Toronto: The City of Toronto reportedly has been selected by a program, Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance (the Alliance) that supports municipalities across the Americas in using data, digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve public services.
One of only 15 new municipalities, Toronto is chosen for the 10-month initiative program to join a network of cities across the Americas to share strategies and best practices to enable the City to upskill staff in digital and AI tools, collaborate with experts to design resident-centered services.
While identifying specific projects as the partnership of the City of Toronto progresses, the program can harness insights that help advance the City’s key priority areas and support service delivery for residents.
Having already reported powerful results by the the Alliance including streamlining housing applications in Seattle, accelerating disaster recovery in Tampa Bay, improving water conservation in Argentina and faster flood detection in the Dominican Republic.
“We need to look at new and innovative ways to tackle the challenges Torontonians care most about. This partnership can give us the data and technology to better understand and deliver on services that are timelier and more impactful for our residents,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said.
Delivered in partnership with the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence (GovEx) at Johns Hopkins University, The Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance now includes 80 cities representing 78 million residents across 12 countries.
