Bojan Duric (Chief Data Officer at the City of Virginia Beach)On this episode of The Data Storytellers podcast, we discuss how the City of Virginia Beach is leveraging data to address issues like sea level rise and improve transparency for residents. We hear from Bojan Duric, Chief Data Officer of Virginia Beach, about his journey transforming the organization into a data-driven culture through initiatives in open data, performance metrics, and empowering employees. The conversation highlights both the challenges and opportunities of driving change through data in local government, emphasizing relationship-building, communication, and developing a shared understanding of how to maximize value for stakeholders.Connect with us:• Website: https://thedatastorytellers.com/• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-data-storytellers• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2N0vZtHZHgod4Tll2LX2xa• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9e56lhYUfORiOHMiLlPmA• Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-data-storytellers-podcast/id1493766476Chapters00:00 - Intro04:19 - Leveraging data in a big company06:44 - Creating DDC in government10:21 - Best practice in storytelling for stakeholders to government 19:01 - The data "character"24:06 - Data owners and data ownership28:23 - Defining data drivenness 30:44 - State of data and governments 34:48 - Leadership qualities 41:14 - Change aversion and 'go to market'48:42 - Investment in the CDO role 50:55 - Biggest opportunity of City of Virginia Beach53:59 - Advice and closing