Stephen Goldsmith

Recent Articles

• Data Analysis and the Promise of Speedy Government
• Sep 18, 2013
• Combining data with new analytics techniques can help governments react nimbly and purposefully. It's hard work, but the potential payoff is worth it.
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• The Breathtaking Promise of 311
• Aug 21, 2013
• These customer-service systems are evolving into far more than a way to get a pothole filled or graffiti cleaned up.

• Unlocking the Value of Infrastructure
• Jul 24, 2013
• Roads and bridges and utilities should be financed, built and managed as the assets they are.
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• How Some Cities Are Creating Permanent Pipelines of Innovation
• Jul 3, 2013
• Some cities are finding ways to create the urgency and political will to produce permanent pipelines of innovation.

• LouieStat: Performance Improvement Done Right
• Jun 19, 2013
• Louisville, Ky., is showing how a performance metrics initiative can transform a government's operational culture.
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• Big Data and Even Bigger Efficiencies
• May 22, 2013
• The ever-growing volume of information created and captured by the modern digitized world is an opportunity for government to reinvent itself.
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• When Data Drives Innovation
• May 1, 2013
• Many of the top entrants for Innovations Awards demonstrate that technology applied creatively can shift governments from reactive service delivery to prescriptive solutions.
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• Infrastructure at the Speed of Light
• Apr 17, 2013
• It took just a year for Indiana officials to put together a major public-private bridge project. How did they do it?

• Building a Culture of Efficiency in Government
• Mar 20, 2013
• Small savings can add up to real money--and better services.
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• Maximizing the Value of Infrastructure
• Mar 5, 2013
• To realize the most long-term value, governments must take a sensible approach to asset management.

• Public Debt and the Quest for Efficiency
• Feb 20, 2013
• All government debt is not the same. Pension debt starves government of the people and tools it needs, but creative borrowing for infrastructure can save more money than it costs.
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• Giving Citizens the Tools to Grade Their Governments
• Jan 23, 2013
• Washington, D.C., is pioneering a system that takes performance and accountability to a new level.
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• A Reinvention Drama in the Air
• Dec 20, 2012
• The FAA is working to transform the nation's air transportation system in dramatic ways, deploying new technology collaboratively with an array of stakeholders.

• Kansas City, Google and the Leveraging of Public Value
• Dec 19, 2012
• To Mayor Sly James, the first-in-the-nation Google Fiber project is about a lot more than blazing-fast broadband.
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• Water Infrastructure and the Gush of Creativity
• Nov 21, 2012
• Innovative public officials and utility managers are finding cost-effective ways to fix our aging water systems and save billions of dollars in the process.