GovEx Data Points
Episodes
#103 - AI City Showcase: How Guatemala City is using AI to Combat Climate Change
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- The city developed its AI prototype as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance AI Track--- As one of eight cities in the Bloomberg...
Rewriting a Narrative: How El Paso’s mayor is using data to highlight the city’s promise
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- Mayor Renard Johnson’s participation in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative offers an example of the power of data storytelling.---...
#101 - City Spotlight: Recife leads a wave of Latin American AI innovation
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- With Conecta Recife and “zero-click” service delivery, the Brazilian tech hub is creating scalable solutions to address resident needs.--- Our...
#100 - The Chief Data Officer: An Essential and Evolving Role in the Age of Generative AI
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- Miami CDO Cheriene Floyd shares how Generative AI is shifting the way cities think about their data.--- A Chief Data Officer’s role in cities is...
#99 - Cities as Engines of Innovation: Insights from GovEx Executive Director Oliver Wise
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- Oliver Wise has been a data leader in local and federal government, as well as the private sector, and as GovEx’s new Executive Director, he’s...
#98 - Making Visions Reality: The African Mayoral Leadership Initiative
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- The innovation program that helps African leaders leverage data tools to achieve legacy goals--- Today, we’re talking about the African Mayoral ...
#97 - Making Data Accessible: The BREATHE Center’s Lung Health Dashboard
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- How can data storytelling improve health outcomes and save lives? The Lung Health Dashboard offers one example.--- Today’s episode explores how ...
#96 - Equipping Staff to make Better Decisions: The JHU Travel Emissions Dashboard
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, transportation accounts for 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. For short trips, flying i...
#95 - The GovExperts: The "Squishier" Side of Data Use in Cities with Vidushani Jayalal
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- The GovExperts is a Data Points mini-series spotlighting the brilliant minds at GovEx who are shaping the future of public sector data work. Today...
#94 - The GovExperts: What Data-Driven Culture Means for Cities with Dr. Sara Bertran de Lis
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- The GovExperts is a Data Points mini-series spotlighting the brilliant minds at GovEx who are shaping the future of public sector data work. Today...
#93 - Communicating with Data: How Do Cities Measure Up?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- How well do cities communicate with data? What opportunities are they missing? --- GovEx Senior Research Manager Dr. Jacquie Greiff and Senior Res...
#92 - The GovExperts: The Power of Effective Instructional Design with Dr. Jessica Arends
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- The GovExperts is a Data Points mini-series spotlighting the brilliant minds at GovEx who are shaping the future of public sector data work. Today...
#91 - 2024: The Year Cities Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
--- Outgoing GovEx Executive Director Amy Edwards Holmes reflects on a momentous year for cities and data--- While the characters in Dr. Strangelove, ...
#90 - Strengthening Community Food Systems: Resilience Strategies in Adams County, Colorado
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- In this episode of Data Points, GovEx’s Meg Burke sits down with Tessa Cushman, the Food Access and Systems Coordinator in Adams County, Colorad...
#89 - Co-creating Solutions for Economic Mobility: The Opportunity Accelerator
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- In partnership with Results for America, GovEx helps empower communities to solve problems.--- In the latest episode of Data Points, we get an ove...
#88 - The GovExperts: Potential of public sector AI with Andrew Nicklin
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- The GovExperts is the new mini-series from GovEx Data Points spotlighting some of the top minds in public sector data. In our inaugural episode we...
#87 - Increasing Access while Reducing Emissions: Iowa City’s Fare Free Pilot Program
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iowa City and GovEx collaborate to solve a problem: How do you gather ridership data without fares?--- In the latest episode of the Data Points podcas...
#86 - Celebrating 10 Years: Reflections on the DATA Act and the future of open data
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- GovEx Executive Director Amy Holmes introduces highlights from the organization’s recent event marking the DATA Act’s 10th anniversary--- In t...
#85 - Teaching Mayors to Tap Data’s “Sneaky Super Power”: Bringing People Together
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- The Data Track at Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative helps leaders to the see the people behind city-level data.--- Today, we’re throw...
#84 - Women’s History Now: The Women Behind the Coronavirus Resource Center
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- In this episode, we celebrate Women’s History Month by talking to some of the women who made history by leading the development of the Coronavir...
#83 - City AI Connect: Risk vs. Opportunity in Government AI
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
--- In this episode, we discuss City AI Connect, a global learning community and digital platform for cities to trial and advance the usage of generat...
#82 - A Year In Review: A conversation with GovEx Executive Director Amy Edwards Holmes on her first year of leadership
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Data Points Podcast from the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University (“GovEx”), GovEx Chief of Staff ...