James Anderson said that city officials receive so much real-time feedback from their residents that they are always looking for new ideas to help them do their jobs better...
“They don’t spend as much time giving speeches and engaging in partisanship because they’re in the business of delivering services that people count on every single day,” he said.
“There’s an accountability to residents to bring solutions that make a difference in their lives that are visible and measurable.
“Cities are really crucial for fighting climate change because they have a different angle coming in, . . Cities are not trying to make a profit. They are trying to do something good for their citizens.”
The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange is designed to help cities in that effort, Anderson said. Numerous projects, highlighted by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Global Mayors Challenge, have already been replicated by cities around the world.
The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange is designed to help cities in that effort, Anderson said. Numerous projects, highlighted by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Global Mayors Challenge, have already been replicated by cities around the world.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Cities Tackle Global Issues
The effort will give help launch programs proven effective in other cities, providing grants for startup costs and technical support, as well as sponsor trips and webinars to inform leaders about new programs.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world.
The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as well as sponsor trips and webinars to inform leaders about new programs.
“Cities are a force for change on all of the big challenges we’re facing, and we’ve long worked to spread the best ideas globally,” Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, said in a statement. “This new Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will intensify and expand those efforts, bringing new muscle and rigor to the replication process.
The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as well as sponsor trips and webinars to inform leaders about new programs.
“Cities are a force for change on all of the big challenges we’re facing, and we’ve long worked to spread the best ideas globally,” Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, said in a statement. “This new Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will intensify and expand those efforts, bringing new muscle and rigor to the replication process.
”The new initiative, announced at the Bloomberg City Lab conference in Washington on Wednesday, formalizes a process that City Lab has used for years. As former mayor of New York City, Bloomberg knows the importance of seeking out ideas that other cities have already proven, said James Anderson, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation Program.
“He understood the unique opportunity that city leaders have to drive progress locally, but also contribute to driving around global issues like climate change,” Anderson told the Associated Press in an interview. . .
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