Bloomberg's City Data Alliance: Lessons in better data capture, decision making

By Sheilah Kast,

Melissa Gerr

Published June 28, 2024 at 10:05 AM EDT

Twenty three mayors from North and South America and the Caribbean met in Baltimore to participate in the third cohor — Twenty three mayors from North and South America and the Caribbean met in Baltimore June 27 and 28 to participate in the third cohort of City Data Alliance. The program trains mayors about optimizing data collection and usage to make better, more equitable decisions about city resources and funding. Photo: Bloomberg Philanthropies

Data is power. And it takes skill to use data effectively and equitably. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘City Data Alliance’ has trained hundreds of municipal leaders in capturing, sharing and using data. Some are in Baltimore now -- What are they learning and why?

James Anderson, head of Government Innovation programming, talks us through the process.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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