Building a Data-Driven City Pittsburgh has incredible tech resources but Pittsburgh city government has not created the partnerships that could allow all residents to benefit from them. Let’s work together to make Pittsburgh a data-driven city!

1. Ignite Pittsburgh • October 23, 2013 • Brillobox
William Peduto
Member of City Council, Democratic nominee for Mayor

2. Building a Data-Driven City
Councilman Bill Peduto
Democratic Nominee for Mayor

3. Step One: Free the Data
The default for public data should be free and open
A public data portal is the foundation
for data-driven decision making

5. Step Two: Open the Doors
Pittsburgh city government needs our tech community
But we have never reached out and asked them
to play a part in the process
Hi, tech community! Wanna help?

7. Step Three: Engage the Community
We need to broaden the pool of citizens who are engaged
in their government
And we need to engage them on their terms
with the technology they already use

8. Step Four: Make Gov User-Friendly
Interacting with government doesn’t have to be a chore
We can use technology to make government a
facilitator, not a roadblock

9. Step Five: Create Data Standards
We can’t make good decisions unless everyone has access
to the same data in the same format
But even within government we have no set standards
for how data is collected or put out
Let’s get on the same page

11. Step Six: Use Data to Solve Problems
We will spend $3 billion over the next 15 years to fix our
sewer and water problems
What if we could use data to identify the sources of
the problem?
And the best sites for infrastructure solutions

13. Step Seven: Use it to Improve Services
Most of the basic services of government aren’t tracked using
modern technology
If we’re not tracking and analyzing service delivery how do
we know if we’re getting what we pay for?
From snowplows to parking to potholes, good data can
be employed to improve services

15. Step Eight: Use it to Innovate
Pittsburgh’s street infrastructure is badly in need of upgrades
And complete streets could improve conditions for cyclists,
pedestrians, and drivers
But without good data to tell us where to target these
improvements we’re in the dark

17. Step Nine: Share Your Successes
Pittsburgh has a lot to share (and to learn) from other cities
We should be joining and forming networks of cities in the
Rust Belt and beyond
We all face similar challenges and we’re
all in this together

19. Step Ten: Iterate and Improve
Sharing our data keeps government accountable and open
But we have also have to use that data to iterate and
improve government processes and services

21. Thanks!
@billpeduto
www.billpeduto.com