On the Priorities podcast, Scottsdale, Arizona, CIO Bianca Lochner says the city’s GIS and data-driven portal around short-term rentals will allow residents to track where short-term rentals are in the city — and find out what city government can do about it.

https://statescoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-localsmart-awards/

https://str.scottsdaleaz.gov

https://statescoop.com/bloomberg-philanthropies-city-data-alliance/

In the news this week:

While more than half of Americans prefer to interact with government agencies online, only about a quarter of them actually use the digital government services agencies develop, according to new research from Deloitte.

https://statescoop.com/government-digital-services-online-deloitte-survey/

The Bloomberg Center for Cities officially opened its doors at the Harvard Kennedy School this week.

https://statescoop.com/harvard-opens-bloomberg-center-for-cities/

New York City opened its fifth Gigabit Center, this one in Staten Island, this week.

https://statescoop.com/fifth-nyc-gigabit-center-opens-staten-island/

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