Problem Currently the City of Chattanooga has very limited data made public to its citizens, hindering citizen engagement and trust in government. Solution Mayor Berke is working to release unprecedented amounts of public data in the city to spur civic innovation and economic growth. From interactive budgeting tools, to applications […]

Smart Government | Andy Berke | Former Mayor | Chattanooga, TN

Problem Government departments collect information on their services but rarely have enough time to analyze their data to ask meaningful questions that could lead to delivering services more effectively. Solution Mayor Andy Berke has proposed the “Citizen Data Scientist Challenge,” as a way to provide departments with meaningful information on […]

Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Andy Berke | Former Mayor | Chattanooga, TN

Problem City codes are complex, confusing and often maintained by a private third party behind a paywall. How they are updated only adds to the confusion and makes it near impossible for anyone, other than a chosen few government employees, to understand the changes. As a result, there is often […]

Smart Government | Andy Berke | Former Mayor | Chattanooga, TN

Problem Citizens often don’t have access to the same data and information that city officials use to make their decisions and as a result it can often be confusing how decisions are made.  Solution Mayor Andy Berke has proposed the “Radical Transparency” initiative in Chattanooga, that opens up the data […]

Smart Government | Andy Berke | Former Mayor | Chattanooga, TN

Problem Cities often create solutions to solve a problem they have with providing a service to citizens without any thought or consideration to the end user, the citizen. This internal focus creates services that work for cities but not for citizens. Solution Empathy is key to citizen centered design and […]

Smart Government | Andy Berke | Former Mayor | Chattanooga, TN