How to transform a core city service
Local leaders sometimes look to innovation as a way to add value for residents without significantly shaking up basic service delivery. But some of the most valuable innovations happen when cities take a fresh look at those very services, such as sanitation, education, or housing.
That's why Bloomberg Philanthropies focused its 2025 Mayors Challenge on uncovering new ways to deliver essential city services. And it's why 200 local leaders from the Challenge's 50 finalist cities recently came together in Bogotá for an Ideas Camp designed to stretch their ambition, fine-tune their ideas, and show them what it takes to transform a core city service.
3 ways AI can help cities add a human touch to service delivery
Cities have long struggled with rules and red tape that slow things down. But AI might finally offer a way through.
