Moving from a community roadmap to measurable action, the City of Dayton has announced the formation of the Mayor’s Children’s Cabinet. This cross-sector leadership and governance structure is designed to break down institutional silos and improve long-term outcomes for Dayton’s children, youth, and families.
Kansas City is not chasing AI hype. Instead, Andrew Ngui, Chief Digital Officer of Kansas City, Missouri, United States, is focused on the essential work that makes artificial intelligence functional in local government: aligning data, processes, and people.
This article explores the Project BRIDGE framework, municipal systems design, and the blueprint for civic innovation in Albuquerque through the launch of the first APINH population office in the state of New Mexico.
ROGERS -- More affordable housing might be on the horizon after the City Council on Tuesday approved a partnership with Fuse Corps.
In this episode of In Her Land, hosts Carrie Aguilar and Mara Kamat sit down with Jennifer Scheel, Executive Attraction Officer for the City of Cleveland, to talk about her journey from consulting in aerospace and defense to leading efforts that bring new businesses and jobs to the region. Jennifer shares what inspired her to pivot into civic leadership, how she balances career ambition with motherhood and personal challenges, and why creating meaningful economic opportunity is central to her work. This conversation explores reinvention, resilience, and the importance of choosing purpose-driven work that strengthens both communities and careers.
In this exclusive segment, FUSE Executive Fellow and civic innovator Jacky So introduces his newly coined framework: “Restorative Digital Justice.” As a Shorty Award nominee for Project BRIDGE, Jacky breaks down how New Mexico is leading the fight against "algorithmic erasure" by Big Tech. Learn how he is leveraging responsible AI to reclaim the digital narrative for the newly launched Office of APINH Affairs and why New Mexico is now the global blueprint for tech equity.
Government plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI: determining how generative tools can deliver faster, smarter public services, and how they will influence economies, institutions and societies. In 2025, Apolitical published the Government AI 100 for the first time, celebrating public servants around the world who are pioneering AI adoption, capacity building and regulation in the public sector.
Public innovators from 84 cities across 15 countries convened in Baltimore to deepen their practice, share proven approaches, and advance how local governments deliver resident-centered innovation.
Scaling from AI pilot to production demands diagnostic precision about what your organization and the humans within it.