Brendan Babb
@brendanbabb
Anchorage #iteams Director/Chief Innovation Officer - @ANCInnovation, Mathematician/DJ - #civictech, Mars Rover image compression, biomimicry, AI
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it's also the first state that nonprofit Code for America is publicly announcing that they're working with in the coming filing season. codeforamerica.org/news/north-car…
The City and County of San Francisco government is hiring a Chief Data Officer. Go work with Cyd Harrell and use your data skills to improve people's lives: careers.sf.gov/role/?id=37439…
I've been the Anchorage i-team #iteams director for 7 years and it is amazing how #design can help solve city problems in new ways. Apply for these cool jobs, even if you never thought about working for gov. Trust me, it is highly rewarding! ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders Bloomberg Cities
Train ridership in the Netherlands has doubled over the past two decades. This has been achieved not by increasing station coverage, but by increasing station access through targeted investments in cycling infrastructure, secure parking and shared bikes. peopleforbikes.org/news/utrecht-c…
Make an impact in #Nashville and transform #Chattanooga, TN! The @CityOfNashville and City of Chattanooga are seeking #CivicDesigners to build resilient & thriving communities. 🪻 🔗 Apply: hubs.ly/Q02LKGpp0 #CivicDesign #NashvilleJobs #ChattanoogaJobs #UXDesign
Together with the The Aspen Institute, #CityLabCDMX will bring together mayors, policymakers, & creatives to explore the urban innovations @gobcdmx & other municipalities throughout Mexico, Latin America & those across the globe have made for their residents. bloombg.org/3z4wJPd
“Si se mira con atención, queda claro que Gobierno de la Ciudad de México ha impulsado la reforma digital más radical del hemisferio occidental, si no más allá.” James Anderson in @Wiredenespanol on Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Aspen Institute’s #CityLabCDMX:
Awesome to talk with Marie Ringler at Ashoka’s #Changemaker summit. The vision I shared: #LocalGovs will increasingly become platforms for urban scale problem solving — elevating solutions + crowding in talent + helping the best ideas reach scale.
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) recently joined the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance! Mayor Carolina Mejía and her team are focused on developing a centralized and sustainable data platform. The mayor says she is "convinced of the importance of data in making decisions."