
“School Block” is a project of our Asphalt Art Initiative, which helps cities use art and community engagement to improve street safety and revitalize public space. Completed in September 2023, the project used art to reclaim a parking lane around all four sides of the block, adding 1,500 square meters of vibrant, protected pedestrian space. “It’s like night and day, this has become a fairyland,” said local resident Badhkim Topçiu.
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Protecting our Ocean: A race to 30% by 2030
June 8, 2024
Our ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, filled with extraordinary biodiversity while also playing a pivotal role in helping us fight the climate crisis as the planet’s largest heat and carbon sink. In 2022, the world made a bold commitment to protect and conserve at least 30% of land and water globally by 2030.
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Follow the Data Podcast: The Invisible Shield That Protects Us
May 15, 2024
From vaccines to seat belts, public health measures have significantly impacted our lifespans and quality of life for decades. And yet, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Tackling Air Pollution Across Poland
May 2, 2024
Poland has some of the most toxic air in all of Europe, with 23 of the 50 most polluted cities in the European Union located in the country. Much of this air pollution comes from common household boilers that burn wood and coal. Emissions from cars and factories exacerbate poor air quality and lead to 40,000 deaths from pollution-related illnesses every year.
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When Montevideo ran out of water, data provided a lifeline
March 29, 2024
The city’s focus on building cross-cutting data capacity made a critical difference when the crisis hit.
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March 14, 2024
By the end of 2023, the U.S. federal government allocated nearly $1.5 trillion to state, local, and tribal governments in financial assistance programs, primarily through grants. These pieces of legislation created a multitude of competitive grant opportunities for communities of all sizes across the country.
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2024 Q&A with Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris
February 20, 2024
Our CEO Patti Harris recently asked her LinkedIn followers to send in questions about how Bloomberg Philanthropies is tackling today’s biggest problems facing the world through innovation and collaboration.
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How city leaders can spur youth engagement on climate
January 11, 2024
More than 150 mayors came together last month at COP28 in Dubai for a Bloomberg Philanthropies-organized Mayors Innovation Studio that zeroed in on strategies to help cities better engage youth in local climate efforts—not just as beneficiaries or champions, but as co-creators and implementers of new, more ambitious solutions.
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