Four ways to turn procurement into a force for change
Talk to mayors about how their city halls buy goods and services, and you are likely to hear a litany of complaints. Yet procurement is one of the most important and powerful tools local leaders have at their disposal. Here, Jeffrey Liebman, director of the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab, unpacks the "four pillars of procurement excellence."
Resources for City Innovators
Stream these: 8 city-focused podcasts for your playlist
Podcasts are among the world's most quickly growing forms of media. Local government innovation is the focus of a growing number of podcasts that highlight progress in cities. Here are some of the best podcasts covering this terrain.
Welcome to the Bloomberg Cities Network
"Local governments play a critical role in tackling the biggest challenges we face, from combating the COVID-19 pandemic to reducing carbon emissions. At Bloomberg Philanthropies, we’re working hard to help cities develop effective strategies – and to spread them around the world. The Bloomberg Cities Network, which we developed in partnership with Johns Hopkins, is a place for innovators in government to come together and hear about what’s working, share lessons, and access resources. We hope you will take full advantage of it – and that it will allow you to expand your ambitions and accelerate your work."
— Mike Bloomberg