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  • How Digitization Can Make Government More Equitable

    December 12, 2023 | GovTech - Government Technology

    City of Syracuse contest seeks transportation data projects
    October 4, 2023 | Data-Smart City Pod - Bloomberg Center for Cities

    Leading First and Leading Local with Clarence Anthony
    September 6, 2023 | Syracuse.com

    Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role
    July 6, 2023 | Syracuse University News

    Results for America Awards Seven Cities in North and South America with Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for Exceptional Use of Data
    June 21, 2023 | What Works Cities - Bloomberg

    City of Syracuse launches new upgraded trash pickup service
    June 16, 2023 | Local SYR

    The Syracuse Data Challenge Encourages Residents to Use the City’s Open Data Portal
    June 8, 2023 | The Atlas

    City of Syracuse to start issuing citations for improper trash cart requirements Monday
    June 5, 2023 | CentralCNY

    Bloomberg Philanthropies Welcomes 20 New Mayors to the City Data Alliance, Empowering Them to Lead with Data to Improve Resident Lives
    May 16, 2023 | Bloomberg Philanthropies

    20 new cities, mayors join Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance
    May 16, 2023 | StateScoop

    Building Equity In Syracuse Road Reconstruction
    May 12, 2023 | The Atlas

    Syracuse overhauls MWBE department; hopes for streamlined process, better data
    May 3, 2023 | Central Current

    Advancing progress in cities around the globe
    April 19, 2023 | Harvard Kennedy School

    26 cameras on major Syracuse streets could record thousands of license plate numbers daily
    April 17, 2023 | Syracuse.com

    Winter weather operations in Syracuse earn finalist standing in Smart Cities Awards
    March 24, 2023 | CNY Central

    Deadline to compete in the Syracuse Data Challenge is coming up soon
    March 22, 2023 | Syracuse.com

    Big hopes for the Year Ahead
    January 4, 2023 | Bloomberg Cities Network

  • Chief innovation officers reconnect as their movement grows
    October 11, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities Network

    Accelerating Government Innovation With Leadership and Stimulus Funding
    September, 2022 | IBM Center for The Business of Government

    Mayor Walsh Announces City of Syracuse Presented with International Award for Innovative Winter Weather Operations Tool
    August 29, 2022 | UrbanCNY

    Seattle & Syracuse set out to prove the power of procurement
    August 17, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities Network

    Federal funds are building long-term data capacity in US cities
    July 4, 2022 | Cities Today

    Syracuse Mayor Interview: American Rescue Plan ‘How are we spending the Funds?‘
    July 4, 2022 | UrbanCNY

    Syracuse Uses ArcGIS Velocity to Take Its GIS to the Next Level
    April 5, 2022 | ArcNews

    City launches federal stimulus dashboard; see how Syracuse has spent ARPA funds
    April 5, 2022 | Syracuse.com

    Mayor Walsh Announces the Launch of New ARPA Dashboard Tracking Tool
    April 5, 2022 | UrbanCNY

    Mayor Ben Walsh announces ARPA dashboard to track proposed investments
    April 5, 2022 | The Daily Orange

    The Rise of the Data Steward
    April 4, 2022 | Cities Today

    How cities are using innovation to get smarter about infrastructure
    March 23, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities Network

    City gains real-time visibility into snow removal operations
    March 9, 2022 | GCN

    Catching up with Jason Scharf, now a Data Program Manager with the City of Syracuse!
    March 3, 2022 | Hack Upstate

    Using data to guide and track spending of federal aid dollars
    February 9, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities Network

    City of Syracuse plans for increased surveillance, technology oversight
    February 7, 2022 | Daily Orange

    Sean Kirst: On clearing snow from city sidewalks: 'If Syracuse can do it, why not Buffalo?'
    February 5, 2022 | The Buffalo News

    Snow plow tracking: Syracuse and Rochester have it, why not Buffalo?February 3, 2022 | WGRZ

    Syracuse's upgraded snow plow map shows when streets were last cleared
    January 11, 2022 | WRVO Public Media

    New Snow Tracking Tool
    January 9, 2022 | NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse

    When was my road last plowed? In Syracuse, GPS-driven map offers answers
    January 7, 2022 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse Launches New Winter Weather Operations Tool
    January 7, 2022 | WAER

  • Syracuse police might use surveillance cameras to read license plates; officials want feedbackDecember 8, 2021 | Syracuse.com

    Global city data projects selected for inaugural NYU incubatorSeptember 20, 2021 | Cities Today

    How to use federal aid to bolster City Hall’s innovation capacityAugust 11, 2021 | Bloomberg Cities Network

    After city recognized by national program for utilizing data, Syracuse Mayor says how it’s doneJuly 15, 2021 | WSYR-TV

    In Syracuse, Data Delivers Efficient, Effective, and Equitable ServicesJuly 14, 2021 | What Works Cities Certification Medium

    Crafting policy to guide the use of surveillance technologyFebruary 3, 2021 | Bloomberg Cities

    Syracuse Speaks-What’s ahead For the City in 2021?February 3, 2021 | WAER

    What are CDO’s 2021 priorities?January 27, 2021 | Data-Smart City Solutions

  • Syracuse Is Finding Ways to Prevent EvictionsApril 18, 2019 | Next City

    Eviction rate in Syracuse public housing drops 75% thanks to City Hall effortMarch 28, 2019 | Syracuse.com

    City of Syracuse Announces Eleven New Initiatives to Address Housing StabilityMarch 28, 2019 | Urban CNY

    Syracuse Aims to Reduce Evictions in Broad Plan to Address Housing StabilityMarch 27, 2019 | WAER

    Mayor Ben Walsh announces plans to improve housing stability, reduce evictionsMarch 27, 2019 | The Daily Orange

    Startups partner with Syracuse to tackle city issuesFebruary 10, 2019 | The Daily Orange

    Syracuse awarded $500K to be New York’s ‘flagship smart city’February 1, 2019 | Syracuse.com

    Walsh pushes 'Syracuse Surge' in State of the City addressJanuary 18, 2019 | WRVO

    Syracuse State of the City 2019: Read the text of Ben Walsh’s speechJanuary 18, 2019 | Syracuse.com

    Walsh outlines Syracuse Surge: The ‘biggest economic growth' plan in city historyJanuary 17, 2019 | Syracuse.com

    Walsh: "The Transformation of Syracuse is Underway"January 17, 2019 | Spectrum News

    How do you ‘rise above?’ Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh reflects on one year in officeJanuary 4, 2019 | Syracuse.com

  • How a handwritten note helped Syracuse collect $1.5 million in back taxesDecember 12, 2018 | Bloomberg Cities

    Report details barriers to economic opportunity in SyracuseDecember 11, 2018 | The Daily Orange

    Storytelling Powers Change in CitiesNovember 28, 2018 | Data-Smart City Solutions

    Inspector-centred design: innovation where it’s least expectedNovember 22, 2018 | Apolitical

    How some handwriting saved Syracuse taxpayers $1.47M in 4 monthsNovember 13, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Snow-plowing robots? City Hall turns to tech start-ups to fix 5 problemsOctober 30, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Getting the Work Done: What Government Innovation Really Looks LikeOctober 16, 2018 | New America

    Is Ben Walsh's administration meeting its goals? See for yourselfSeptember 5, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse introduces public tracking program for major projectsSeptember 5, 2018 | The Daily Orange

    City of Syracuse opens online performance tracking to publicSeptember 4, 2018 | Local SYR

    Syracuse lawmakers approve $38M plan to buy city streetlightsAugust 20, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Citywide Summer Book Club launches with the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”July 17, 2018 | Urban CNY

    Syracuse i-team Seeks FeedbackJuly 17, 2018 | The Stand

    Syracuse Innovation Team Hosts Ideation Sessions on Housing StabilityJuly 16, 2018 | LocalSYR

    Syracuse mayor launches citywide book club this weekJuly 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse's Innovation Team Seeks Resident Input at "Ideation Sessions" on Housing StabilityJuly 11, 2018 | WAER

    City of Syracuse Innovation Team Hosts Community Ideation Sessions- Priority “Housing Stability”July 11, 2018 | Urban CNY

    To Combat Potholes, Cities Turn to TechnologyJune 18, 2018 | PEW Stateline

    Syracuse Division of Code Enforcement introduces Healthy Housing 101June 15, 2018 | Spectrum News

    “The Most Important Thing Is that We Are Figuring It Out Together”June 14, 2018 | What Works Cities

    How good is your street? See a map of road ratings for every block in SyracuseJune 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Alligator cracks and data maps: How Syracuse decides which roads to paveJune 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    City's "Healthy Housing 101" Aims to Educate Potential Homeowners, Landlords about Code IssuesJune 7, 2018 | WAER

    How to Spot a Code ViolationJune 6, 2018 | The Stand

    Effort to educate homeowners underway in SyracuseJune 6, 2018 | LocalSYR

    The enduring mythology of the whiz kidMay 21, 2018 | CO.DESIGN

    How crowdsourcing drives citizen engagementBloomberg Cities | May 10, 2018

    Rise of the Chief Data Officer: Cities learn to crunch the numbersApril 26, 2018 | Smart Cities Dive

    Hackathon winners create road map to track snowplows in SyracuseMarch 9, 2018 | WRVO

    Hackathon Results Could Bring New Ways to Keep Syracuse Streets Clear of SnowMarch 7, 2018 | WAER

    iSchool ‘hackathon’ winners tackle Syracuse snow removalMarch 7, 2018 | The Daily Orange

    Winners of Plowing Through the Data Hackathon AnnouncedMarch 7, 2018 | School of Information Studies, Syracuse University

    Civic Hackathon winners develop high-tech solutions for snow removal in SyracuseMarch 7, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse narrows options for sidewalk snow removalMarch 1, 2018 | WRVO

    How rethinking your workspace can spur innovationFebruary 28, 2018 | Bloomberg Cities

    Syracuse innovation team will address housing stability this yearFebruary 28, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse neighbors weigh in on snow removal in first ever "Snow Safety Summit"February 15, 2018 | WSYR

    Syracuse City hosts first ever "Snow Safety Summit"February 15, 2018 | WSYR

    City of Syracuse Snow Safety Summit: Open house event to collect community input about city’s snow removal processFebruary 15, 2018 | Urban CNY

    Syracuse Snow Safety Summit Aims to Resolve Snow Removal ProblemsFebruary 15, 2018 | Spectrum News

    Syracuse city leaders hear complaints and suggestions at 'Snow Safety Summit'February 15, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse City Hall's 'Snow Safety Summit' set for ThursdayFebruary 14, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse State of the City: Read the full text of Ben Walsh's speechJanuary 31, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse City Hall to host 'Snow Safety Summit' next monthJanuary 23, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Mayor Walsh to host first State of the City address later this monthJanuary 17, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    City Hall looking for input: What problem should innovation team tackle?January 15, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Mayor Walsh's plan: Tickets, towing, crackdown on snow removal scofflawsJanuary 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse's innovation office gets one-year extension from BloombergJanuary 4, 2018 | Syracuse.com

  • Syracuse Mayor Discusses How Tech and Data Intersect on Her City’s StreetsNovember 14, 2017 | Route Fifty

    Recasting Free Financial Counseling as a Public ServiceNovember 14, 2017 | Bloomberg Philanthropies

    Data Experts are an Increasingly Popular Hire for GovernmentsNovember 9, 2017 | GovTech

    3 Cities Call on Data to Solve Civic ChallengesNovember 3, 2017 | StateTech 

    Mayor Miner Announces New Code Enforcement Program Aimed at Improved Compliance through Community OutreachNovember 2, 2017 | Urban CNY

    Syracuse mayor introduces code violations program being piloted on North SideNovember 1, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse Tries Out Data Driven, Proactive Approach to Code Enforcement Program to Improve ComplianceNovember 1, 2017 | WAER

    Mayor Miner announces new code enforcement programNovember 1, 2017 | CNY Central

    Pilot Code Enforcement Program Gives Tenants VoiceNovember 1, 2017 | Spectrum News

    Podcast: Innovation Doesn’t Have to be Fancy with Sam Edelstein & Brendan BabbOctober 20, 2017 | ELGL

    20 Open Gov Leaders You Need to KnowSeptember 28, 2017 | StateScoop

    Increasing Innovation in America's Water SystemsAugust 2017 | Bipartisan Policy Center

    Miner appoints new innovation director to replace Andrew MaxwellApril 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    How creative partnerships are set to transform Syracuse one block at a timeAugust 22, 2017 | Hack UpState

    Syracuse i-Team: Upgrading Infrastructure on a Limited BudgetAugust 7, 2017  | Data Smart Cities

    How Syracuse, N.Y.'s i-Team Has Unearthed Value Through Infrastructure CoordinationAugust 7, 2017 | GovTech

    iSchool Alumnus Launches DataCuse, Providing Public Access to City DataAugust 2, 2017 | The iSchool, Syracuse University

    How One Rust Belt City Is Revitalizing its Neighborhoods through DataAugust 1, 2017 | What Works Cities

    2017 Traeger List of Influencers - #52July 31, 2017 | ELGL

    This Week in Civic Tech: City of Syracuse Launches Open Data PortalJuly 28, 2017 | Code for America

    What’s New in Civic Tech: Syracuse Launches First Open Data PortalJuly 27, 2017 | Gov Tech

    This Week in DataJuly 27, 2017 | Data Smart Cities

    Open data comes to SyracuseJuly 27, 2017 | WRVO

    Syracuse City Hall releases open data on potholes, vacant housing, lead paint & moreJuly 26, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    Mayor Miner Announces Launch of “DataCuse,” New Open Data Portal for City of SyracuseJuly 26, 2017 | Urban CNY News

    City of Syracuse opens data portal for potholes, other infrastructure issuesJuly 26, 2017 | WSYR

    Syracuse officials unveil 'DataCuse' websiteJuly 26, 2017 | Spectrum News

    'DataCuse' portal releases housing, infrastructure information to publicJuly 26, 2017 | CNY Central

    Syracuse Govt Open Data Portal Goes LiveJuly 26, 2017 | The Reclaimer

    City Profile: Syracuse, NYJune 23, 2017 | What Works Cities

    Syracuse to launch open data policy soonMay 11, 2017 | WRVO

    'Open data' a good move for Syracuse government transparency (Editorial)April 27, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    How Mathematicians in Chicago Are Stopping Water Leaks in SyracuseApril 20, 2017 | Politico Magazine

    Syracuse City Hall wants to make it easier for people to look at its dataApril 17, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    Driving Innovation Beyond the Big City: A Model for Small and Midsized Cities to Achieve Data ExcellenceMarch 29, 2017 | GovTech

    Miner: Syracuse water main breaks decline 18 percent, but city needs federal aidMarch 17, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse gets early warnings on water main breaks and firesJanuary 31, 2017 | GCN

    Syracuse Fire Department hopes data can help prevent firesJanuary 23, 2017 | WRVO

    In final State of the City, Miner reflects on 7 years in office, unveils plans for 2017January 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Innovation Teams Program To Seven New Cities Across The GlobeJanuary 12, 2017 | PR Newswire

    Giving Cities Room to Experiment and InnovateJanuary 12, 2017 | CityLab from The Atlantic

    Syracuse firefighters to get smoke detectors into high-risk homesJanuary 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com

  • iSchool and City of Syracuse Launch Civic Data Hackathon, Syracuse University School of Information StudiesSeptember 26, 2016 | iSchool News

    Syracuse The Latest City To Use Data In The Fight Against Water Main Breaks, Water OnlineAugust 24, 2016 | Water Online

    N.Y. city teams with data science researchers to help predict, prevent water main breaksAugust 8, 2016 | StateScoop

    Syracuse's Innovation Team wants to know: What issues in the city need fixing?June 8, 2016 | Syracuse.com

    Syracuse I-Team Tackles Infrastructure: Part IIMay 22, 2016 | TWC News

    Syracuse I-Team Tackles Infrastructure: Part IMay 21, 2016 | TWC News

    After infrastructure fixes, what's next for the Syracuse's Office of Innovation?May 16, 2016 | Syracuse.com

    SU Professor and Students Helping Syracuse's I-Team Tackle Infrastructure ProblemsFebruary 11, 2016 | WAER

    I-team finds innovative solutions to infrastructure issuesFebruary 2, 2016 | WRVO

    Syracuse brings 'hipster' remedy to ancient problemJanuary 28, 2016 | Syracuse.com

  • Innovation in the Salt CityFall 2015 | Maxwell Perspective

    Syracuse launches “innovation team” to tackle urban challengesMarch 12, 2015 | citiscope

    Mayor Miner hires her former planning director to lead Syracuse innovation teamFebruary 26, 2015 | Syracuse.com

    Miner's State of the City: New Office of Innovation to tackle Syracuse infrastructure problemsJanuary 29, 2015 | Syracuse.com

  • Data Science Day 2023October 2023

    Open Data Policy Lab City Incubator February 2022

    Smart Cities and Policing | Syracuse UniversityMay 2021

    How to Harness the Power of Data: Techniques for Local GovernmentsMarch 2021

    “3I” Series on Infrastructure Ideas and Innovation: The Industrial Internet of ThingsMarch 2018

    Summit on Data Smart Government November 2017

    Cornell Smart Cities in a Connected World November 2017

    What Works Cities Summit March 2017

    Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2017 October 2017

    You and the Internet of Things Syracuse University September 2017

    Mayor’s Innovation Project - City Innovation Professionals Forum August 2017

    Smart Insights -- Leveraging Data (Big and Small) in Moving Towards a Smarter City, Smart Cities International SymposiumJanuary 2017

    Open Data: What It Is, How It Can Help You, and Where to Start, New York State Local Government Innovation ConferenceOctober 2016

    Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2016 September 2016

    Government Could be the Mother of Your Data, MITCDOIQ Symposium 2016July 2016

    Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2015 November 2015

 
 

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