Smarter New York City Case Studies
Goals:
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Describe the process of how specific smart city innovations were initiated, developed and implemented within NYC agencies;
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Reveal key roles, interactions, decisions, challenges and best practices that contributed to successful innovation and solutions;
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Uncover behavioral aspects capable of hindering creativity and innovation across city agencies;
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Identify institutional elements, incentives and contextual variables that fostered innovation;
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Highlight organizational attributes that supported innovation;
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Discuss how NYC’s programs compare to a sample of similar programs around the world;
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Describe outcomes and discuss the assessment and impact of the initiatives;
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Recommend next-generation enhancements to these programs; discuss how NYC’s innovation policies can facilitate growth of these programs; discuss the “way forward” for optimizing benefits for NYC;
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Offer innovation maps, tools and methodologies to help city administrations and municipalities innovate building incrementally upon what exists;
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Showcase NYC as an incubator and test-bed for innovative smart city initiatives and help reimagine bottom-up possibilities that emerge from within public administration.
Read the summaries of the 12 cases: