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Innovators of Australia: 5 trends driving local change
Local councils across the continent are taking creative approaches to shared challenges addressing everything from inclusivity to water management.
Detroit shifts the dial on digital inclusion
In our two-part series on digital inclusion, we talk to Detroit's first ever Director of Digital Inclusion, Joshua Edmonds, about the city's data-driven digital inclusion strategy and lessons learned.
Detroit, MI
United States
U.S. Census: A tool for citizen engagement
Innovators Stephanie Reid, Executive Director Philly Counts 2020, Melissa Bird, Executive Director, District Census 2020 and Michael Baskin, an advisor to the Foundation for Civic Leadership, team up with Govlaunch to share strategies for effective census engagement and how this process may be the gateway to establishing robust citizen engagement overall.
6 ways cities can promote diversity, inclusion and equity
From big data to community engagement, local governments are making more concerted efforts to fight discrimination and opportunity gaps in their communities.
San José pledges to close their digital divide
Led by Chief Innovation Officer Jordan Sun, the City of San José is making strides to close their digital divide not only through enabling access to the internet and device distribution, but through digital literacy training to ensure their community members are equipped to enter the digital world.
San Jose, CA
United States
How to design accessible and inclusive events
Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner for the City of Mississauga shares the importance of accessibility from events to new technology deployment and how her own city is working to address this need to foster a more inclusive and collaborative municipality.
Mississauga, ON
Canada
GovLia sets out to bridge the equity divide
The GovLia platform allows local governments of all sizes to easily ensure inclusive procurement and support economic development initiatives.