We are proud to announce we’ve set up a new Innovation Team, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, to help tackle some of the biggest barriers facing our region so we can accelerate the shift to green transport and improve the energy efficiency of our homes. The i-team will expertly

.Steve Rotheram has welcomed the creation of a new Innovation Team for the Liverpool City Region, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, to help people move to green transport and improve the energy efficiency of our homes. The i-team will expertly tap data, collect insight, and

Our newest article outlines how City of Boston shook up a long-term contract and built a modular RFP that improves flexibility, data-sharing, and creativity: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/seeking-better… Read below to learn how the team approached this project and what benefits they're already seeing!

Effective, imaginative government is an inside job — and the Innovation Teams we support worldwide help build that engine inside city halls. From Liverpool City Region to Ajuntament València, AyuntamientoZaragoza to Vantaan kaupunki, 18 new European cities are joining a growing movement of local

Honored to be included in the inaugural Center for Public Sector AI's AI 50. #AI #GenAI #LocalGovernment govtechnews

Great new piece from our Center for Public Sector AI...A Government Playbook to Prepare for the Next Wave of AI Innovation bit.ly/4lY4S6q? #AI #genAI #govtech

The Pike Place car-free pilot is being extended through next spring — a step toward a safer, people-first downtown. We’re proud to support this welcoming environment that boosts businesses and delivers one of the best pedestrian experiences in the country. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

For the first time in four decades, a new algorithm has improved upon the speed limit for calculating the fastest route between two points. Ben Brubaker reports: quantamagazine.org/new-method-is-…

💡K'lila Nooning, our Back-End Data Engineer, has a reading recommendation that resonates with her work at GovEx. "Recoding America" by Jennifer Pahlka tackles how outdated approaches drive a growing disconnect between crafting public policy and service delivery. Swipe for more.

GREAT news for college students in the US, Brazil, Korea, Japan & Indonesia: you can get FREE access to Google AI Pro for 1 year! That means access to Google Gemini App 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, 2 TB of storage, and (our fave) NotebookLM Pro! Sign up by Oct 6. Terms apply.

🦜“Where does this endangered bird live?” 🦭“How many seals are being born?” 🐠“Have salmon numbers declined?” Our updated AI model Perch can help biologists find answers to these questions faster, while looking at more ecosystems and animal populations than ever before. Here’s

Today on the blog we feature a new active learning method for curating high-quality data that reduces training data requirements for fine-tuning LLMs by orders of magnitude. Read all about it → goo.gle/3H2mrDv

One word: relentless. just in the past two weeks, we’ve shipped: 🌐 Genie 3 - the most advanced world simulator ever 🤔 Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think available to Ultra subs 🎓 Gemini Pro free for uni students & $1B for US ed 🌍 AlphaEarth - a geospatial model of the entire planet

New fastest shortest-path algorithm in 41 years! Tsinghua researchers broke Dijkstra’s 1984 “sorting barrier,” achieving O(m log^(2/3) n) time. This means faster route planning, less traffic, cheaper deliveries, and more efficient networks - and a CS curriculum revamp =)

Happy #CityHallSelfie Day/Eve from #Anchorage, #Alaska ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders

It’s #CityHallSelfieDay! 📸🎉 From Boston to Bogotá, we’re joining ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders to celebrate the public servants who keep our communities moving. Show your civic pride! Take a selfie at your city hall or local gov building and use #CityHallSelfie!

ICYMI: our latest white paper proposed StatGPT, a new model for city performance management. Want to learn more? Check out the link below to see how this model is different from traditional stat, and the benefits across the organization - and the city! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/transforming-c…

Happy day after #CityHallSelfie Day! City of Boston ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders

Join our next City AI Connect live session! Stephen Goldsmith will discuss using AI, data, and accountability systems to modernize performance management. #smartcities #AI #dataforgood To register: app.civicroundtable.com/sign-up/cityai…

I’m excited to share our new nature paper 📝, which provides strong evidence that the walkability of our built environment matters a great deal to our physical activity and health. Details in thread.🧵 nature.com/articles/s4158…